WINNIPEG — Harvest operations in Saskatchewan are moving forward, with nine percent of the crop combined and an additional 10 percent swathed or ready to straight cut, according to the latest weekly report from Saskatchewan Agriculture.
The five-year average at this time of the year is two percent combined and five percent swathed or ready to straight cut.
Sixty-three percent of the fall rye, 59 percent of the winter wheat, 40 percent of the field peas, 34 percent of the lentils and 14 percent of the chickpeas were in the bin as of Aug. 17. Three percent of the canola and four percent of the mustard were harvested, with 14 percent of the canola and 21 percent of the mustard swathed or ready to straight cut. Warm and relatively dry conditions helped crops develop quickly in many areas, according to the report.
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On a provincial basis, average canola yields were estimated at 30 bushels per acre, while winter wheat was pegged at 32 bu. per acre. Hard red spring wheat yields were averaging 34 bu. per acre, durum 25 bu. per acre, oats 84 bu. per acre, barley 57 bu. per acre and flax 20 bu. per acre. Peas were reportedly averaging 29 bu. per acre.
Rainfall during the reporting period ranged from trace amounts to nearly 75 millimetres in some areas. Provincially, topsoil moisture conditions on cropland were rated as seven percent surplus, 75 percent adequate, 16 percent short and two percent very short. Hayland and pasture topsoil moisture was rated as three percent surplus, 64 percent adequate, 28 percent short and five percent very short.
