By Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, Oct. 15 – Saskatchewan’s harvest is nearing completion, with 91 percent of the province’s crops now in the bin, according to the latest report from Saskatchewan Agriculture.
The harvest pace was up from 84 percent the previous week, but is slightly off the five-year average of 93 percent combined.
The harvest is farthest along in the southwest, at 96 per cent complete, while the northeast has the most to go at 83 per cent complete.
On a crop-by-crop basis, 95 per cent of the durum, 93 per cent of the barley, 91 per cent of the spring wheat, 89 per cent of the canola, 85 per cent of the soybeans, 78 per cent of the chickpeas, 63 per cent of the canary seed and 61 per cent of the flax were combined.
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Strong winds blew swaths around and shelled out some standing crops over the weekend, according to the report.
Rainfall during the week ranged from trace amounts to just over an inch in some areas of the province. Provincially, topsoil moisture conditions on cropland were rated as 10 per cent surplus, 84 per cent adequate, five per cent short and one per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture conditions were rated as four per cent surplus, 83 per cent adequate, 11 per cent short and two per cent very short.
Livestock producers say they have adequate amounts of hay, straw, greenfeed and feed grain for their winter feeding supplies.
