Saskatchewan farmers harvested more than two million acres of crop between mid-November and the end of December.
The provincial department of agriculture estimated last week that as of the end of November, there were 1.7 million acres of crop still unharvested.
That compares with 3.8 million unharvested acres in the department’s last crop report in mid-November.
Most of the crop still in the fields is located in the northeastern and north-central regions of Saskatchewan and consists mainly of flax, canola, sunflowers and canaryseed.
The department said most of the late harvested grain has been dried or will have to be watched carefully for signs of spoilage. Bales will also have to be watched for signs of heating, as straw and hay were packed at moisture levels higher than desired.
