Alberta
South
- Surface moisture is reported as 19 percent poor, 43 percent fair, 36 percent good and two percent excellent. Subsoil moisture is 11 percent poor, 53 percent fair and 36 percent good.
- Crops are fair to good.
- Pea leaf weevil a concern, and cabbage seedpod weevil showing up.
Central
- Surface moisture is rated as 42 percent poor, 38 percent fair and 20 percent good. Subsoil moisture is reported as 49 percent poor, 33 percent fair and 18 percent good.
- Some replanted crops have yet to emerge.
- Pastures and tame hay are reported as 73 percent poor, 23 percent fair and four percent good.
- Cereals are rated as 30 percent poor, 57 percent fair, and 13 percent good. Canola is reported as 55 percent poor, 41 percent fair and four percent good.
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Crops yielded above average across the Prairies this year, and quality is generally average to above-average.
Northwest
- Surface moisture is 73 percent poor, 24 percent fair and three percent good.
- Crops improving after rain, with up to 25 mm in recent days.
- Canola is reported as 60 percent poor and 40 percent fair.
- Spring cereals are rated as 27 percent poor and 73 percent fair.
Northeast
- Surface moisture is rated as 69 percent poor, 28 percent fair and three percent good.
- Spring cereals are rated as 38 percent poor, 50 percent fair and 12 percent good.
- Canola is reported as 72 percent poor and 28 percent fair.
Peace and B.C.
- Surface moisture is rated as 25 percent poor, 35 percent fair, 35 percent good and five percent excellent.
- Late-seeded canola crops near Grande Prairie appear better than those of earlier planted oilseeds.
- Pastures 36 percent poor, 46 percent fair and 18 percent good.
Saskatchewan
Southwest
- Early-seeded canola and mustard crops are flowering.
- Five percent of spring cereals are excellent, 55 percent good, 38 percent fair and the remainder poor.
- Lentils and peas are 55 percent good and 40 percent fair; chickpeas 41 percent good and 57 percent fair. Canaryseed 63 percent good, 25 percent fair and eight percent poor.
Southeast
- Cropland topsoil moisture reported 81 percent adequate and 13 percent short.
- Five percent of spring cereals are excellent, 63 percent good, 32 percent fair.
- Lentils and peas were six percent excellent, 60 percent good and 23 percent fair. Chickpeas 57 percent good and 42 percent fair. Canaryseed four percent excellent, 56 percent good, 33 fair and six percent poor.
West-central
- Cropland moisture conditions 60 percent adequate, 27 percent short and 13 percent very short.
- Some replacement of early-seeded crops with greenfeed.
- Twenty-five percent of spring cereals good, 38 percent fair, the remainder is poor to very poor.
- Fifteen percent of flax is good, 47 percent fair and 36 percent poor. Nineteen percent of canola good, with 35 percent fair and 44 percent poor. Thirteen percent of mustard was good, 32 percent and 53 poor.
East-central
- Cropland topsoil moisture conditions are reported as six percent surplus, 77 percent adequate and 17 percent short.
- In forages, topsoil moisture conditions are 65 percent adequate, 27 percent short and five percent very short.
- Four percent of spring cereals are excellent, 53 percent good, 35 percent fair and the remainder poor.
- Lentils and peas 65 percent good and 30 percent fair; chickpeas 75 percent good and 24 percent fair and 11 percent poor; canaryseed 23 percent good, 27 fair, 48 percent poor.
Northwest
- Cropland topsoil moisture is six percent surplus, 80 percent adequate and 14 percent short.
- Forage soils are 85 percent adequate and 14 percent short.
- Spring cereals are 55 percent good and 40 fair.
Northeast
- Half of spring crops in good condition and half rated as fair but well behind average.
- Cropland topsoil moisture conditions are rated as 92 percent adequate and eight percent short.
Manitoba
Southwest
- Up to 25 mm of rain in the area.
- Pasture conditions improving and haying underway.
Southeast and Red River Valley
- Heavy rain, up to 130 mm between Pilot Mound and St. Jean Baptiste. Some flooding of fields and crop damage.
- Crops are advancing rapidly from recent heat. First cut forage yields are poor to fair.
- Winter cereals heading.
Central and Interlake
- Hot and dry conditions allowed for greenfeed planting and pesticide applications.
- Rain toward Winnipeg resulted in flooding and crop damage.
- In the southern part of the region, early-seeded canola crops are starting to bolt. Soybeans are in the second trifoliate leaf stage.
Northwest
- Hot and dry conditions aided crop development.
- The majority of canola acres are entering the rosette stage, with a few fields bolting.
- Alfalfa weevil spotted.
Conditions as of June 29.
