Saskatchewan
Warm, dry weather helped harvest progress in the province. More than half of the crop has been combined, which is ahead of the five-year average for this time of year.
Swathing is slightly behind the average for this time of year.
Harvest in the southwestern region has progressed the most so far.
Most peas, lentils and durum are estimated to fall within the top two quality grades. Overall yield reports vary.
South
More than half of the crop has been combined in southern Sask-atchewan. The southwestern region leads in harvest progress. Above average yields have been reported in the southeast and southwest.
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Topsoil moisture is mainly adequate, and some fields in the southwest are very short.
Light frost caused minimal damage to crops in the southeast. Rain caused bleaching of swathed cereals in the southwest.
Central
Less than half of the crops have been harvested in the east, and more than half have been harvested in the west.
Yields are above average.
Topsoil moisture is being reported as short in cropland and pastures. Soil conditions are dry in the western region, and crop and combine fires have occurred. Ergot has appeared in some wheat samples.
Light frost was reported in the east-central region, with minimal damage to crops.
North
Some of the crop is in the bin while the rest is swathed or ready to straight cut. Yields are above average with some average yields reported in the northeast.
Topsoil moisture is largely short with adequate moisture reported for pastureland in the northeast.
Field and combine fires have occurred in northeastern regions, and some ergot has shown up in wheat samples in the northwest.
Manitoba
Southwest
The harvest is progressing rapidly, thanks to a stretch of mild, dry weather in the first three weeks of September. Spring cereal combining is nearing completion.
Growers have reported above average yields for spring wheat, barley and oats. Canola yields are also robust. Reports indicate yields range from 30 to 65 bu. per acre.
Central
Soybean harvest is underway. Early reports indicate yields of 35 to 55 bu. per acre. Corn fields are at or nearing maturity. Spring wheat harvest is nearly complete. Yields range from 40 to 80 bu. per acre.
The oat harvest is approaching completion. Yields are strong, between 90 and 180 bu. per acre.
The edible bean crop looks excellent. Growers are reporting yields higher than 2,000 pounds per acre.
Northwest
Spring wheat harvest is progressing. Yields are solid, averaging 65 bu. per acre. Crop is grading mostly at No 1 or No. 2. Protein levels are around 13.5 percent.
Combining of canola continues. Yields vary, from 15 to 65 bu. per acre. Crop quality is high.
Thanks to dry conditions, producers are making excellent progress on straw baling and tillage.
Eastern
Winter wheat seeding is nearly finished in the region, and the crop has emerged from a few fields.
Soybean harvest is underway.
Corn silage harvest is progressing rapidly. Yields are well above average.
Winter feed supplies should be adequate. Pasture conditions are rated as good. Livestock water supply is adequate.
Interlake
The seeding deadline for reduced coverage of winter wheat was Sept. 20. Acres will likely be reduced from 2012 because canola harvest was delayed this year.
The flax crop has been swathed or desiccated.
Haying continues, and growers are reporting above average quality. Pastures are in decent condition.
ALBERTA
SOUTH
Widespread rain across many areas of the south slowed harvest with some areas reporting more than 25 millimetres.
The rain gave farmers a much-needed reprieve, but half the crop remains to be harvested.
Early reports are of average and above average yields. Most cereals have been harvested with canola coming off with strong yields. There have been reports of fababean yields of around 100 bushels per acre. The potato harvest is underway.
CENTRAL
Warm weather continued to push harvest forward with more than half of the crop in the bin.
Early yields are average to above average. A light frost does not seem to have caused much damage to crops.
There have been concerns that frost may damage late-seeded cereals or hailed canola crops.
NORTH
Harvest is well underway. Some cereal crops are still standing.
Light frost isn’t causing much concern. Grain pyramids are growing across the region as farmers pile cereals on the ground from their good-yielding crops.
Some farmers are beginning to pick up canola swaths as they wind up cereal harvest.
PEACE
Rain early in the week slowed harvest operations, but a return to warm weather has farmers back in the field.
It’s estimated that harvest is still less than half done because of the late start.
Cereal yields are reported to be average or slightly above average because of dry summer conditions.
Canola yields vary across the region depending on rain. Pastures are very dry and need rain to close the cracks in the ground.
