By Jaryn Vecchio

Harvest progressing well in southern Saskatchewan, remains slow in northern areas

Aug 25, 2022 | 1:00 PM

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Around 16 per cent of the province’s crops have been harvested.

That’s according to the weekly provincial crop report released on Thursday. This is up from the five per cent harvested one week earlier.

Farmers in the south and southwest are leading the way.

Around 66 per cent of crops planted around communities like Assiniboia and Killdeer have been harvested, by far the most in Saskatchewan. The bottom left corner of the province, which includes farms around Swift Current, are hovering in the 40 per cent range.

Barely any farms around Prince Albert and across the northeast have started harvesting. Only around one per cent of crops in these areas have been put into bins.

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The report also stated no crops north of North Battleford and around Yorkton have been harvested yet.

The crops leading the way are winter wheat, around 68 per cent complete; lentils, around 52 per cent complete; and fall rye, around 46 per cent complete. No soybeans or flax have been harvested at this time.

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Jaryn.Vecchio@pattisonmedia.com

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