By Cam Lee

Warmer, drier weather improves harvest progress

Oct 3, 2024 | 1:15 PM

Most of this year’s crop is in the bin, with the provincial crop report stating that progress is at 91 per cent complete.

That’s up from 79 percent last week, and well ahead of the five- and ten-year averages.

Warmer, drier weather allowed progress to be made last week.

In the northeast, harvest is 81 percent complete, a significant jump from the 65 percent complete last week.

However, it’s still the least advanced of any crop region in Saskatchewan.

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The east-central region is 88 per cent complete, up from 75 percent the previous week, and 63 percent two weeks ago.

Harvest is nearly done in the southwest at 99 percent, with the southeast region at 94 percent, the west-central at 90 percent and the northwest at 85 percent.

All winter wheat, triticale, field peas, lentils are harvested; and virtually all of the durum have been harvested.

The other spring-seeded crops are not far behind, with barley and mustard at 98 percent. Meanwhile, 96 per cent of spring wheat, 95 per cent of chickpeas, 94 per cent of oats and 92 per cent of canary seed crops are off.

For oilseeds, 82 per cent of canola, 68 per cent of flax, and 56 per cent of soybeans have been combined.

Crop yields vary around the province due to the variable weather conditions.

Provincially, the average yield for cereal crops is 46 bushels per acre for hard red spring wheat, 32 for durum, 62 for barley and 75 for oats.

For oilseed crops, the average yield for canola is 33 bushels per acre, 688 pounds per acre for mustard, and 22 bushels per acre for flax.

As for pulses, average yields for field peas are 35 bushels per acre, 1220 pounds per acre for lentils, 29 bushels per acre for soybeans, and 1431 pounds per acre for chickpeas.

The average grade for hard red spring wheat in Saskatchewan is 61 per cent 1CW, 29 per cent 2CW, eight per cent 3CW, and 2 per cent CW Feed.

This is slightly better than the five-year average, and better than the ten-year average.

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cam.lee@pattisonmedia.com

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