Glacier FarmMedia — Widespread rainfall slowed the harvest progress across Saskatchewan during the week ended Sept. 15, according to the latest provincial report.
The harvest advanced 12 points, at 53 per cent complete, which compares with the five-year average of 73 per cent done. The southwest was the most advanced, at 66 per cent complete, while the northeast lagged at 42 per cent done.
Winter wheat and fall rye harvest was complete. Only four per cent of the peas and nine per cent of the lentils provincewide were left to harvest. For cereals, barley was 72 per cent harvested, spring wheat 56 per cent, oats 52 percent and canary seed 20 per cent.
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An estimated 41 per cent of the Saskatchewan mustard crop was harvested, with canola at 21 per cent done, soybeans at 13 per cent and flax at six per cent.
Yields and quality varied depending on rainfall over the growing season.
While precipitation caused harvest delays in some cases, the rains also helped improve depleted topsoil moisture conditions. Topsoil moisture conditions for cropland were rated as six per cent surplus, 66 per cent adequate, 22 per cent short and six per cent very short. For hayland, topsoil moisture was six per cent surplus, 58 per cent adequate, 25 per cent short and 11 per cent very short. Pasture topsoil moisture was three per cent surplus, 54 per cent adequate, 29 per cent short and 14 per cent very short.
