Provincially, 92 per cent of winter wheat, 64 per cent of field peas, 40 per cent of lentils, 10 per cent of durum and spring wheat and seven per cent of canola is combined, with 52 per cent of canola swathed.
As for the hay crop, it is estimated that four per cent of forage acres will not be harvested due to a wet and humid haying season.
By David Giles Senior Web Producer Global News
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SASKATCHEWAN CROP REPORT
Saskatchewan producers made good progress with harvest. Thirty-two per cent of the crop has been combined and 38 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report.
Provincial Estimated Crop Yields: See Saskatchewan Crop Report
Forage Rainfall Insurance Program
Corn Heat Unit Program
Issue #19 of the 2016 Manitoba Crop Report and the Crop Weather Report are now available.
The Crop Report is a weekly summary of Manitoba’s crop and weather conditions during the growing season across five reporting areas in Manitoba. Archived reports of past issues are available on our website.
The Crop Weather Report is a weekly summary of temperature (max., min., avg) and total rainfall along with seasonal accumulations of degree days, corn heat units and rainfall (actuals and % of normal) are provided for about 50 locations in the five regions.
Following are links to weather maps in pdf format:
The above maps will be updated every Monday during the growing season. They are available on the Manitoba Agriculture weather web site at https://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/weather/index.html .
For more information or to subscribe to the weekly Crop and Weather reports send your request to crops@gov.mb.ca.
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ALBERTA CROP REPORT
When compared to the 5-year average (2011-2015), harvest progress is a little ahead in the South and Central Regions, but five per cent behind provincially. The recent moisture will also have a potential impact on crop quality. SEE ALBERTA CROP REPORT
The Alberta and Agriculture and Forestry Weather Forecast --- Click Here