The Saskatchewan crop report for Aug. 13-19 sees progress with harvest despite scattered storms throughout the province.
A few areas did however receive severe storms producing heavy rain and hail causing some crop damage.
The lack of moisture in other areas of the province continues to advance crop maturity.
Producers are indicating variable yields across the province, and in many regions, increased heat has impacted grain fill resulting in yield reductions across various crops.
Currently, Saskatchewan is reporting 15 per cent of harvest complete, ahead of the five-year average of 13 per cent and the 10-year average of 11 per cent.
The southwest continues to lead in harvest progress, with 29 per cent of the crop harvested. The southeast is at 21 per cent and the east-central region at 17 per cent.
Harvest progress for the east-central region has occurred around the Hanley area because of drier conditions as compared to the rest of the region.
The west-central and northeast regions both sit at five per cent harvest completion and the northwest region reports one per cent of harvest complete.
Crop Harvest Report
Harvest progress advanced for all crops over the past week. Provincially, fall rye leads in harvest progress at 62 per cent followed by triticale at 61 per cent and winter wheat at 56 per cent.
Lentils and field peas continue to lead the spring-seeded crops in harvest progress; 50 per cent of lentils and 44 per cent of peas are harvested. For cereals, barley sits at 17 per cent harvested, durum is 14 per cent, oats are 11 per cent and spring wheat is four per cent harvested provincially.
With 17 per cent harvested, mustard leads in oilseed harvest progress followed by canola at only two per cent harvested across the province.
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