REGINA – Producers are finishing up the 2014 Saskatchewan harvest, one that was challenging due to delayed maturity and excessive moisture.
According to the province’s final weekly crop report of the year, harvest is essentially complete with some crops such as flax, canary seed and sunflowers left to be combined.
The quality of cereal and pulse crops remains an issue, with the majority rated well below the 10-year average and yields reported as average.
On average, yields are being reported as follows:
- 38 bushels per acre for hard red spring wheat;
- 37 bushels per acre for durum;
- 82 bushels per acre for oats;
- 58 bushels per acre for barley;
- 31 bushels per acre for canola;
- 34 bushels per acre for peas;
- 1,371 pounds per acre for lentils.
The number of acres of winter cereals seeded is below average in most regions due to the late harvest, wet field conditions and poor seed quality.
Most crop land moisture is currently rated as adequate, with parts of the southeast and east-central regions reporting excessive moisture in many fields.
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