MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Producers are making strides with the 2015 harvest. According to the Saskatchewan crop report released Thursday, nine per cent is combined and 10 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut.
The five-year average for this time of year is two per cent combined and five per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut.
Warm temperatures over the past week and relatively dry conditions have helped crops develop quickly in many areas.
Farmers have 63 per cent of fall rye, 59 per cent of winter wheat, 40 per cent of filed peas, 34 per cent of lentils and 14 per cent of chickpeas in the bin.
Three per cent of canola and four per cent of mustard are also in the bin, with 14 per cent of canola and 21 per cent of mustard swathed or ready to straight-cut.
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Topsoil moisture conditions continue to improve, with 75 per cent of cropland and 64 per cent of hay land and pasture land rated adequate.
Crop damage over the past week was mainly caused by localized hail, wind and insects.
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