Saskatchewan agriculture officials said warm temperatures and relatively dry weather helped producers remain well ahead of the five-year harvesting average. According to the latest crop report, 29 per cent of the 2015 crop is now combined, with another 30 per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut.
The five-year average for this time of year is 14 per cent combined and 26 per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut.
Producers in the southwest region are furthest along, with 51 per cent combined. I the southeast, 45 per cent of the crop is combined with other regions reporting 10 to 20 per cent of the crop combined.
Yields and grades are being reported as average.
Localized hail and wind damaged crops in the past week, with some producers reporting bleaching, staining or sprouting of cereal and pulse crops.
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Moisture conditions continue to improve, with topsoil on cropland rated 78 per cent adequate, with hay land and pasture topsoil rated 67 per cent adequate.
Overall pasture conditions are rated 50 per cent fair or poor, with 11 per cent of the forage crop not cut or baled mainly due to a lack of growth.
The ministry continues to provide a listing service for producers to advertise and source feed products.
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