The first crop report of 2017 may dampen spirits among some Saskatchewan farmers.
Many fields are still wet and need warm and dry weather in the coming weeks before seeding happens.
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Most producers with crop from last year have been unable to finish their harvest.
Around one-million acres of the 2016 crop remains in the field, primarily in west-central and north-eastern Saskatchewan.
About one per cent of the province’s crop has been planted, compared to the five-year average of six per cent.
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