Wheat yields are expected to decline in Saskatchewan due to the very dry conditions in southern regions of the province.
Statistics Canada reported Tuesday the average yield for spring wheat is expected to be 39.6 bushels per acre, down 14.1 per cent from last year.
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The agency said the decline in yield is expected to be off-set by an anticipated 8.0 per cent increase in harvested areas.
The decrease in yields is more noticeable with durum wheat.
Statistics Canada said production across the Prairies is expected to be 4.3 million tonnes, down 44.6 per cent from 2016.
Part of the decline is due to a 12.9 per cent reduction in harvested acreage.
A 36.5 per cent decline is also expected in yields, to 31.0 bushels per acre.
Durum production is mainly concentrated in the Prairie regions that received below average precipitation during the growing season.
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Record canola production is expected this year, with production estimated at 19.7 million tonnes nationally.
The harvested area is estimated at a record 22.8 million acres, although lower yields are expected in all provinces except for Manitoba.
Soybean production is estimated to reach a record 8.3 million tonnes nationally, with production increases also expected in oats and corn for grain.
Production is estimated to decline for barley, canary seed, flaxseed, lentils, mixed grains, mustard seed, dry field peas and dry rye.
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