Saskatchewan harvest behind five-year average

SASKATOON – Warm weather and little rain marked the start to the 2013 harvest season in Saskatchewan.

The latest crop report says less than one per cent of the crop has been combined, while four per cent has been swathed or is ready to straight combine.

That is below the five-year average of seven per cent and nine per cent respectively.

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Swathing of what might be a record canola crop has started in the southern regions, with five per cent already down.

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Five per cent of winter wheat and peas and two per cent of lentils have been combined.

Some crops have been damaged by grasshoppers and bertha armyworms and there are areas in the east-central and northeast regions where bertha armyworms are very high.

The report says warm weather will be needed during harvest season to get the majority of the crop in the bin in good condition.