Crops progressing steadily across Saskatchewan as grain prices drop

Crops are quickly progressing across Saskatchewan due to a combination of widespread and rainfall and relatively warm weather according the province’s crop report for June 28 to July 4.

While precipitation has been welcomed in many areas, helping crops and pastures recover from drought conditions of the last several years, some producers continue to struggle with excess moisture.

Widespread rainfall ranged from trace amounts to 67 mm in the Vanguard area. There are reports of localized flooding due to heavy downpours in some areas of the southeast.

“The rain has come too late in the southwest and west-central regions and crops that were already prematurely advancing will likely not be able to recover,” the Ministry of Agriculture said in the crop report.

The report outlined that topsoil conditions have improved in the past week, with moisture currently rated as “nine per cent surplus, 71 per cent adequate, 18 per cent short and two per cent very short. Pasture land topsoil was rated as eight per cent surplus, 66 per cent adequate, 22 per cent short and four per cent very short.”