The first provincial crop report of the season on Tuesday showed Manitoba planting slightly ahead of last year and the five-year average pace.
An estimated 3% of the crop was in the ground across the province, 1 point ahead of last year and 2 points ahead of the average. A small number of spring wheat acres have been seeded in all the regions of the province, the report said, with oats also starting to go in the Interlake region. Some dry peas have also been seeded in the Central, Eastern, and Interlake regions.
Winter wheat and fall rye survival looks good at this point, but winterkill assessments will need to be conducted after a longer period of warm conditions, the report added.
No oilseeds have yet been planted in the province.
Soil moisture conditions are good in the Northwest and Interlake areas where snow was more plentiful this winter. On the other hand, soil moisture levels are a concern in Eastern and Southern regions of the province where modest snow cover over the winter months contributed to lower spring run-off levels.
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