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Manitoba Crop Report

Recent rain in some areas of Manitoba resulted in another delay with the harvest.

This week's crop report shows 37 per cent of the provincial crop is now in.

The winter cereal harvest is now complete with winter wheat yields averaging 60 bushels an acre, while fall rye averaged 70 bushels an acre.

Dennis Lange is the Provincial Pulse Specialist and puts together the weekly crop report.

He says harvest is most advanced in the Central region of the province where 100 per cent of the field peas and  95 per cent of the spring wheat, barley and oats crops are now in the bin.

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