Most crop yields below average, grades above average

Prior to the recent snowfall with harvest virtually completed, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture weekly crop report focused on yields.

Yields varied across the province but the report stated “the majority of crop yielded below the 10-year average.’’

Only winter wheat and hard red spring wheat were above average with hard red wheat running 43 bushels an acre. Durum wheat yielded 24 bushels.

Among other cereals oats gave 82 bushels, barley was 56 bushels, and fall rye was 36 bushels.

Canola yielded 31 bushels an acre with flax at 18 and soybeans at 17. Mustard averaged 636 pounds an acre.