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MPSG Looks Back On Smooth Harvest

Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers says harvest went really smoothly this year.
 
Production Specialist Cassandra Tkachuk provided some numbers.
 
"For peas we saw higher acres and really goods yields as well, ranging from 40 to 90 bushels per acre. For dry beans we saw yields above average ranging from 1,800 to 2,500 pounds per acre with good quality as well."
 
She notes soybean yields averaged around 40 to 45 bushels per acre with good quality for the most part.
 
The September frost did affect some fields.
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