Harvest stalled across Saskatchewan this past week as cooler weather slowed field operations, leaving just 2% of the provincial crop in the bin as of Monday, unchanged from the previous week.
Progress remains behind both the five-year average of 6% and the 10-year average of 5%, although it is slightly ahead of last year’s 1%.
According to Thursday's weekly provincial crop report, harvest activity continues to be concentrated in winter cereals, early seeded pulses and a few spring cereal crops, while much of the province’s crop is still developing.
The Southwest remains furthest advanced at 5% harvested, followed by the Southeast and East-Central regions at 1%. Harvest has not yet begun in the West-Central, Northeast, or Northwest regions.
Among individual crops, fall rye was 27% harvested and winter wheat 18% complete. Barley was at 4% harvested as of Monday, with oats at 2%. Spring wheat harvest remains negligible, while field peas are 5% complete and lentils 2%. Canola, soybeans, mustard, flax, durum and chickpeas have yet to see meaningful harvest progress provincially.
Desiccation of pulse crops is underway as crops continue to mature.
Cooler conditions also helped ease crop stress in areas that had experienced recent hot and dry weather. Scattered showers brought some relief, but moisture remained highly variable and overall conditions were still dry. The Chesterfield and Milton areas received the most rain at 20 mm, while Milden recorded 16 mm and several other locations received around 15 mm.
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