Saskatchewan Yield Estimates Mostly Higher Versus StatsCan

With the harvest now past the halfway mark, Saskatchewan yield estimates are mostly higher compared to those contained in the Statistics Canada crop production report released late last month. 

The regular weekly Saskatchewan crop report Thursday pegged the average barley yield in the province at 53 bu/acre easily topping the StatsCan forecast 44.4 bu. The province’s lentil yield projection of 1,058 lb/acres also beat the federal agency’s 919 lbs, while the dry pea yield estimate came in at 30 bu/bu, nearly 4 bu above StatsCan. Mustard, at 599 lbs/acre, was slightly above StatsCan’s 573 lbs, and the provincial chickpea estimate of 1,071 lbs/acre topped StatsCan as well at 997 lbs. 

On the other hand, the crop report pegged the average 2023 canola yield in the province at 31 bu/acre, slightly below the 32.7 bu forecast contained in the StatsCan report. At 23 bu/acre, the province’s average durum yield estimate also came in below the StatsCan projection of 26.5 bu/acre, but spring wheat, at 42 bu, was above the StatsCan forecast of just 35.1 bu/acre.