Seeding virtually done in Saskatchewan, though some acres unseeded

The latest provincial crop report indicates seeding is basically done in Saskatchewan as progress is marked at 99 per cent complete.

A map of seeding progress province-wide shows an area from Hudson Bay down to Yorkton is between 85 and 95 per cent complete, with pockets at less than 80 per cent complete. The east-central region as a whole is at 96 per cent complete while other regions are at 99 or 100 per cent.

However, three per cent of acres of the province went unseeded due to excessive moisture.

"Similarly, three per cent of forage crops have excess moisture and are unlikely to produce a crop while two per cent of pastureland is not accessible or is unusable," states the report. "In areas experiencing reduced moisture, two per cent of the seeded acreage this spring in the province is affected. Five per cent of the forage crops may have yields significantly impacted, while five per cent of pastures may have reduced carrying capacity."

Rainfall this past week delayed fieldwork, such as herbicide spraying, haying, and scouting for crop disease and pests.

The Foam Lake area recorded the most rain at 110 millimetres, while both the Elfros and Lacadena areas had 68 millimetres. Most areas had between 20 millimetres and 50 mm or more.

Excessive moisture is the primary factor of crop damage reported this past week, causing "minor to moderate damage in most regions, with a few localized areas reporting severe impacts", according to the report.