More than 1,600 Prairie farms were hit by hail between July 29 and August 11, with the heaviest damage in Alberta, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHC).
In Alberta, cereals, pulses, potatoes, sugar beets and other crops were damaged in communities like Vauxhall, Medicine Hat, Okotoks, High River, Cochrane, Strathmore, Bassano and others.
Alberta claims comprised more than 75 per cent of the 1,642 cases.
In Saskatchewan, wheat, barley, lentils, peas and canola were damaged in communities like Estevan, Oxbow, Regina, Weyburn, Alameda, Swift Current, North Battleford, Moose Jaw, and others.
In Manitoba, wheat, canola, corn and soybeans were damaged near Virden, Beausejour, Steinbach and Tourond.
“With harvest beginning in some areas, producers are reminded to leave adequate representative areas for adjusters to assess, if they are harvesting, cutting, or salvaging their crops,” said Yves Dooper, Agricultural Financial Services Corporation.
