Saskatchewan farmers made good harvest progress during the week ended Sep. 2, according to the latest provincial crop report.
An estimated 42 per cent of the 2024 crop was harvested across the province, which was up from 25 per cent the previous week and ahead of the five-year average of 34 per cent done.
The winter cereals were nearly complete, with only seven per cent of the winter wheat and six per cent of the fall rye still on the field. The lentil and pea harvests were also nearly done, at 92 per cent and 90 per cent complete respectively.
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Durum and mustard were both 63 per cent combined, while barley came in at 52 per cent, chickpeas at 45 per cent done, oats at 32 per cent, spring wheat at 28 per cent and canola at 16 per cent.
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Harvest has progressed quickly throughout most of the province over the past week. Currently, 42 per cent of the 2024 crop has been harvested, which is up from the 25 per cent reported last week. This is ahead of the five-year average of 34 per cent and the 10-year average of 31 per cent. Producers are hopeful for favourable weather to further advance harvest operations throughout the province in the coming weeks.
The southwest region continued to lead harvest operations with 73 per cent of the crops harvested. The northwest region was still in the early stages, 19 per cent harvested.
The range in growing conditions across the province led to large regional variations in yields. Hard red spring wheat yields were pegged at an average of 45 bushels per acre, with durum at 33 bu./ac, oats at 75 bu./ac, barley at 63 bu./ac. and canola at 34 bu./ac. For the pulses, field peas were estimated at an average of 36 bu./ac. with lentils at 1,317 pounds per acre.
“Throughout many regions of the province, crop yields and quality have been negatively impacted by the high temperatures that occurred through the critical stages of flowering combined with the dry conditions experienced in many regions,” said the report.
