In East-Central Saskatchewan harvest progress has more than doubled in the east-central region thanks to relatively warm and dry weather, suggests the provincial crop report for Aug. 25-31.
Twenty per cent of the crop is now combined, up from nine per cent last week and well ahead of the five-year (2015-2019) average of 11 per cent for this time of year,
The East-Central region includes;
·Crop District 5 – Melville, Yorkton, Cupar, Kamsack, Foam Lake, Preeceville and Kelvington areas
·Crop District 6A – Lumsden, Craik, Watrous and Clavet areas
Although the warm weather has allowed for rapid dry down of the crop in the region, many areas will need more time for crops to mature.
Most of the crop had been coming off dry but some producers are placing tough grain into aeration bins and dryers as needed.
The provincial report suggests yields reported so far in the East-Central region are about average with some areas reporting lower than expected yields due to the hot and dry conditions.
Crop quality remains good overall.
