Saskatchewan producers now have 81 per cent of the 2017 crop in the ground, right in line with the five-year (2012-2016) seeding average for this time of year of 82 per cent.
That is according to the Crop Report released on June 1.
The province reports that wet field conditions and frequent rainfall in many northern areas have delayed progress, and producers there will need a couple more weeks of warm and dry weather.
Seeding is most advanced in the southeast, where producers have 95 per cent of the crop in the ground. Ninety-four per cent is seeded in the southwest; 80 per cent in the west-central region; 79 per cent in the east-central region; 76 per cent in the northwest and 43 per cent in the northeast.
Ninety-six per cent of lentils, 95 per cent of field peas, 92 per cent of durum, 91 per cent of soybeans, 81 per cent of spring wheat, 80 per cent of flax, 78 per cent of mustard, 76 per cent of canola and 73 per cent of barley have now been seeded.
A slow-moving weather system brought significant rainfall to many areas in the north last week, but missed most of the central and southern parts of the province. The Nipawin area received 65 mm of rain, while many parts of central and southern Saskatchewan received nothing.
Fields in the north remain very wet, while many fields in other parts of the province are in need of rain to help crops germinate and emerge.
