Warm and dry weather in many areas of the province has allowed producers to combine 11 per cent of the 2012 crop. Eighteen per cent is swathed or ready to straight combine, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report for the week of August 14 to 20.
The five-year (2007-2011) average for this time of year is eight per cent combined and 15 per cent swathed or ready to straight combine. Last year at this time, nine per cent had been combined and 18 per cent swathed or ready to straight combine.
Seventy-nine per cent of winter wheat, 78 per cent of fall rye, four per cent of spring wheat, seven per cent of durum, six per cent of barley, five per cent of canola, 22 per cent of mustard, 36 per cent of lentils and 41 per cent of field peas have been combined.
Thirty-two per cent of canola, 26 per cent of mustard, 15 per cent of winter wheat, 12 per cent of fall rye, 20 per cent of lentils and 21 per cent of field peas are swathed or ready to straight combine.
Across the province, topsoil moisture on cropland is rated as five per cent surplus, 72 per cent adequate, 19 per cent short and four per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as three per cent surplus, 64 per cent adequate, 24 per cent short and nine per cent very short.
Farmers are busy swathing, desicating, combining and hauling bales.
