The Manitoba harvest is now more than half finished as producers continued to make rapid progress in the fields.
The weekly crop report on Tuesday pegged the overall provincial harvest at 55% done, up from 40% a week earlier and 29% two weeks ago.
The Central Region is leading the way at an estimated 68% complete, followed by the Eastern Region at 54% and the Southwest and the Interlake at 52% and 51%, respectively. The Northeast Region was 39% done.
The fall rye and winter wheat harvests are now complete, with dry peas at 99%. An estimated 88% of the barley crop was off, with spring wheat at 87%, and oats at 86%. The canola harvest was 49% done, and dry beans 25%.