Manitoba Harvest Clears Halfway Mark

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%. 

Spring wheat yield estimates range from 60 to 90 bu/acre, with an average of 70 bu/acre in the Central and Eastern regions. In the north Interlake, yields range from 25 to 55 bu/acre, and up to 70 bu/acre in the south Interlake. Levels of fusarium head blight vary greatly from field to field, with some grain quality being reduced to grade two.  

Oat yield estimates range from 80-180 bu/acre and barley from 90 to 115 bu/acre. 

Swathing and pre-harvest applications are ongoing in canola. The Central Region canola harvest has reached 70% complete. The Northwest region is at 25% complete. 

For dry beans, there is a wide range of yield, from 500 to 3,500 lbs/acre. Quality to date is reported as good.