Crop Conditions as of October 11, 2016 (Abbreviated Report)

• Rain and damp snow over the past week shut down the final push to wrap harvest in this Region. While cereals and oilseeds are basically harvested, swathed crops will take some time to dry given the wet snow.
• Harvest progress is behind both last year and the five-year averages. Regionally, 92 per cent of crops are harvested (up four per cent from a week ago), five per cent swathed (down one per cent from last week) and three per cent still standing (down three per cent from last week).
• About 91 per cent of spring wheat, 94 per cent of barley, and all dry peas are in the bin. For canola, 89 per cent is harvested, eight per cent is in swath and three per cent is still standing.
• Fall seeded crops are rated as one per cent poor, 12 per cent fair, 57 per cent good and 30 per cent excellent.
• Sub-surface soil moisture is rated at 24 per cent poor to fair, 58 per cent good and 18 per cent excellent.

• Very few acres were harvested during the past week due to the snow, heavy frost and cool wet conditions. There is some possibility of baling crops and grazing the swath.
• Nearly 64 per cent of the crops in this Region are in the bin (up four per cent from a week ago), 18 per cent in the swath (down one per cent from last week) and 18 per cent still standing (down three per cent from a week ago).
• About 64 per cent of spring wheat, 62 per cent of barley and 40 per cent of oats have been combined. For canola, 60 per cent of canola has been harvested, 29 per cent swathed and 11 per cent still standing.
• Fall seeded crops are rated as 33 per cent fair, 57 per cent good and 10 per cent excellent.
• Sub-surface soil moisture is rated at 15 per cent poor to fair, 58 per cent good, 24 per cent excellent and three per cent excessive.

• The entire Region is under a blanket of snow and was unable to make harvest progress of more than four per cent from a week ago. Warm dry weather is needed to resume the harvest.
• About 66 per cent of crops have been harvested (up four per cent from last week), with 20 per cent in swath (down two per cent from a week ago) and 14 per cent still standing (down two per cent from last week).
• There are nearly 24 per cent of spring wheat, 18 per cent of barley and 27 per cent of oats still standing. About 60 per cent is combined, with 35 per cent in swath and five per cent still standing.
• Fall seeded crops are rated as two per cent fair, 84 per cent good and 14 per cent excellent.
• Sub-surface soil moisture is rated at 16 per cent fair, 40 per cent good, 43 per cent excellent and one per cent excessive.

• Continued wet weather and snow over the past week has hampered harvest progress. Some areas have had rain after the snow, which has made some fields wetter. Cereals that were intended to be straight cut have been flattened.
• Overall, 21 per cent of crops are still standing (down only one per cent from last week), 24 per cent are in swath (down two per cent from a week ago) and 55 per cent harvested (up three per cent from a week ago).
• About 61 per cent of spring wheat, 54 per cent of barley, 40 per cent of oats and 98 per cent of dry peas have been combined. While 49 per cent of canola has been harvested, 42 per cent is still in swath and nine per cent standing.
• Sub-surface soil moisture is rated at 10 per cent fair, 83 per cent good and seven per cent excellent.

• More snow over the past week has halted harvesting operations.
• Regionally, 79 per cent of crops have been combined (up five per cent from last week), 11 per cent are in swath (down one per cent from a week ago) and 10 per cent are still standing (down four per cent from last week).
• About 77 per cent of spring wheat, 72 per cent of both barley and oats and 91 per cent of dry peas have been combined. While 79 per cent of canola in the Region is harvested, 18 per cent is in swath and three per cent still standing.
• Sub-surface soil moisture is rated at 22 per cent poor to fair, 45 per cent good, 27 per cent excellent and six per cent excessive.