MarketsFarm — Harvest operations across Manitoba were 79 per cent complete as of Tuesday, according to the latest crop report from the provincial agriculture department.
That figure was up from 63 per cent the previous week, but two weeks off the five-year average of 89 per cent.
Harvest progress was the most advanced in central Manitoba, at 92 per cent complete, while the Interlake was only 64 per cent done.
The harvest of spring cereals around the province was nearly complete, while the canola harvest came in at 79 per cent done. Soybeans were 50 per cent done, while the corn harvest was only two per cent complete.
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Dry weather allowed the cereal harvest to wrap up in most areas, while the corn harvest is waiting on fields to dry down after a killing frost last week. Some unharvested cereals saw quality downgrading from recent wet weather, where staining, mildew and sprouting affected late wheat and oat crops.
Average canola yields ranged from 20 to 60 bushels per acre around the province.
Heading into the winter months, cattle producers reportedly have an adequate to a surplus supply of hay and greenfeed. About 75 per cent have an adequate supply of straw, while the remainder are short.
