Hail Claims Below Normal

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Published: August 1, 2011

As of its biweekly report July 22, the Canadian Crop Hail Association said the number of hail claims filed by Prairie farmers was well below average for this time of year. Member companies reported a total of roughly 2,650 claims in Saskatchewan, 930 claims in Alberta and 500 claims in Manitoba. A July 3 storm in Alberta was the biggest, with claims from Three Hills east, north of Drumheller to Alix, Forestburg, Strome, Vermilion and St. Paul.

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