Farmers across the Northwest region continue to make good progress on harvest operations, as 48 per cent of this year's cop is now in the bin.
They were aided largely by daytime temperatures in the mid to high 20s, although overnight temperatures have cooled significantly as of late, with some frost being reported last Wednesday in the Swan Valley.
Spring wheat harvest is reported to be about 90-95 per cent across the region, with yields said to be anywhere from 50 to 90 bushels per acre, and most crops grading #1 or #2 Canada.
Harvest of this year's canola crop is about 15 per cent complete, with initial yield reports ranging from 40 to 55 bushels an acre.
Field peas harvest is complete with yields reported as variable depending on rain throughout the growing season.
Soybeans continue to move towards maturity while flax fields are nearly ready for harvest.
Provincially, around 51 per cent of this year's crop has been harvested.
