Harvest has started in the south and central regions of Alberta with fall seeded crops and pulses being combined, the Aug. 8 Alberta crop report said. In the south 11 per cent of the crop is in the bin, which is ahead of the five-year average of seven per cent, and in the central region two per cent of the crop is harvested which is in line with the five-year average.
To date the majority of yield estimates are below both the five and 10-year averages in all regions except the Peace region, the report noted. Provincially, the estimated dryland five-year yield index of major crops is 84.7, indicating provincial yields are estimated at 15.3 per cent below the five-year averages. Regionally, the five-year yield index is the best in the north west where yields are predicted to be 7.1 per cent above the five-year averages. The next highest are in the north east and the Peace regions at 6.7 and 9.6 per cent below the five-year averages, respectively.
“The five-year yield index estimates are reported the lowest in the south and central where they are 33.3 and 26.6 per cent below the five-year average, respectively. The strongest five-year yield index estimates are for winter wheat, oats and mixed grains; the poorest are for fall rye, spring triticale and chickpeas,” the report said.
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