Manitoba Harvest More than Half Finished

Sep 13, 2023

The Manitoba harvest has moved past the halfway mark, with some producers experiencing delays from showers and high humidity this past week, while others made very good progress.

Tuesday’s weekly crop report pegged the overall harvest in the province at 51% complete, up from 37% a week earlier and ahead of 42% on average. Harvest progress is the most advanced in the Central Region, where 68% of all crops are now in the bin. The Eastern and Northwest regions are 48% harvested, followed by the Interlake at 44% and the Southwest at 42%.

Harvest continues in spring cereal crops, with barley at 81% complete, oats at 83% complete and spring wheat at 85% complete. Overall, cereal crops remain in fair to mostly good condition, the report said.

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