Manitoba harvest now 90% complete

Harvest operations across the province are starting to wind down. 

Dennis Lange, the provincial pulse specialist writes the report and notes limited harvest progress was made last week as a result of the rain. 

Lange notes that 90 per cent of the provincial crop is now in the bin, which is ahead of the 5-year average.

The canola harvest continues with approximately 94 per cent of acres being harvested provincially. Overall crop condition ranges from fair to mostly good with yields ranging from 20-60 bu/acre.

The Flax harvest is at  54 per cent complete with yields ranging from 20 to 25 bu/acre, while the sunflower harvest is just getting underway with 22 per cent complete and yields running  2600 to 3000 lbs/acre with good quality.