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Manitoba Harvest Wraps Up

The Manitoba harvest is basically now finished, with the final crop report of the season on Tuesday pegging completion at 95%. 

Significant amounts of fall fieldwork and surface drainage cleanout have also been completed, the report said, noting fall anhydrous ammonia application continues as soils cool. 

Corn harvest ongoing and is most advanced in the Red River Valley of the Central region. Yields there are reported between 150 to 200 bu/acre on average, and between 120 to 150 bu/acre in the Southwest. The sunflowers harvest is variable, depending on region and local district. Some farms are finished, while others are waiting for the crop to dry down again after this past weekend’s rain. Poor field conditions after the rains may push back harvest several days or more. 

Local districts in the Southwest region north of PTH 16 still have a number of canola fields to combine. A few canola crops also remain out in the Northwest and Interlake regions, primarily where very late seeding or hail/weather delays slowed crop growth. 

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