Glacier FarmMedia — Combining in Manitoba advanced 12 points at 85 per cent complete for the week ended Oct. 7. While some crops made great amounts of progress, others did not.
The largest gains were made in the province’s soybean and flax harvests as they are up 41 points apiece at 70 and 61 per cent finished respectively. Dry beans added 25 points at 85 per cent done and canola improved 16 points at 94 per cent in the bin.
Manitoba’s corn and sunflowers registered on the agriculture department’s report at four and one per cent complete provincewide.
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As for the rest of Manitoba’s crops, they nudged up one point with barley and oats at 99 per cent complete and spring wheat at 96.
By region, the central remain furthest along at 94 per cent finished, the southwest and Interlake at 82, the northwest at 77 and the east at 75.
Provincewide yields for the cereals placed spring wheat at 40 to 95 bushels per acre, oats at 110-180, barley 80-120 and the early corn harvest was pegged at 140-240. Meanwhile, corn for silage ranged from six to 20 tonnes per acre.
Among the oilseeds and pulses, canola was coming in at 25-65 bu./ac., flax at 20-40, soybeans at 35-60 and dry beans at 1,700 to 2,000 pounds per acre.
Manitoba’s forage and pasture growth continued to be better than last year, but they’re beginning to slow. The harvesting of tame and native hay wrapping up. Also, the baling of straw neared completion.
