Crops were above average this year in Saskatchewan, with yields topping the 10-year provincial average and beating the Statistics Canada model-based estimates released in September.
The province released its latest yield estimates in its final crop report for the 2025 growing season on Thursday.
The average oat and barley yields were pegged by the province at 94.4 and 70 bu/acre, respectively, compared to the StatsCan estimates of 90.2 and 67.9 bu/acre. The province pegged the average Hard Spring wheat yield at 51.5 bu/acre, and other spring wheat at 55.5 bu/acre, versus StatsCan’s single spring wheat estimate of 49.2 bu. The average provincial durum yield of 39.4 bu/acre was 2.5 bu above the StatsCan estimate.
At 42.4 bu/acre, the average Saskatchewan canola yield was 1.8 bu higher than StatsCan, while soybeans were a hefty 14.8 bu above at 39.6 bu. The average flax yield was pegged at 26.6 bu/acre, above StatsCan’s 23.1 bu.
Peas were reported by the province at 40.8 bu/acre, above the StatsCan estimate of 35.5 bu/acre, and lentils came in at 1,785.5 lbs/acre, easily beating the StatsCan’s 1,463 lbs.
The average chickpea yield, at 1,716.2 lbs/acre, topped the StatsCan estimate of 1,342 lbs, while the average mustard yield was 56.1 lbs higher at 880.1 lbs. The province’s average canary yield estimate of 1,354 lbs/acre was relatively close to the StatsCan projection of 1,314 lbs.
Crop quality was good as well, with most crops grading in the top two quality categories, the province said. However, some downgrading was reported in certain areas due to dry conditions, pest activity, and late-season rain.
Harvest is virtually now complete in Saskatchewan except for some small acres of later seeded crops remaining in the field. Many producers have experienced occasional harvest delays since September caused by rainfall, frost, and humid weather.
Producers began harvest slightly later this year compared to recent years, largely due to plentiful rainfall throughout the growing season and uneven crop staging in many areas. Winter cereal and early seeded pulse crops in southern regions were the first to come off in mid-August, with most crops in central and northern regions not ready to harvest until later in August.
Growing conditions varied throughout the province this year. Some crops were seeded into dry soil and did not receive sufficient rainfall until June or July, causing uneven emergence and crop staging early in the season. Other areas had timely rainfall throughout the season, producing favourable conditions for much of the year.
Producers seeded less winter cereal crops this fall as winter wheat and fall rye acres fell slightly in the province. Compared to last year, seeded acres of winter wheat decreased by 8% and fall rye decreased by 4%, the report estimated. The highest drop in fall seeded acres was in the southeast region, while the southwest remains largely unchanged.
Current topsoil moisture levels vary in the province but in general, the eastern half has sufficient soil moisture levels and the western half has drier soil conditions.
The full report is here:
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/agriculture-natural-resources-and-industry/agribusiness-farmers-and-ranchers/market-and-trade-statistics/crops-statistics/crop-report
