The Manitoba harvest has advanced to the halfway mark, even as some pockets of the province received over 100 mm of rain this past week.
Tuesday’s crop report pegged the overall harvest at 50% done as of Sunday, up 10 points from a week earlier. Progress is most advanced in the Central Region at 63% complete, followed by the Interlake at 59% and the Eastern at 57%. The Northwest and Southwest were both at 42% done as of Sunday.
The harvest of winter cereals is now fully complete, with an estimated 90% of the spring wheat crop in the bin. Barley and oats were 87% and 79% harvested as of Sunday, while canola was one-third complete. The pea harvest is now also finished.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms hit parts of the province between September 11 and 12, with Steinbach receiving 106.6 mm in just over a day. Flooding was reported in both the Eastern and far Southwest regions, though other areas saw little or no rain. Soil moisture conditions remain highly variable, ranging from very dry in parts of the Interlake to saturated in localized pockets of the East.
Spring wheat yields are ranging from 50 to 70+ bu/acre, while oats are reported at 100 to 150 bu/acre and barley at 60 to 70 bu/acre. Canola harvest is ongoing, with yields between 45 and 60 bu/acre. Pea yields are averaging about 60 bu/acre, while flax, sunflowers, dry beans, and soybeans are progressing toward maturity or early harvest.
Regional differences remain pronounced. In the Southwest, poor weather and a Sunday thunderstorm limited fieldwork, with many crops harvested under wet conditions requiring drying. The Northwest saw steady progress until weekend rains slowed activity. The Central Region is furthest ahead, with most spring cereals complete, 60% of canola harvested, and early soybean yields reported as “very promising.”
In the Eastern Region, spring wheat is about 95% complete, with yields averaging 60–70 bu/acre and proteins around 14.5%. Oats and barley are also 95% harvested, with yields of 120–130 bu/acre and 110–115 bu/acre, respectively. The Interlake is midway through harvest, with wide variability in yields due to uneven rainfall through the growing season.
