Manitoba Agriculture Crop Reports for August 22nd:

Southeast:

Manitoba Agriculture's latest crop report states swathing and harvesting of hard red spring wheat and oats is proceeding.
    Spring wheat yields are above average at 40 to 55 bushels/acre, with continued reports of low levels of fusarium damaged kernels.
    In oats, yields are in the 70 to 100 bushels/acre range with some thin kernels and low bushel weights occurring.
    On average, about 85% of the canola crop was ripe by the end of the week.
    Some canola combining has occurred, and yields are in the 17 to 25 bushels/acre range which is less than producers were expecting.
    Soybeans are in the R5 to R6 growth stage, while early seeded sunflowers are in R6 stage with later seeded crop at the end of R5 and moving into R6 stage.
    Corn maturity ranges from R3 to very early R5 stage.

Southcentral:

Harvest is well underway in the southcentral region of the province.
    Manitoba Agriculture's latest crop report states cereals are being harvested with yields ranging from 45 to 60 bushels/acre for wheat, barley 50 to 80 bushels/acr,e and oats 75 to 100 bushels/acre.
    Quality is average to below average due to lower proteins in wheat and light weights in oats.
    Early canola yields range from 10 to 55 bushels/acre.
    Green seed issues have been noted due to the recent dry, hot weather and may need a rain to help cure the crop.
    Soybeans are filling pods and at growth stage R6.
    Edible beans are filling pods with a good number of pods on each plant.
    Sunflower fields are nearly finished flowering and heads are a good size.

Southwest:

Harvest is underway in the southwestern portion of the province.
    Manitoba Agriculture's latest crop report states winter wheat and fall rye harvest is 60% complete with yields in the 40 to 70 bushels/acre range.
    Most areas are reporting average quality.
    Harvest of some early seeded spring cereal acres has started with desiccation of the remaining acres just starting in several areas.
    Peas are being harvested, and yields to date are below average with good quality.
    Producers are swathing canola, and the crop looks to be below average.
    Later seeded canola is going out of bloom, and is showing signs of heat and drought stress.
    Most flax fields have completed flowering and are starting to turn, while sunflowers are flowering.