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Saskatchewan harvest nearing completion: Report

Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan farmers made good harvest progress during the first week of October, only seven per cent of crops still in the field as of Oct. 6, according to the latest provincial report. Dry conditions over the past few weeks allowed harvest to catch up to seasonal averages.










Markets are quieter-than-normal as farmers continue to be busy with harvest operations. Photo: Thinkstock

Rains help late crops in Saskatchewan, but delay harvest

Harvest progress at two per cent complete

Reading Time: 2 minutes Widespread rains across Saskatchewan during the week ended Aug. 11 brought much needed moisture to later seeded crops still filling. However, the precipitation slowed desiccation operations and may hurt the quality of earlier seeded crops, said the weekly provincial report.