Northeast crop combines down 10 per cent due to weather
Cold and damp weather put a halt on harvest in the northeast region.
A weekly crop report from Sept. 11 to 17 from the Government of Saskatchewan has the combined crop in the northeast at 29 per cent, which is up two per cent from last week, but well below the five-year average at this time of year at 40 per cent.
In comparison with other regions in the province, southeast and southwest are in the mid-80s for crop combine, while west-central and east-central and in the mid-50s.
Daphne Cruise, a crops extension specialist with the Saskatchewan Government, told northeastNOW October is historically a good month of harvest in the northeast and the government is hopeful the crop fortune can turn around.