Manitoba Agriculture reports that there were no harvest activities last week ( Oct 2-9) due to rainfall.
Winter cereals and peas are complete. Spring wheat, oats and barley are complete for the most part. Majority of canola has been harvested at 80%. Corn, soybean and sunflowers remain in the fields and the remainder of canola. Most other crops have been harvested. Corn silage is 100% complete.
The report says that last week temperatures were close to normal for this time of year. Windy and cloudy most of the week with widespread rainfall. 20 mm of rain in Reston, Melita and Pierson, 25 mm in Virden, 18 mm Souris, and 25 mm in Hamiota.
Sunflowers are mid R9, but most fields need frost or are two weeks to go before harvest.
Canola is mature with green stems. Some hilltops are flowering again within ripe fields. Green stems are not drying down as normal after straight cutting and are hard to harvest. Variable yields depending on rainfall.
Corn is mature with grain moistures ranging from 12-25%; heights are variable due to drought conditions.
Most soybeans are R8. Harvest progress is estimated at 55% complete, with some producers just starting and others finished. Early yields reported in the 20 to 45 bu/ac range. Average is expected to end up at 30 to 32 bu/acre range. Some of the later maturing varieties benefited from the late rain.
