Official harvest progress by Province:
As of Sep 29, Alberta barley harvest is estimated at 82% complete (source AB Ag).
South – 97.2%
Central – 81.7%
North East – 80.0%
North West – 63.0%
Peace – 44.3%
As of Sep 28, Saskatchewan barley harvest is estimated at 98% complete (source SK Ag).
As of September 29, Manitoba barley harvest is estimated at 97% complete (source MB Ag).
Official harvest progress by Province:
As of Sep 22, Alberta barley harvest is estimated at 66% complete (source AB Ag).
South – 93%
Central – 62.1%
North East – 52.8%
North West – 46.0%
Peace – 26.4%
As of September 22, Manitoba barley harvest is estimated at 95% complete (source MB Ag).
Official harvest progress by province:
As of Sep 15, Alberta barley harvest is estimated at 47% complete (source AB Ag).
As of September 14, Manitoba barley harvest is estimated at 92% complete (source MB Ag).
As of Sep 14, Saskatchewan barley harvest is estimated at 72% complete (source SK Ag).
Barley harvest is advancing quickly throughout the Prairies. If it were not for wet, cold conditions in some regions the barley harvest would be close to finished. […]
September 11, 2020 The 2020 growing season in Western Canada saw adequate moisture in many regions of the Prairies. Coupled with cooperative harvest conditions in southern Alberta, as well as much of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, yields and quality results are generally looking above average for western Canadian malting barley this year. However, areas in north […]
September 4, 2020 The 2020 growing season in Western Canada saw adequate moisture in many regions of the Prairies (some areas received excessive precipitation), although parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba were also too dry this summer. While both the areas with too much moisture, and those with too little, will suffer losses in terms of […]
August 24, 2020 The prairies are forecast to produce 10.5 million tonnes of barley this year. Many farmers are anticipating yields in excess of 80 bushels per acre or bu/ac (4.3 tonnes per hectare or t/ha) which would be 10-15% above average.
