Alberta’s crop harvest is virtually complete, but crop quality is a concern as the growing season comes to a close.
The province’s agriculture department reported 99.4 per cent of Alberta’s major crops were combined as of Oct. 14, 3.1 points more than in the previous week, compared to the five-year average of 97 per cent and the 10-year average of 83 per cent.
The northwest region’s harvest was 100 per cent complete, while the central region was at 98.9 per cent.
All other regions were within one point of finishing operations.
The harvests for all major crops were either completion or less than a point away from completion, except for canola at 98.5 per cent.
Despite recent rain and snowfall in some areas, the added moisture wasn’t enough to improve fall-seeded crop quality province-wide.
