Saskatchewan harvest 2024: Producers report 79% of crops off the field [Video]

Producers in Saskatchewan are pushing forward after harvest was delayed by significant rainfall across the province.

According to the Government of Saskatchewan’s crop update for Sept. 17 to Sept. 23, 79 per cent of crops are in the bin – surpassing the five-year average by four per cent.

The precipitation has helped replenish topsoil moisture and green up pastureland for the fall – while also causing concerns of downgrading quality for swaths and crops that are still standing.

The southwest reported the high rainfall totals during the week. The Gouldtown area led the province with 100 millimetres (mm) followed by Richmound (82 mm), Eston (81), Neidpath (78 mm) and the Admiral area (75 mm).

Furthest ahead is the southwest where harvest is 96 per cent complete. The southeast is not far behind with 83 per cent, followed by the east-central and west-central regions at 75 and 70 per cent. Both …