By The Canadian Press

harvest 2019

Harvest a week or two behind normal in most of Alberta

Sep 17, 2019 | 11:07 AM

Harvest in Alberta is quite a bit behind the five-year average for this time of year, but only a little bit behind last year.

As of September 10th, 2019, provincially, about 16 per cent of all crops had been combined.

That compares to 17 per cent a year ago and the five-year average of 23 per cent.

The delay in harvest progress is attributed to generally below normal temperatures for a large part of the province, especially in the northeast, northwest and central regions.

Most of the areas in these regions are estimated to be at least one week behind normal growth, with some parts at least two weeks behind.