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By Erika Rolling
Crop Report

Peace Region passes harvest completion halfway mark

Oct 14, 2026 | 4:04 PM

Before unfavourable weather blanketed the majority of Alberta over the Thanksgiving weekend, producers were in rush to get crops off the field and into storage thanks to a historically late harvest.

Provincial major crop harvest completion increased to 78 per cent according to the latest Alberta Crop Report. In the report dated October 6, 2026, it nots that was the third consecutive week with of gains over 17 per cent, but progress still remains behind the 5- and 10-year averages of 94 per cent and 79 per cent, respectively.

The Peace Region is the least progressed at 62 per cent harvest complete, behind our 10-year average of 74 per cent.

The estimated per cent of all crops harvested in the Peace are:

  • Spring Wheat – 78.6 per cent
  • Barley – 79.8 per cent
  • Oats – 65 per cent
  • Winter Wheat – 93.3 per cent
  • Fall Rye – 92.3 per cent
  • Canola – 40.8 per cent
  • Dry Peas – 98.2 per cent

The 5-year dryland provincial yield index estimates that major crops will yield 21 per cent above of the 5-year average. Major crops are expected to yield above the 5-year average, specifically, the Peace is to projected to be 16 per cent above.

Provincially, spring wheat is currently expected to average 53.9 bushels/acre, barley is expected to yield 73.8 bushels/acre, oats are expected to yield 78.4 bushels/acre, canola is expected to yield 38.1 bushels/acre, and dry peas are expected to yield 42.1 bushels/acre.

Moisture conditions stayed stable over the reporting week, remaining significantly higher the the 5-year averages in sub-surface and surface soil moisture ratings. The Peace sits at 93 per cent good-to-excellent for surface soil moisture, compared to the 5-year average of 53 per cent. Subsurface soil moisture is 97 per cent good-to-excellent in the Peace, dramatically better than the 5-year average of 52 per cent.

Pasture conditions have been thriving thanks to warm weather and superb moisture conditions for this time of year, which is helping fall grazing conditions. Growth conditions are 48 per cent good-to-excellent in the Peace, above the 5-year average of 32 per cent. Some areas are still cutting and baling their second hay crops.

The next report is due out October 16.

by Erika Rolling