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By Erika Rolling
Crop Report

Favourable weather helps farmers with harvest

Oct 5, 2026 | 12:39 PM

Wind and sunshine have helped producers across the province get in the fields to continue with a harvest season that is later than usual.

According to the latest Alberta Crop Report by AFSC, there was a 21 per cent increase provincewide in harvest completion for major crops to 60 per cent.

When compared to the report before, harvest completion ramped up 22 per cent to 45 per cent completed in the Peace Region. The breakdown by major crops is as follows:

  • Spring Wheat – 63 per cent
  • Barley – 62 per cent
  • Oats – 45.4 per cent
  • Canola – 22.5 per cent
  • Dry Peas – 86.4 per cent

For provincial crops, the dry pea harvest is 97 per cent complete, with six per cent of the crop having been harvested over the past week. Barley harvest is now 79 per cent complete, advancing by 18 per cent. Spring wheat harvest is 73 per cent complete, with 30 per cent of the crop harvested since the previous report. Canola harvest has reached 31 per cent, an increase of 16 per cent, with an additional 36 per cent of the canola crop reported as swathed.

Fall seeded crop conditions in the Peace are rated as six per cent poor, 27 per cent fair, 55 per cent good, and 12 per cent excellent

The Peace is behind the five-and 10- year averages of 80 per cent and 56 per cent, respectively, for harvest completion.

Moisture ratings are still the highest in the Peace Region. Conditions were unchanged from the report prior at 97 per cent good-to-excellent for sub-surface soil moisture and only down one point to 89 per cent good-to-excellent for surface soil moisture.

Pasture growth gained three points, going up to 48 per cent good-to-excellent in the Peace. The breakdown is 18 per cent poor, 34 per cent fair, 39 per cent good, and 9 per cent excellent.

The next Alberta Crop Report is due out Oct. 9.

by Erika Rolling