In Alberta 55 per cent of all crops have emerged as dry conditions in the south are a key risk currently, the May 31 crop report said. The five-year average is 61 per cent for crop emergence.
The report noted that over the past eight days the vast majority of Alberta cropland received less than 15mm of precipitation, with the drier south reporting negligible to 10mm.
“The south region’s significant moisture deficiency is now reported at 86 per cent fair to poor for surface soil moisture. Very notably, there are no excess moisture reports anywhere in the province this week,” the report said.
Dry conditions have allowed some regions to largely complete spring seeding with the south, central, and north east regions over 95 per cent complete and comparable to last year’s timeframe. The north west is marginally behind its five-year average, while wet conditions in the Peace have it nearly 20 per cent less complete than this time last year and also behind its five-year average.
“Less than one per cent of total provincial land is reported as not likely to be seeded this year, indicating excessive unseeded acreage is not anticipated,” the report said.
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