Preparations for harvesting of various crops are going on vigorously in Saskatchewan province.

11-Sep-2024 12:42 PM

Saskatoon. Due to clear weather in Saskatchewan, Canada's most prominent agricultural producing province,

farmers are getting a good opportunity to increase the pace of harvesting of various crops. Under this, more than 90 percent of the harvesting of crops like winter wheat, rye, lentils and peas has been completed, while the harvesting of other crops - durum wheat,

spring wheat, mustard, barley, chickpea, oats, linseed, canola and soybean etc. has also started gaining momentum.

According to the available data, by the week of September 2, 2024, 93 percent of winter wheat, 63 percent of durum wheat and 28 percent of spring wheat crop had been harvested in Saskatchewan. During the same period, rye was harvested in 94 percent area,

triticale in 82 percent, barley in 52 percent and oats in 32 percent area. As far as pulse crops are concerned, during the period under review, 92 per cent of lentil,

90 per cent of pea and 45 per cent of gram harvesting was completed in Saskatchewan province. Among oilseed crops, mustard harvesting was completed in 63 per cent, canola in 16 per cent, soybean in 14 per cent and linseed in 8 per cent area.

Wheat, canola, lentil, pea and soybean etc. are exported on a large scale from Saskatchewan. India mainly imports lentil and pea from Canada.