Manitoba Agriculture
Seasonal Crop Summary
May 13, 2025
Northwest Region
Spring seeding operations progressed quickly this past week. A mix of progress with spring wheat, field peas, soybeans and canola all being put in the ground. In general, the Swan Valley region is more advanced than the remainder of the region due to drier soil conditions this spring. Weeds and volunteers continue to grow. Pre-seed burn-offs are occurring. Hot, dry and windy conditions continue to dry out fields. Wildfires in The Pas are a concern. Many other locations across the region are at high risk and have fire bans in place.
Spring wheat seeding is most advanced in the Swan Valley region, and earliest seeded crops are emerging. Seeding is nicely progressing across the rest of the region including Dauphin/Ste. Rose, The Pas and Roblin. Overall progress across the region is approximately 50%.
Field pea seeding is approximately 60-70% complete across the region. Earliest seeded fields are just starting to emerge.
Soybean seeding is progressing quickly and is approximately 40% complete.
Canola seeding has begun in some areas and is approximately 10-15% complete.
Provincial Overview
Agro-Manitoba received variable amounts of precipitation over the past seven days with isolated events reaching the Southwest region in the Carberry and Boissevain areas. Precipitation for the past week ranged from 0 mm to 12.5 mm with most regions receiving less than 3 mm. Boissevain (12.5 mm) received the most precipitation.
• Climate normals for total accumulated precipitation from May 1 to May 11 range from 13.8 mm to 24.3 mm and are based on 30-year historical data. All of agro-Manitoba has accumulated less than 20 mm of precipitation since May 1. Accumulations in most areas are far below normal (less than 50%) precipitation since May 1.
• To find interactive soil temperature/moisture and air temperature information see Agri-Maps Current Weather viewer.
• Provincial seeding progress is about 32% complete (Figure 1).