Manitoba Agriculture
Seasonal Crop Summary
May 27, 2025
Northwest Region
Good seeding progress was made this week due to favorable weather conditions. Temperatures of 0 degrees or below were seen at many stations over the past eight days.
Fall Rye and Winter Wheat crops are looking good with continued growth.
Spring wheat seeding is approximately 95% complete. Earlier seeded fields are at 3-4 leaf stage.
Field pea seeding is approximately 98% complete across the region. Earliest seeded fields are at V2 stage. Field pea weevil feeding has been noticed in the Swan Valley region.
Soybean seeding continues and is approximately 80-85% complete. Earliest seeded fields are emerging.
Canola seeding is approximately 75% complete. Earliest seeded canola is emerging and is at cotyledon stage. Flea beetle activity has been noticed on volunteer canola plants as they emerge.
Provincial Overview
Isolated events brought variable rain accumulations throughout the province. Precipitation for the past week ranged from 0 mm to 21.8 mm. The Interlake only received trace amounts of rain (if any), while the Southwest corner of Manitoba and the western part of the Central region received between 5 and 22 mm.
Climate normals for total accumulated precipitation from May 1 to May 25 range from 31.0 mm to 62.5 mm and are based on 30-year historical data. Accumulations over the past eight days brought seasonal accumulations closer to normal in most areas. The East and eastern portions of the Interlake have accumulations under 60% of normal. Accumulations in the Southwest and parts of the Central regions are more than 150% of the 30-year average since May 1.
• To find interactive soil temperature/moisture and air temperature information see Agri-Maps Current Weather viewer.
• Provincial seeding progress is about 85% complete, which is ahead of the 5-year average at 69%