Manitoba Agriculture
Seasonal Crop Summary
October 20, 2026
Northwest Region
Some mixed weather, with mostly sunny afternoons, allowed for further progress this week. A day of rain and cool weather interrupted the week, with windy conditions following on the weekend. The entire Region received precipitation this week with the wettest location recorded at McCreary station at 14.6mm.
Post harvest operations such as fall fertilizer and anhydrous applications continue across the region. There are some fields that had patches too wet to harvest and/or delayed growth that will need follow-up. There are also areas in fields that were wet throughout the season requiring some attention due to weed growth.
Fall rye and winter wheat harvest is complete. Seeded winter wheat and fall rye are in good condition.
Field pea harvest has been completed. Reported yields have been mixed, ranging from below average to average. Spring wheat harvest is approximately 95% complete across the region. Reported yields have been mixed, depending on how the crop fared through the season. Yields range widely from below average to above average so far. Later harvested fields have had below average yields at 25-35 bu/acre.
Harvest progress in canola continued this week with approximately 90% of the crop harvested. Yields have been below average to average for the most part.
Soybean harvest continues and is approximately 80% complete across the region with average to above average yields. Reported yields so far are 35-45 bu/ac.
Provincial Overview
Rain early in the week brought variable precipitation accumulations across Manitoba. Most of the southern portion of the province received 10 to 30 mm of rain. Large areas of the Interlake saw accumulations of less than 5 mm over the past seven days. The highest accumulation of precipitation was at Cartwright with 32.4 mm.
Climate normals for total accumulated precipitation from May 1 to October 18 range from 274 mm to 432 mm and are based on 30-year historical data. Since May 1, large areas of the Northwest and Southwest regions have accumulated more than 380 mm of precipitation. Seasonal accumulations are well above normal for most of the Northwest, Southwest, and Interlake regions. Large portions of these regions have seen accumulations over 120% of normal. A few localized areas of the Interlake, Central and Eastern regions have seen accumulations below 90% of the 30-year average.
Total Accumulation of Growing Degree Days shows the accumulated growing degree days (GDD) for the period of May 1 – October 18, 2026. GDD accumulations ranged between 1443 and 2072 GDD so far this growing season. Most of southern Manitoba has accumulated more than 1800 GDD.