Many farmers express surprise as harvest numbers point to yields possibly reaching a new high this year

The numbers aren’t finalized, but it’s possible that Canada will set a record for spring wheat yields and total production in 2025.

Saskatchewan Agriculture, in its Oct. 9 crop report, estimated the provincial hard red spring wheat yield at 51 bushels per acre.

That’s five bu. higher than the 46 bu. average from 2024 and nearly two bu. more than the Statistics Canada estimate of 49.2 bu. per acre for Saskatchewan released in September.

Farmers in many regions, including west-central Saskatchewan, posted wheat yields that exceeded expectations.

“We’re all really happy with the crop we’ve combined,” said Dean Roberts, who farms north of Kindersley, near Coleville, Sask.

“It’s surpris

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