Saskatchewan

Harvest is over, now what about all that grain?

The harvest is done and now farmers have to think about all the grain in the bin.

Bins will be full in many areas

The harvest is done and now farmers have to think about all the grain in the bin.

According to the Saskatchewan Agriculture Ministry, as of Monday, about 95 per cent of the crop had been combined.

Despite a slow start due to cool, wet weather, the harvest finished right on schedule and in accordance with the five-year average. 

The crop won't be a big as last year's record harvest, but finding room for it all might be a challenge.

According to Statistics Canada, on-farm wheat and canola stocks were much higher at the end of July than a year earlier.

In particular, there was a lot of wheat in the bins before the harvest began — 3.7 million tonnes or about 300 per cent more than there was the same time in 2013.