Modest Gains for Alberta Harvest

The Alberta harvest made just modest progress over the past week, remaining well behind the normal pace for early September. Friday's weekly crop report showed 10% of the province’s major crops (spring wheat, oats, barley, canola and peas) had been harvested as of Tuesday, up 6 points from a week earlier. Progress remained well below both the five-year average of 23% and the 10-year average of 17%. The South remained furthest along at 27% complete, advancing 12 points from the previous wee