Above normal temperatures allowed for excellent harvest progress over the past week in Manitoba, with harvest of spring cereal crops nearing completion.

According to Manitoba Agriculture's weekly crop report, harvest of canola, flax, edible beans and soybeans continues. Sunflower harvest has also started in the central and eastern regions, and grain corn harvest is expected to start shortly in some areas of the province.

Winter wheat seeding is almost complete, and the earliest seeded winter wheat has emerged. Manitoba Agriculture's cereal specialist Pam de Rocquigny says while the hot weekend weather was good for harvest progress, rain earlier in the week was good for winter crops.

"A lot of the winter wheat acres have gone in, as well as our fall rye," she says. "I think some of the recent precipitation and seeding into good soil moisture conditions has lead to that quick emergence of some of the winter cereal acres that have been seeded."

The report also says seeded winter wheat acreage looks to  be consistent from last year in some regions, and higher in other regions.

The full report is available on the Manitoba Agriculture website.