Alberta crop report
How the crop is doing, from the province's own weekly crop survey, run with AFSC and the Alberta Agricultural Fieldmen — a program the province has delivered since 1940. Soil moisture and crop conditions through the growing season, harvest progress once the combines are out, by region, with the five-year average alongside so the numbers mean something.
Surface soil moisture
68.4%
rated good–excellent · +37.8 vs the 5-year average of 30.6%
Pasture
50.9%
rated good–excellent · +28.0 vs the 5-year average of 22.9%
Harvest progress
Per cent of the crop off the field · as of September 22, 2026. A dash means the crop is not grown in that region.
| Crop | South | Central | North East | North West | Peace | Alberta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Grain | 0.0% | 14.3% | 20.0% | 18.3% | — | 14.4% |
| Canola | 35.2% | 12.5% | 10.2% | 12.1% | 10.0% | 14.9% |
| Flax | 26.3% | 30.0% | 0.0% | — | — | 21.8% |
| Oats | 47.2% | 33.9% | 21.7% | 25.6% | 18.4% | 23.8% |
| Potatoes | 30.0% | 45.5% | — | 12.7% | — | 29.5% |
| Spring Wheat | 58.9% | 43.5% | 37.7% | 38.3% | 31.9% | 43.1% |
| Mustard | 54.0% | — | — | — | — | 54.0% |
| Barley | 74.5% | 70.0% | 44.4% | 47.0% | 31.2% | 60.8% |
| Durum | 70.5% | 48.5% | — | — | — | 67.0% |
| Chickpeas | 63.2% | 98.7% | — | — | — | 67.8% |
| Lentils | 84.7% | 93.1% | — | — | — | 86.2% |
| Dry Peas | 98.7% | 98.8% | 92.6% | 89.6% | 62.3% | 91.3% |
| Fall Rye | 98.5% | 96.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 73.1% | 98.2% |
| Winter Wheat | 99.6% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 74.7% | 99.5% |
By region
Moisture and pasture come from the most recent report carrying them, as of September 29, 2026.
Surface soil moisture
- South68.6% good–excellent
- Central57.0% good–excellent
- North East71.2% good–excellent
- North West71.9% good–excellent
- Peace89.2% good–excellent
Pasture conditions
- South69.4% good–excellent
- Central18.8% good–excellent
- North East55.4% good–excellent
- North West92.0% good–excellent
- Peace48.0% good–excellent
Figures from the Alberta Crop Reporting Program, a weekly survey run by Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation with Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) and Alberta Agricultural Fieldmen, used under the Open Government Licence – Alberta. Not used or reproduced without accrediting AFSC and the Government of Alberta. We publish the numbers and what they measure — no forecasts and no advice. Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding. Read the original report ↗