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Crop yields in the RM of Pense No. 160
In 2025, canola in the RM of Pense No. 160 averaged 48.3 bu/ac, 19% above the RM's own 10-year average of 40.7. Below: every crop the RM reports, year by year, as the Government of Saskatchewan publishes them.
Every crop, the last harvest
| Crop | 2025 | 10-year average | Best year | Worst year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canola | 48.3 bu/ac | 40.7 | 50 2020 | 8 1988 |
| Spring wheat | 62.1 bu/ac | 49.8 | 62.1 2025 | 10 1988 |
| Durum | 62.7 bu/ac | 51.1 | 62.7 2025 | 11 1988 |
| Barley | 84.8 bu/ac | 78.1 | 97 2020 | 10 1949 |
| Oats | not reported | 84.5 | 101.9 2022 | 11 1939 |
| Field peas | 55.7 bu/ac | 41.7 | 55.7 2025 | 20.3 2003 |
| Lentils | 2,437 lb/ac | 1,755 | 2,437 2025 | 643 1992 |
| Flax | 37.4 bu/ac | 25.7 | 37.4 2025 | 4 1940 |
| Winter wheat | not reported | 50.4 | 70 2016 | 32.5 2008 |
| Canary seed | 2,484 lb/ac | 1,574 | 2,484 2025 | 391 2002 |
| Chickpeas | 3,360 lb/ac | — | 3,360 2025 | 1,500 2023 |
Bushels an acre (bu/ac), or pounds an acre (lb/ac) for lentils, mustard, canary seed and chickpeas, as published. The 10-year average is of the RM’s last ten reported years.
Canola
2025: 48.3 bu/ac, 19% above the 10-year average of 40.7. In the last 20 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Pense No. 160 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.3 | 45.3 |
| 2024 | 43.5 | 34.1 |
| 2023 | 42.4 | 35.5 |
| 2022 | 41.5 | 38.6 |
| 2021 | 21.8 | 22.8 |
| 2020 | 50 | 39.2 |
| 2019 | 41.4 | 42.1 |
| 2018 | 37.3 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 34.6 | 34.6 |
| 2016 | 46.4 | 42.1 |
Spring wheat
2025: 62.1 bu/ac, 25% above the 10-year average of 49.8. In the last 20 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Pense No. 160 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.1 | 57 |
| 2024 | 53.7 | 50.3 |
| 2023 | 47.4 | 45.8 |
| 2022 | 53.2 | 49.5 |
| 2021 | 43.9 | 30.8 |
| 2020 | 58.3 | 50.5 |
| 2019 | 44.2 | 50.1 |
| 2018 | 41.2 | 46.1 |
| 2017 | 49.6 | 45.3 |
| 2016 | 44.4 | 45.1 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1954. Shown as published.
Durum
2025: 62.7 bu/ac, 23% above the 10-year average of 51.1. In the last 20 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Pense No. 160 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.7 | 52 |
| 2024 | 55.2 | 41.1 |
| 2023 | 48.5 | 27.9 |
| 2022 | 53.7 | 39.6 |
| 2021 | 33.1 | 17.2 |
| 2020 | 62.5 | 47.9 |
| 2019 | 42.9 | 45 |
| 2018 | 43.6 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 48.6 | 38.6 |
| 2016 | 60.1 | 47.3 |
Barley
2025: 84.8 bu/ac, 9% above the 10-year average of 78.1. In the last 20 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Pense No. 160 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84.8 | 78.9 |
| 2024 | 93.8 | 67.5 |
| 2023 | 77.4 | 59.9 |
| 2022 | 91.9 | 67.5 |
| 2021 | 68.9 | 33.1 |
| 2020 | 97 | 70.4 |
| 2019 | 71.4 | 69.4 |
| 2018 | 57.9 | 64.5 |
| 2017 | 65.8 | 61.6 |
| 2016 | 71.6 | 67.7 |
Oats
2024: 98.4 bu/ac, 16% above the 10-year average of 84.5. In the last 14 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Pense No. 160 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.4 | 87.2 |
| 2023 | 74.8 | 75.9 |
| 2022 | 101.9 | 91.4 |
| 2021 | 70.8 | 46.2 |
| 2018 | 85 | 80 |
| 2015 | 76 | 70.3 |
| 2014 | 89.4 | 73.7 |
| 2013 | 76 | 82.4 |
| 2012 | 70 | 64.8 |
| 2010 | 70 | 62.6 |
Field peas
2025: 55.7 bu/ac, 34% above the 10-year average of 41.7. In the last 19 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Pense No. 160 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.7 | 46.3 |
| 2024 | 40.6 | 36.7 |
| 2023 | 45.8 | 33.5 |
| 2022 | 47.3 | 36.3 |
| 2021 | 28.8 | 22.4 |
| 2020 | 54.3 | 40.2 |
| 2019 | 41.3 | 39.6 |
| 2018 | 30.9 | 37.7 |
| 2017 | 30.6 | 36.8 |
| 2015 | 30.5 | 33.1 |
Lentils
2025: 2,437 lb/ac, 39% above the 10-year average of 1,755. In the last 20 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Pense No. 160 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,437 | 1,893 |
| 2024 | 1,904 | 1,269 |
| 2023 | 1,760 | 1,236 |
| 2022 | 1,736 | 1,216 |
| 2021 | 1,530 | 872 |
| 2020 | 2,193 | 1,583 |
| 2019 | 1,638 | 1,349 |
| 2018 | 1,576 | 1,407 |
| 2017 | 1,439 | 1,397 |
| 2016 | 1,339 | 1,258 |
Flax
2025: 37.4 bu/ac, 46% above the 10-year average of 25.7. In the last 19 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Pense No. 160 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37.4 | 31 |
| 2023 | 25 | 20 |
| 2022 | 30.9 | 25 |
| 2021 | 9.4 | 12.1 |
| 2020 | 32.2 | 25.8 |
| 2019 | 25.7 | 24.4 |
| 2018 | 21.5 | 22 |
| 2017 | 16.4 | 21.6 |
| 2016 | 32.4 | 25.7 |
| 2015 | 22 | 23.6 |
Winter wheat
2016: 70 bu/ac, 39% above the 10-year average of 50.4.
RM of Pense No. 160 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 70 | 56.1 |
| 2015 | 33.1 | 37.7 |
| 2014 | 55.4 | 39.8 |
| 2013 | 52.4 | 45.3 |
| 2012 | 63 | 46.6 |
| 2011 | 61.9 | 42.2 |
| 2009 | 35 | 39.2 |
| 2008 | 32.5 | 40 |
Canary seed
2025: 2,484 lb/ac, 58% above the 10-year average of 1,574. In the last 14 reported years, 1 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Pense No. 160 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,484 | 1,759 |
| 2024 | 1,916 | 1,446 |
| 2021 | 646 | 749 |
| 2020 | 1,792 | 1,453 |
| 2017 | 1,317 | 1,196 |
| 2016 | 1,291 | 1,291 |
| 2014 | 1,380 | 1,036 |
| 2013 | 1,290 | 1,345 |
| 2012 | 1,249 | 1,023 |
| 2011 | 1,418 | 1,000 |
Chickpeas
2025: 3,360 lb/ac.
RM of Pense No. 160 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,360 | 2,251 |
| 2023 | 1,500 | 1,298 |
| 2019 | 1,781 | 1,469 |
| 2012 | 2,155 | 1,714 |
| 2011 | 2,753 | 1,561 |
| 2007 | 1,556 | 1,029 |
Rain and yield, year by year
May to August rain at Environment Canada’s Moose Jaw CS station, the nearest GrainPosition keeps for this RM, beside the RM’s canola yield. Only years with a reading on nine days in ten.
| Year | May–Aug rain | Canola, bu/ac |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 131 mm | 48.3 |
| 2024 | 167 mm | 43.5 |
| 2023 | 92 mm | 42.4 |
| 2022 | 180 mm | 41.5 |
| 2021 | 306 mm | 21.8 |
| 2020 | 124 mm | 50 |
| 2019 | 232 mm | 41.4 |
| 2018 | 118 mm | 37.3 |
| 2017 | 95 mm | 34.6 |
| 2016 | 305 mm | 46.4 |
| 2014 | 299 mm | 41.7 |
| 2013 | 248 mm | 45.6 |
| 2012 | 302 mm | 37 |
| 2011 | 158 mm | 39.5 |
One station isn’t the whole RM, and rain is one of many things behind a yield. This season’s rain by town.
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Yields: Government of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan’s Dashboard (RM crop yields), from the Ministry of Agriculture’s Crop Report and Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation data, published only where confidentiality allows. The Government of Saskatchewan makes no claims as to the data’s accuracy or completeness. Rain: Environment and Climate Change Canada. RM names and places: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada). History, not a forecast; GrainPosition doesn’t tell anyone what to grow or when to sell.
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