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Crop yields in the RM of Moose Jaw No. 161
In 2025, canola in the RM of Moose Jaw No. 161 averaged 52 bu/ac, 28% above the RM's own 10-year average of 40.6. 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 | 52 bu/ac | 40.6 | 52 2025 | 5.8 2003 |
| Spring wheat | 49.2 bu/ac | 47.3 | 59.7 2013 | 10.3 1988 |
| Durum | 55.8 bu/ac | 48.6 | 63.5 2013 | 11.2 1988 |
| Barley | 82.8 bu/ac | 61.6 | 102.7 2009 | 10 1939 |
| Oats | not reported | 87.6 | 113 2022 | 16 1940 |
| Field peas | 53.6 bu/ac | 34.8 | 53.6 2025 | 18.2 2014 |
| Lentils | 2,437 lb/ac | 1,554 | 2,437 2025 | 814 2014 |
| Flax | 28.7 bu/ac | 24.3 | 41.4 2013 | 5 1945 |
| Winter wheat | not reported | — | 45.5 2007 | 21.2 2015 |
| Mustard | not reported | — | 1,200 1993 | 600 2020 |
| Canary seed | not reported | 1,299 | 1,824 2013 | 490 2001 |
| Chickpeas | 3,049 lb/ac | 2,357 | 3,496 2022 | 932 2010 |
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: 52 bu/ac, 28% above the 10-year average of 40.6. In the last 20 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Moose Jaw No. 161 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | 45.3 |
| 2024 | 44.4 | 34.1 |
| 2023 | 36.3 | 35.5 |
| 2022 | 44.9 | 38.6 |
| 2021 | 25.3 | 22.8 |
| 2020 | 40.1 | 39.2 |
| 2019 | 45.7 | 42.1 |
| 2018 | 37.4 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 33.8 | 34.6 |
| 2016 | 46.6 | 42.1 |
Spring wheat
2025: 49.2 bu/ac, 4% above the 10-year average of 47.3. In the last 20 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Moose Jaw No. 161 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49.2 | 57 |
| 2024 | 53.7 | 50.3 |
| 2023 | 42.7 | 45.8 |
| 2022 | 49.2 | 49.5 |
| 2021 | 40.3 | 30.8 |
| 2020 | 49.3 | 50.5 |
| 2019 | 54.2 | 50.1 |
| 2018 | 46.5 | 46.1 |
| 2017 | 52.3 | 45.3 |
| 2016 | 35.8 | 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: 55.8 bu/ac, 15% above the 10-year average of 48.6. In the last 20 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Moose Jaw No. 161 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.8 | 52 |
| 2024 | 57.8 | 41.1 |
| 2023 | 40.3 | 27.9 |
| 2022 | 55.5 | 39.6 |
| 2021 | 38.7 | 17.2 |
| 2020 | 54.5 | 47.9 |
| 2019 | 48.9 | 45 |
| 2018 | 39.2 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 45.4 | 38.6 |
| 2016 | 49.5 | 47.3 |
Barley
2025: 82.8 bu/ac, 34% above the 10-year average of 61.6. In the last 20 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Moose Jaw No. 161 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82.8 | 78.9 |
| 2024 | 68 | 67.5 |
| 2023 | 53.6 | 59.9 |
| 2022 | 64.8 | 67.5 |
| 2021 | 47.3 | 33.1 |
| 2020 | 73.4 | 70.4 |
| 2019 | 60.9 | 69.4 |
| 2018 | 49.3 | 64.5 |
| 2017 | 54.9 | 61.6 |
| 2016 | 60.6 | 67.7 |
Oats
2022: 113 bu/ac, 29% above the 10-year average of 87.6.
RM of Moose Jaw No. 161 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 113 | 91.4 |
| 2021 | 68.8 | 46.2 |
| 2020 | 93.5 | 90.3 |
| 2019 | 98.4 | 89.5 |
| 2015 | 68.4 | 70.3 |
| 2014 | 83.6 | 73.7 |
| 2006 | 80.1 | 56.7 |
| 2003 | 25.9 | 41.5 |
| 2002 | 55.3 | 40 |
| 2001 | 35 | 42.5 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1939. Shown as published.
Field peas
2025: 53.6 bu/ac, 54% above the 10-year average of 34.8. In the last 20 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Moose Jaw No. 161 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.6 | 46.3 |
| 2024 | 41.4 | 36.7 |
| 2023 | 33.5 | 33.5 |
| 2022 | 29.6 | 36.3 |
| 2021 | 27.3 | 22.4 |
| 2020 | 44.5 | 40.2 |
| 2019 | 39.3 | 39.6 |
| 2018 | 24 | 37.7 |
| 2017 | 29.9 | 36.8 |
| 2016 | 24.8 | 40.3 |
Lentils
2025: 2,437 lb/ac, 57% above the 10-year average of 1,554. In the last 20 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Moose Jaw No. 161 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,437 | 1,893 |
| 2024 | 1,484 | 1,269 |
| 2023 | 1,480 | 1,236 |
| 2022 | 1,756 | 1,216 |
| 2021 | 1,405 | 872 |
| 2020 | 1,846 | 1,583 |
| 2019 | 1,570 | 1,349 |
| 2018 | 1,295 | 1,407 |
| 2017 | 1,340 | 1,397 |
| 2016 | 930 | 1,258 |
Flax
2025: 28.7 bu/ac, 18% above the 10-year average of 24.3. In the last 18 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Moose Jaw No. 161 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.7 | 31 |
| 2024 | 20.5 | 22 |
| 2023 | 20.6 | 20 |
| 2022 | 31 | 25 |
| 2021 | 15.7 | 12.1 |
| 2020 | 27 | 25.8 |
| 2019 | 21.2 | 24.4 |
| 2018 | 20.8 | 22 |
| 2017 | 20.8 | 21.6 |
| 2016 | 36.8 | 25.7 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1949, 1957. Shown as published.
Winter wheat
2017: 37.4 bu/ac.
RM of Moose Jaw No. 161 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 37.4 | 43.8 |
| 2015 | 21.2 | 37.7 |
| 2013 | 28.9 | 45.3 |
| 2009 | 44.4 | 39.2 |
| 2007 | 45.5 | 37.5 |
| 1995 | 25 | 30 |
Mustard
2021: 750 lb/ac.
RM of Moose Jaw No. 161 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 750 | 395 |
| 2020 | 600 | 737 |
| 2010 | 695 | 826 |
| 2000 | 688 | 987 |
| 1997 | 954 | 770 |
| 1996 | 1,102 | 961 |
| 1994 | 1,000 | 902 |
| 1993 | 1,200 | 1,053 |
| 1992 | 800 | 1,000 |
Canary seed
2021: 1,250 lb/ac, 4% below the 10-year average of 1,299. In the last 14 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Moose Jaw No. 161 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,250 | 749 |
| 2020 | 1,000 | 1,453 |
| 2017 | 1,539 | 1,196 |
| 2016 | 1,809 | 1,291 |
| 2015 | 607 | 1,001 |
| 2014 | 860 | 1,036 |
| 2013 | 1,824 | 1,345 |
| 2012 | 1,504 | 1,023 |
| 2011 | 1,265 | 1,000 |
| 2010 | 1,015 | 817 |
Chickpeas
2025: 3,049 lb/ac, 29% above the 10-year average of 2,357. In the last 15 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Moose Jaw No. 161 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,049 | 2,251 |
| 2024 | 2,630 | 1,214 |
| 2023 | 2,271 | 1,298 |
| 2022 | 3,496 | 1,322 |
| 2021 | 1,762 | 907 |
| 2020 | 2,215 | 1,609 |
| 2019 | 2,161 | 1,469 |
| 2018 | 1,867 | 1,501 |
| 2017 | 1,762 | 1,200 |
| 2016 | 337 as published | 1,292 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 2016. Shown as published.
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 | 52 |
| 2024 | 167 mm | 44.4 |
| 2023 | 92 mm | 36.3 |
| 2022 | 180 mm | 44.9 |
| 2021 | 306 mm | 25.3 |
| 2020 | 124 mm | 40.1 |
| 2019 | 232 mm | 45.7 |
| 2018 | 118 mm | 37.4 |
| 2017 | 95 mm | 33.8 |
| 2016 | 305 mm | 46.6 |
| 2014 | 299 mm | 42.4 |
| 2013 | 248 mm | 47.2 |
| 2012 | 302 mm | 31.9 |
| 2011 | 158 mm | 34.6 |
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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