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Crop yields in the RM of Caron No. 162
In 2025, canola in the RM of Caron No. 162 averaged 48.1 bu/ac, 15% above the RM's own 10-year average of 41.9. 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 | 48.1 bu/ac | 41.9 | 53 2019 | 10 1984 |
| Spring wheat | 42.6 bu/ac | 44.6 | 51.9 2019 | 8 1941 |
| Durum | 52.7 bu/ac | 48.7 | 66.8 2013 | 10.3 1988 |
| Barley | 54.1 bu/ac | 54.1 | 85.9 2016 | 9 1949 |
| Oats | not reported | — | 104.3 2013 | 13 1938 |
| Field peas | 53.3 bu/ac | 41.2 | 53.3 2025 | 11.2 1996 |
| Lentils | 2,230 lb/ac | 1,464 | 2,230 2025 | 624 2001 |
| Flax | 38.3 bu/ac, as published | 23.7 | 30 2012 | 3 1957 |
| Chickpeas | 2,471 lb/ac | 2,026 | 2,841 2012 | 1,202 2021 |
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: 48.1 bu/ac, 15% above the 10-year average of 41.9. In the last 17 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Caron No. 162 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.1 | 45.3 |
| 2024 | 43.8 | 34.1 |
| 2023 | 36.8 | 35.5 |
| 2022 | 38.6 | 38.6 |
| 2021 | 22.5 | 22.8 |
| 2020 | 42.8 | 39.2 |
| 2019 | 53 | 42.1 |
| 2018 | 49 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 34.2 | 34.6 |
| 2016 | 50.7 | 42.1 |
Spring wheat
2025: 42.6 bu/ac, 4% below the 10-year average of 44.6. In the last 20 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Caron No. 162 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.6 | 57 |
| 2024 | 41.7 | 50.3 |
| 2023 | 45.6 | 45.8 |
| 2022 | 45.3 | 49.5 |
| 2021 | 35.6 | 30.8 |
| 2020 | 49.5 | 50.5 |
| 2019 | 51.9 | 50.1 |
| 2018 | 43.9 | 46.1 |
| 2017 | 39.8 | 45.3 |
| 2016 | 50 | 45.1 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1954, 1957. Shown as published.
Durum
2025: 52.7 bu/ac, 8% above the 10-year average of 48.7. In the last 20 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Caron No. 162 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.7 | 52 |
| 2024 | 52.1 | 41.1 |
| 2023 | 38.2 | 27.9 |
| 2022 | 47.7 | 39.6 |
| 2021 | 34.9 | 17.2 |
| 2020 | 55.6 | 47.9 |
| 2019 | 51 | 45 |
| 2018 | 51 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 47.1 | 38.6 |
| 2016 | 56.6 | 47.3 |
Barley
2025: 54.1 bu/ac, the same as the 10-year average of 54.1. In the last 18 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Caron No. 162 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54.1 | 78.9 |
| 2024 | 53.8 | 67.5 |
| 2023 | 35.1 | 59.9 |
| 2022 | 46.5 | 67.5 |
| 2021 | 20.8 | 33.1 |
| 2020 | 64.3 | 70.4 |
| 2018 | 65 | 64.5 |
| 2017 | 61.2 | 61.6 |
| 2016 | 85.9 | 67.7 |
| 2015 | 37.5 | 57.3 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1957. Shown as published.
Oats
2024: 75.1 bu/ac. In the last 10 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Caron No. 162 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75.1 | 87.2 |
| 2021 | 43.9 | 46.2 |
| 2019 | 82.2 | 89.5 |
| 2018 | 54 | 80 |
| 2014 | 87.2 | 73.7 |
| 2013 | 104.3 | 82.4 |
| 2008 | 47.6 | 69.1 |
| 2007 | 33.5 | 56.7 |
| 2006 | 35.2 | 56.7 |
| 2005 | 51.2 | 67.5 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1957. Shown as published.
Field peas
2025: 53.3 bu/ac, 29% above the 10-year average of 41.2. In the last 17 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Caron No. 162 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.3 | 46.3 |
| 2024 | 44.6 | 36.7 |
| 2023 | 33.8 | 33.5 |
| 2022 | 47.8 | 36.3 |
| 2021 | 33 | 22.4 |
| 2019 | 41 | 39.6 |
| 2017 | 34.7 | 36.8 |
| 2015 | 20.5 | 33.1 |
| 2014 | 43.8 | 30 |
| 2013 | 39.5 | 41.1 |
Lentils
2025: 2,230 lb/ac, 52% above the 10-year average of 1,464. In the last 20 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Caron No. 162 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,230 | 1,893 |
| 2024 | 1,385 | 1,269 |
| 2023 | 1,246 | 1,236 |
| 2022 | 1,638 | 1,216 |
| 2021 | 1,224 | 872 |
| 2020 | 1,731 | 1,583 |
| 2019 | 1,581 | 1,349 |
| 2018 | 1,281 | 1,407 |
| 2017 | 1,259 | 1,397 |
| 2016 | 1,061 | 1,258 |
Flax
2025: 38.3 bu/ac (as published; it looks out of line with this RM’s other years). In the last 10 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Caron No. 162 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38.3 as published | 31 |
| 2022 | 29.3 | 25 |
| 2021 | 16.4 | 12.1 |
| 2019 | 28.6 | 24.4 |
| 2017 | 18.8 | 21.6 |
| 2016 | 25.2 | 25.7 |
| 2015 | 18.9 | 23.6 |
| 2014 | 17.4 | 22 |
| 2013 | 47.7 as published | 27.7 |
| 2012 | 30 | 19.7 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1938, 2011, 2013, 2025. Shown as published.
Chickpeas
2025: 2,471 lb/ac, 22% above the 10-year average of 2,026. In the last 12 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Caron No. 162 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,471 | 2,251 |
| 2024 | 2,334 | 1,214 |
| 2023 | 2,234 | 1,298 |
| 2022 | 1,832 | 1,322 |
| 2021 | 1,202 | 907 |
| 2020 | 1,828 | 1,609 |
| 2019 | 1,801 | 1,469 |
| 2018 | 2,507 | 1,501 |
| 2016 | 142 as published | 1,292 |
| 2013 | 2,569 | 2,061 |
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 | 48.1 |
| 2024 | 167 mm | 43.8 |
| 2023 | 92 mm | 36.8 |
| 2022 | 180 mm | 38.6 |
| 2021 | 306 mm | 22.5 |
| 2020 | 124 mm | 42.8 |
| 2019 | 232 mm | 53 |
| 2018 | 118 mm | 49 |
| 2017 | 95 mm | 34.2 |
| 2016 | 305 mm | 50.7 |
| 2014 | 299 mm | 47.8 |
| 2013 | 248 mm | 48.7 |
| 2012 | 302 mm | 24.5 |
| 2011 | 158 mm | 33.9 |
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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