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Crop yields in the RM of Excelsior No. 166
In 2025, canola in the RM of Excelsior No. 166 averaged 32.5 bu/ac, 19% above the RM's own 10-year average of 27.3. 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 | 32.5 bu/ac | 27.3 | 45.2 2016 | 6 1984 |
| Spring wheat | 35.4 bu/ac | 30.5 | 47 2020 | 5 1940 |
| Durum | 31.3 bu/ac | 31.1 | 52 2020 | 8.6 1988 |
| Barley | 39.7 bu/ac | 48.2 | 75.6 2020 | 9 1961 |
| Oats | not reported | 51.4 | 71.4 2005 | 10 1947 |
| Field peas | 26.9 bu/ac | 26.6 | 45.6 2000 | 10.2 2001 |
| Lentils | 1,492 lb/ac | 1,072 | 1,780 2013 | 486 2001 |
| Flax | 31.5 bu/ac | 18.9 | 31.5 2025 | 3 1940 |
| Fall rye | not reported | — | 50 1991 | 5 1957 |
| Mustard | not reported | — | 1,197 2000 | 271 2022 |
| Chickpeas | 2,256 lb/ac | 1,621 | 2,845 2013 | 804 2007 |
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: 32.5 bu/ac, 19% above the 10-year average of 27.3. In the last 20 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Excelsior No. 166 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.5 | 45.3 |
| 2024 | 15.8 | 34.1 |
| 2023 | 15.8 | 35.5 |
| 2022 | 16.4 | 38.6 |
| 2021 | 13.6 | 22.8 |
| 2020 | 39.6 | 39.2 |
| 2019 | 40.6 | 42.1 |
| 2018 | 28.2 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 25.4 | 34.6 |
| 2016 | 45.2 | 42.1 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1988. Shown as published.
Spring wheat
2025: 35.4 bu/ac, 16% above the 10-year average of 30.5. In the last 20 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Excelsior No. 166 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.4 | 57 |
| 2024 | 24.7 | 50.3 |
| 2023 | 18.4 | 45.8 |
| 2022 | 20.1 | 49.5 |
| 2021 | 13.6 | 30.8 |
| 2020 | 47 | 50.5 |
| 2019 | 41.9 | 50.1 |
| 2018 | 32.3 | 46.1 |
| 2017 | 32.3 | 45.3 |
| 2016 | 39.6 | 45.1 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1938, 1941, 1949. Shown as published.
Durum
2025: 31.3 bu/ac, 1% above the 10-year average of 31.1. In the last 20 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Excelsior No. 166 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.3 | 52 |
| 2024 | 22.5 | 41.1 |
| 2023 | 15.7 | 27.9 |
| 2022 | 24.9 | 39.6 |
| 2021 | 9.6 | 17.2 |
| 2020 | 52 | 47.9 |
| 2019 | 41.1 | 45 |
| 2018 | 30.7 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 32.8 | 38.6 |
| 2016 | 50.2 | 47.3 |
Barley
2025: 39.7 bu/ac, 18% below the 10-year average of 48.2. In the last 20 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Excelsior No. 166 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.7 | 78.9 |
| 2024 | 42.1 | 67.5 |
| 2023 | 27.4 | 59.9 |
| 2022 | 42.8 | 67.5 |
| 2021 | 12.4 | 33.1 |
| 2020 | 75.6 | 70.4 |
| 2019 | 68.8 | 69.4 |
| 2018 | 45 | 64.5 |
| 2017 | 59.5 | 61.6 |
| 2016 | 68.2 | 67.7 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1938, 1940, 1941, 1949. Shown as published.
Oats
2022: 14.7 bu/ac, 71% below the 10-year average of 51.4. In the last 16 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Excelsior No. 166 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14.7 | 91.4 |
| 2017 | 60 | 81.1 |
| 2016 | 70.4 | 81.6 |
| 2015 | 54.5 | 70.3 |
| 2014 | 52.6 | 73.7 |
| 2013 | 56 | 82.4 |
| 2012 | 70 | 64.8 |
| 2011 | 58.3 | 63.8 |
| 2010 | 59.4 | 62.6 |
| 2009 | 38.6 | 71.7 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1940, 1941, 1945, 1949. Shown as published.
Field peas
2025: 26.9 bu/ac, 1% above the 10-year average of 26.6. In the last 20 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Excelsior No. 166 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.9 | 46.3 |
| 2024 | 19.5 | 36.7 |
| 2023 | 20.5 | 33.5 |
| 2022 | 26.7 | 36.3 |
| 2021 | 12.1 | 22.4 |
| 2020 | 44.2 | 40.2 |
| 2019 | 37.6 | 39.6 |
| 2018 | 18.8 | 37.7 |
| 2017 | 23.8 | 36.8 |
| 2016 | 35.9 | 40.3 |
Lentils
2025: 1,492 lb/ac, 39% above the 10-year average of 1,072. In the last 20 reported years, 7 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Excelsior No. 166 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,492 | 1,893 |
| 2024 | 786 | 1,269 |
| 2023 | 850 | 1,236 |
| 2022 | 764 | 1,216 |
| 2021 | 659 | 872 |
| 2020 | 1,462 | 1,583 |
| 2019 | 1,466 | 1,349 |
| 2018 | 917 | 1,407 |
| 2017 | 1,101 | 1,397 |
| 2016 | 1,220 | 1,258 |
Flax
2025: 31.5 bu/ac, 67% above the 10-year average of 18.9. In the last 17 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Excelsior No. 166 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.5 | 31 |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 20 |
| 2022 | 22.4 | 25 |
| 2021 | 5.8 | 12.1 |
| 2020 | 24.4 | 25.8 |
| 2019 | 21.5 | 24.4 |
| 2018 | 17 | 22 |
| 2017 | 18.2 | 21.6 |
| 2016 | 25.4 | 25.7 |
| 2015 | 21.1 | 23.6 |
Fall rye
2016: 31.4 bu/ac. In the last 11 reported years, 1 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Excelsior No. 166 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 31.4 | 50 |
| 2015 | 31 | 34 |
| 2013 | 20.2 | 35 |
| 2009 | 20 | 30 |
| 2006 | 22.5 | 34.3 |
| 2005 | 25 | 34 |
| 2004 | 20 | 33.6 |
| 2003 | 10 | 30 |
| 2000 | 30 | 30 |
| 1999 | 25 | 33.4 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1949. Shown as published.
Mustard
2024: 366 lb/ac. In the last 14 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Excelsior No. 166 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 366 | 645 |
| 2023 | 415 | 569 |
| 2022 | 271 | 650 |
| 2017 | 900 | 700 |
| 2014 | 1,025 | 760 |
| 2013 | 1,106 | 984 |
| 2012 | 919 | 742 |
| 2011 | 990 | 800 |
| 2010 | 830 | 826 |
| 2009 | 875 | 955 |
Chickpeas
2025: 2,256 lb/ac, 39% above the 10-year average of 1,621. In the last 10 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Excelsior No. 166 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,256 | 2,251 |
| 2024 | 1,331 | 1,214 |
| 2023 | 1,248 | 1,298 |
| 2020 | 1,781 | 1,609 |
| 2019 | 1,490 | 1,469 |
| 2013 | 2,845 | 2,061 |
| 2012 | 1,983 | 1,714 |
| 2010 | 1,082 | 1,197 |
| 2007 | 804 | 1,029 |
| 2006 | 928 | 1,001 |
Rain and yield, year by year
May to August rain at Environment Canada’s Swift Current CDA 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 179 mm | 15.8 |
| 2022 | 165 mm | 16.4 |
| 2021 | 147 mm | 13.6 |
| 2020 | 157 mm | 39.6 |
| 2019 | 205 mm | 40.6 |
| 2018 | 95 mm | 28.2 |
| 2017 | 80 mm | 25.4 |
| 2016 | 375 mm | 45.2 |
| 2015 | 164 mm | 25.2 |
| 2014 | 270 mm | 36.3 |
| 2013 | 184 mm | 41.7 |
| 2012 | 245 mm | 28.7 |
| 2011 | 290 mm | 33.3 |
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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