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Crop yields in the RM of Orkney No. 244
In 2025, canola in the RM of Orkney No. 244 averaged 50.3 bu/ac, 19% above the RM's own 10-year average of 42.4. 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 | 50.3 bu/ac | 42.4 | 50.3 2025 | 7 1979 |
| Spring wheat | 63.5 bu/ac | 53.7 | 63.5 2025 | 6 1961 |
| Barley | 80.5 bu/ac | 70.3 | 82.2 2024 | 9 1961 |
| Oats | 106.3 bu/ac | 85.7 | 111.6 2022 | 15 1939 |
| Field peas | 49.9 bu/ac | 44 | 54.7 2022 | 16.7 2003 |
| Lentils | 2,645 lb/ac | — | 2,645 2025 | 500 1994 |
| Flax | not reported | 23.2 | 34.7 2013 | 6 1957 |
| Winter wheat | not reported | 44.7 | 60 2016 | 27.9 1998 |
| Mustard | not reported | — | 1,125 1999 | 733 2016 |
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: 50.3 bu/ac, 19% above the 10-year average of 42.4. In the last 20 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Orkney No. 244 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50.3 | 45.3 |
| 2024 | 38.8 | 34.1 |
| 2023 | 43.9 | 35.5 |
| 2022 | 47.6 | 38.6 |
| 2021 | 28.8 | 22.8 |
| 2020 | 39.5 | 39.2 |
| 2019 | 50 | 42.1 |
| 2018 | 42 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 42 | 34.6 |
| 2016 | 41.3 | 42.1 |
Spring wheat
2025: 63.5 bu/ac, 18% above the 10-year average of 53.7. In the last 20 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Orkney No. 244 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63.5 | 57 |
| 2024 | 63.1 | 50.3 |
| 2023 | 55.6 | 45.8 |
| 2022 | 60.3 | 49.5 |
| 2021 | 37.8 | 30.8 |
| 2020 | 50.6 | 50.5 |
| 2019 | 58.3 | 50.1 |
| 2018 | 53 | 46.1 |
| 2017 | 53 | 45.3 |
| 2016 | 42.1 | 45.1 |
Barley
2025: 80.5 bu/ac, 15% above the 10-year average of 70.3. In the last 20 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Orkney No. 244 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80.5 | 78.9 |
| 2024 | 82.2 | 67.5 |
| 2023 | 66.5 | 59.9 |
| 2022 | 78.8 | 67.5 |
| 2021 | 41.5 | 33.1 |
| 2020 | 67.9 | 70.4 |
| 2019 | 79.3 | 69.4 |
| 2018 | 79 | 64.5 |
| 2017 | 66.7 | 61.6 |
| 2016 | 60.9 | 67.7 |
Oats
2025: 106.3 bu/ac, 24% above the 10-year average of 85.7. In the last 20 reported years, 6 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Orkney No. 244 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 106.3 | 101.3 |
| 2024 | 110 | 87.2 |
| 2023 | 80.3 | 75.9 |
| 2022 | 111.6 | 91.4 |
| 2021 | 37.2 | 46.2 |
| 2020 | 57.1 | 90.3 |
| 2019 | 91.7 | 89.5 |
| 2018 | 85.4 | 80 |
| 2017 | 90.7 | 81.1 |
| 2016 | 87 | 81.6 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1961. Shown as published.
Field peas
2025: 49.9 bu/ac, 13% above the 10-year average of 44. In the last 17 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Orkney No. 244 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49.9 | 46.3 |
| 2024 | 50 | 36.7 |
| 2023 | 41.3 | 33.5 |
| 2022 | 54.7 | 36.3 |
| 2021 | 31.5 | 22.4 |
| 2020 | 35.6 | 40.2 |
| 2019 | 47.8 | 39.6 |
| 2018 | 43 | 37.7 |
| 2017 | 45 | 36.8 |
| 2016 | 41.3 | 40.3 |
Lentils
2025: 2,645 lb/ac.
RM of Orkney No. 244 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,645 | 1,893 |
| 2024 | 2,203 | 1,269 |
| 1995 | 1,200 | 1,058 |
| 1994 | 500 | 1,000 |
| 1993 | 600 | 898 |
| 1992 | 1,122 | 1,010 |
Flax
2016: 12.3 bu/ac, 47% below the 10-year average of 23.2. In the last 16 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Orkney No. 244 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12.3 | 25.7 |
| 2015 | 31.9 | 23.6 |
| 2014 | 17.7 | 22 |
| 2013 | 34.7 | 27.7 |
| 2011 | 22.3 | 22.3 |
| 2010 | 17.4 | 18.7 |
| 2009 | 22.5 | 22.3 |
| 2008 | 26.5 | 21.6 |
| 2004 | 10 | 14.3 |
| 2003 | 17.3 | 14 |
Winter wheat
2016: 60 bu/ac, 34% above the 10-year average of 44.7.
RM of Orkney No. 244 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 60 | 56.1 |
| 2015 | 29.3 | 37.7 |
| 2013 | 48.3 | 45.3 |
| 2012 | 46 | 46.6 |
| 2011 | 50 | 42.2 |
| 2010 | 28 | 44.6 |
| 2007 | 51.4 | 37.5 |
| 2004 | 50 | 36.4 |
| 1998 | 27.9 | 30 |
Mustard
2016: 733 lb/ac.
RM of Orkney No. 244 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 733 | 922 |
| 2002 | 962 | 579 |
| 2001 | 747 | 696 |
| 1999 | 1,125 | 1,050 |
| 1998 | 780 | 830 |
| 1997 | 739 | 770 |
| 1996 | 815 | 961 |
| 1994 | 750 | 902 |
| 1993 | 1,100 | 1,053 |
Rain and yield, year by year
May to August rain at Environment Canada’s Yorkton 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 | 235 mm | 50.3 |
| 2024 | 242 mm | 38.8 |
| 2023 | 136 mm | 43.9 |
| 2022 | 325 mm | 47.6 |
| 2021 | 213 mm | 28.8 |
| 2020 | 175 mm | 39.5 |
| 2019 | 168 mm | 50 |
| 2018 | 222 mm | 42 |
| 2017 | 158 mm | 42 |
| 2016 | 338 mm | 41.3 |
| 2015 | 188 mm | 38.5 |
| 2014 | 389 mm | 31.5 |
| 2013 | 156 mm | 39.7 |
| 2012 | 295 mm | 25.7 |
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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