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Crop yields in the RM of Benson No. 35
In 2025, canola in the RM of Benson No. 35 averaged 48.9 bu/ac, 36% above the RM's own 10-year average of 36. 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 | 48.9 bu/ac | 36 | 48.9 2025 | 5 1989 |
| Spring wheat | 59.2 bu/ac, as published | 43.8 | 53 2022 | 6 1954 |
| Durum | 54 bu/ac | 46.8 | 57.2 2020 | 11.5 1985 |
| Barley | 79.4 bu/ac | 69.8 | 83.3 2022 | 13 1940 |
| Oats | not reported | 53.8 | 95 2012 | 13 1968 |
| Field peas | 53.6 bu/ac | 36.3 | 53.6 2025 | 8.6 2011 |
| Lentils | 1,794 lb/ac | 1,349 | 1,794 2025 | 522 2000 |
| Flax | 35.6 bu/ac, as published | 20.7 | 29 2020 | 3 1950 |
| Winter wheat | not reported | 36.6 | 54.2 2000 | 18.8 1996 |
| Mustard | not reported | 756 | 1,164 1993 | 382 2010 |
| Canary seed | not reported | — | 1,098 2016 | 176 2011 |
| Chickpeas | 2,483 lb/ac | — | 2,483 2025 | 679 2019 |
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: 48.9 bu/ac, 36% above the 10-year average of 36. In the last 20 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Benson No. 35 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.9 | 45.3 |
| 2024 | 31.9 | 34.1 |
| 2023 | 30.2 | 35.5 |
| 2022 | 42.9 | 38.6 |
| 2021 | 27.6 | 22.8 |
| 2020 | 39.2 | 39.2 |
| 2019 | 35.5 | 42.1 |
| 2018 | 35.6 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 35.6 | 34.6 |
| 2016 | 33 | 42.1 |
Spring wheat
2025: 59.2 bu/ac (as published; it looks out of line with this RM’s other years). In the last 19 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Benson No. 35 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.2 as published | 57 |
| 2024 | 48.9 | 50.3 |
| 2023 | 41.2 | 45.8 |
| 2022 | 53 | 49.5 |
| 2021 | 37.5 | 30.8 |
| 2020 | 50.9 | 50.5 |
| 2019 | 41.6 | 50.1 |
| 2018 | 41.5 | 46.1 |
| 2017 | 41.5 | 45.3 |
| 2016 | 38.4 | 45.1 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1938, 1939, 1961, 2025. Shown as published.
Durum
2025: 54 bu/ac, 15% above the 10-year average of 46.8. In the last 20 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Benson No. 35 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | 52 |
| 2024 | 47.2 | 41.1 |
| 2023 | 36.4 | 27.9 |
| 2022 | 54.7 | 39.6 |
| 2021 | 34.9 | 17.2 |
| 2020 | 57.2 | 47.9 |
| 2019 | 45 | 45 |
| 2018 | 48 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 40.4 | 38.6 |
| 2016 | 50.4 | 47.3 |
Barley
2025: 79.4 bu/ac, 14% above the 10-year average of 69.8. In the last 18 reported years, 8 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Benson No. 35 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79.4 | 78.9 |
| 2024 | 72.3 | 67.5 |
| 2023 | 63.7 | 59.9 |
| 2022 | 83.3 | 67.5 |
| 2021 | 49.5 | 33.1 |
| 2020 | 81.4 | 70.4 |
| 2019 | 71.7 | 69.4 |
| 2018 | 68 | 64.5 |
| 2017 | 69.2 | 61.6 |
| 2016 | 59.3 | 67.7 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1938, 1961. Shown as published.
Oats
2020: 52.9 bu/ac, 2% below the 10-year average of 53.8. In the last 14 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Benson No. 35 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 52.9 | 90.3 |
| 2018 | 48 | 80 |
| 2017 | 52.6 | 81.1 |
| 2016 | 66.8 | 81.6 |
| 2015 | 34.5 | 70.3 |
| 2014 | 27.2 | 73.7 |
| 2013 | 109 as published | 82.4 |
| 2012 | 95 | 64.8 |
| 2010 | 52.5 | 62.6 |
| 2007 | 52.4 | 56.7 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1938, 1961, 2013. Shown as published.
Field peas
2025: 53.6 bu/ac, 48% above the 10-year average of 36.3. In the last 20 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Benson No. 35 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.6 | 46.3 |
| 2024 | 32.4 | 36.7 |
| 2023 | 31.7 | 33.5 |
| 2022 | 31.2 | 36.3 |
| 2021 | 30 | 22.4 |
| 2020 | 45.5 | 40.2 |
| 2019 | 37.4 | 39.6 |
| 2018 | 36 | 37.7 |
| 2017 | 31.3 | 36.8 |
| 2016 | 34.3 | 40.3 |
Lentils
2025: 1,794 lb/ac, 33% above the 10-year average of 1,349. In the last 14 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Benson No. 35 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,794 | 1,893 |
| 2024 | 1,417 | 1,269 |
| 2022 | 1,274 | 1,216 |
| 2021 | 1,433 | 872 |
| 2020 | 1,748 | 1,583 |
| 2019 | 805 | 1,349 |
| 2018 | 1,260 | 1,407 |
| 2017 | 1,319 | 1,397 |
| 2016 | 1,088 | 1,258 |
| 2015 | 1,345 | 1,389 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 2011. Shown as published.
Flax
2025: 35.6 bu/ac (as published; it looks out of line with this RM’s other years). In the last 18 reported years, 1 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Benson No. 35 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.6 as published | 31 |
| 2024 | 16.9 | 22 |
| 2023 | 27.1 | 20 |
| 2022 | 30.8 as published | 25 |
| 2021 | 15 | 12.1 |
| 2020 | 29 | 25.8 |
| 2019 | 15.7 | 24.4 |
| 2018 | 22 | 22 |
| 2017 | 19.8 | 21.6 |
| 2016 | 20 | 25.7 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1957, 1958, 1961, 2022, 2025. Shown as published.
Winter wheat
2018: 26 bu/ac, 29% below the 10-year average of 36.6. In the last 13 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Benson No. 35 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26 | 40 |
| 2017 | 40.2 | 43.8 |
| 2016 | 51.3 | 56.1 |
| 2015 | 29.6 | 37.7 |
| 2014 | 32.8 | 39.8 |
| 2013 | 30.3 | 45.3 |
| 2012 | 48.2 | 46.6 |
| 2010 | 34.4 | 44.6 |
| 2008 | 37.3 | 40 |
| 2007 | 42.2 | 37.5 |
Mustard
2022: 644 lb/ac, 15% below the 10-year average of 756. In the last 16 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Benson No. 35 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 644 | 650 |
| 2021 | 584 | 395 |
| 2020 | 829 | 737 |
| 2018 | 885 | 692 |
| 2016 | 907 | 922 |
| 2015 | 538 | 845 |
| 2014 | 731 | 760 |
| 2013 | 929 | 984 |
| 2012 | 652 | 742 |
| 2011 | 88 as published | 800 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 2011. Shown as published.
Canary seed
2016: 1,098 lb/ac.
RM of Benson No. 35 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1,098 | 1,291 |
| 2011 | 176 | 1,000 |
| 2004 | 766 | 892 |
| 2003 | 585 | 750 |
| 2002 | 647 | 625 |
| 2001 | 828 | 650 |
| 1994 | 858 | 1,000 |
Chickpeas
2025: 2,483 lb/ac.
RM of Benson No. 35 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,483 | 2,251 |
| 2019 | 679 | 1,469 |
Rain and yield, year by year
May to August rain at Environment Canada’s Estevan 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 | 226 mm | 48.9 |
| 2024 | 166 mm | 31.9 |
| 2023 | 159 mm | 30.2 |
| 2022 | 320 mm | 42.9 |
| 2021 | 208 mm | 27.6 |
| 2020 | 166 mm | 39.2 |
| 2019 | 237 mm | 35.5 |
| 2018 | 240 mm | 35.6 |
| 2017 | 109 mm | 35.6 |
| 2016 | 340 mm | 33 |
| 2015 | 146 mm | 27.4 |
| 2014 | 286 mm | 31.8 |
| 2013 | 318 mm | 36.3 |
| 2012 | 172 mm | 25.7 |
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