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Crop yields in the RM of Pleasantdale No. 398
In 2025, canola in the RM of Pleasantdale No. 398 averaged 48.1 bu/ac, 9% above the RM's own 10-year average of 44.1. 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 | 44.1 | 56.7 2015 | 11 1979 |
| Spring wheat | 70.2 bu/ac | 60.2 | 70.2 2025 | 9 1954 |
| Durum | not reported | — | 62.5 2016 | 10 1979 |
| Barley | 94.3 bu/ac | 78.2 | 94.3 2025 | 15 1961 |
| Oats | 131.4 bu/ac, as published | 113.5 | 129.5 2019 | 17 1961 |
| Field peas | 48.5 bu/ac | 42.2 | 52.4 2015 | 10.6 2010 |
| Lentils | not reported | — | 1,860 2008 | 600 1993 |
| Flax | not reported | 24.8 | 40 2019 | 6 1943 |
| Mustard | not reported | — | 1,400 1999 | 563 2016 |
| Canary seed | 1,921 lb/ac | 1,505 | 1,922 2022 | 553 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, 9% above the 10-year average of 44.1. In the last 20 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Pleasantdale No. 398 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.1 | 45.3 |
| 2024 | 40.9 | 34.1 |
| 2023 | 53.7 | 35.5 |
| 2022 | 51.4 | 38.6 |
| 2021 | 22.1 | 22.8 |
| 2020 | 47 | 39.2 |
| 2019 | 48.4 | 42.1 |
| 2018 | 44.5 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 42.9 | 34.6 |
| 2016 | 41.6 | 42.1 |
Spring wheat
2025: 70.2 bu/ac, 17% above the 10-year average of 60.2. In the last 20 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Pleasantdale No. 398 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70.2 | 57 |
| 2024 | 69.1 | 50.3 |
| 2023 | 64.6 | 45.8 |
| 2022 | 68.1 | 49.5 |
| 2021 | 33 | 30.8 |
| 2020 | 60.9 | 50.5 |
| 2019 | 64.3 | 50.1 |
| 2018 | 61.5 | 46.1 |
| 2017 | 61.5 | 45.3 |
| 2016 | 48.5 | 45.1 |
Durum
2016: 62.5 bu/ac.
RM of Pleasantdale No. 398 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 62.5 | 47.3 |
| 1998 | 49 | 28.7 |
| 1997 | 42.5 | 26.6 |
| 1992 | 20 | 28 |
| 1991 | 40 | 32 |
| 1990 | 35 | 31 |
| 1989 | 30 | 23.6 |
| 1988 | 12 | 12 |
| 1987 | 23 | 27.3 |
| 1986 | 25 | 31 |
Barley
2025: 94.3 bu/ac, 21% above the 10-year average of 78.2. In the last 20 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Pleasantdale No. 398 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94.3 | 78.9 |
| 2024 | 81.5 | 67.5 |
| 2023 | 85.8 | 59.9 |
| 2022 | 81.7 | 67.5 |
| 2021 | 35.3 | 33.1 |
| 2020 | 83.5 | 70.4 |
| 2019 | 83.6 | 69.4 |
| 2018 | 76 | 64.5 |
| 2017 | 80.6 | 61.6 |
| 2016 | 80 | 67.7 |
Oats
2025: 131.4 bu/ac (as published; it looks out of line with this RM’s other years). In the last 17 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Pleasantdale No. 398 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 131.4 as published | 101.3 |
| 2024 | 125.7 | 87.2 |
| 2023 | 116.9 | 75.9 |
| 2022 | 134.4 as published | 91.4 |
| 2021 | 45.3 | 46.2 |
| 2020 | 129.2 | 90.3 |
| 2019 | 129.5 | 89.5 |
| 2018 | 111.8 | 80 |
| 2017 | 127.5 | 81.1 |
| 2016 | 122.2 | 81.6 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 2013, 2022, 2025. Shown as published.
Field peas
2025: 48.5 bu/ac, 15% above the 10-year average of 42.2. In the last 20 reported years, 6 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Pleasantdale No. 398 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.5 | 46.3 |
| 2024 | 47 | 36.7 |
| 2023 | 28.4 | 33.5 |
| 2022 | 51.8 | 36.3 |
| 2021 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| 2020 | 37.1 | 40.2 |
| 2019 | 44.9 | 39.6 |
| 2018 | 48 | 37.7 |
| 2017 | 48.8 | 36.8 |
| 2016 | 45.2 | 40.3 |
Lentils
2016: 668 lb/ac.
RM of Pleasantdale No. 398 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 668 | 1,258 |
| 2010 | 108 as published | 1,169 |
| 2008 | 1,860 | 1,239 |
| 2007 | 1,450 | 1,082 |
| 2004 | 866 | 1,092 |
| 2003 | 1,590 | 802 |
| 2001 | 1,333 | 695 |
| 1994 | 607 | 1,000 |
| 1993 | 600 | 898 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 2010. Shown as published.
Flax
2019: 40 bu/ac, 61% above the 10-year average of 24.8. In the last 15 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Pleasantdale No. 398 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 40 | 24.4 |
| 2017 | 25.3 | 21.6 |
| 2016 | 22.1 | 25.7 |
| 2015 | 26.4 | 23.6 |
| 2014 | 16.7 | 22 |
| 2011 | 28.9 | 22.3 |
| 2010 | 14 | 18.7 |
| 2008 | 25 | 21.6 |
| 2007 | 25 | 17.8 |
| 2006 | 20 | 19.6 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1946. Shown as published.
Mustard
2016: 563 lb/ac. In the last 13 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Pleasantdale No. 398 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 563 | 922 |
| 2010 | 799 | 826 |
| 2008 | 1,250 | 875 |
| 2007 | 1,400 | 697 |
| 2006 | 1,400 | 800 |
| 2005 | 1,200 | 913 |
| 2004 | 1,350 | 897 |
| 2003 | 1,000 | 622 |
| 2002 | 750 | 579 |
| 2001 | 1,100 | 696 |
Canary seed
2025: 1,921 lb/ac, 28% above the 10-year average of 1,505. In the last 16 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Pleasantdale No. 398 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,921 | 1,759 |
| 2024 | 1,642 | 1,446 |
| 2023 | 1,204 | 987 |
| 2022 | 1,922 | 1,500 |
| 2021 | 553 | 749 |
| 2020 | 1,653 | 1,453 |
| 2018 | 1,543 | 1,307 |
| 2016 | 1,604 | 1,291 |
| 2015 | 1,301 | 1,001 |
| 2014 | 1,750 | 1,036 |
Rain and yield, year by year
May to August rain at Environment Canada’s Melfort 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 210 mm | 40.9 |
| 2023 | 124 mm | 53.7 |
| 2022 | 240 mm | 51.4 |
| 2021 | 139 mm | 22.1 |
| 2020 | 201 mm | 47 |
| 2019 | 210 mm | 48.4 |
| 2018 | 198 mm | 44.5 |
| 2017 | 127 mm | 42.9 |
| 2016 | 279 mm | 41.6 |
| 2015 | 269 mm | 56.7 |
| 2014 | 288 mm | 29.4 |
| 2013 | 232 mm | 39.9 |
| 2012 | 342 mm | 24 |
| 2011 | 206 mm | 33.1 |
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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