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Crop yields in the RM of Laird No. 404
In 2025, canola in the RM of Laird No. 404 averaged 49.7 bu/ac, 18% above the RM's own 10-year average of 42.2. 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 | 49.7 bu/ac | 42.2 | 50.1 2015 | 7.4 2002 |
| Spring wheat | 60.7 bu/ac | 55.7 | 67.4 2020 | 8 1941 |
| Durum | not reported | — | 62.4 2020 | 16 1988 |
| Barley | 86.9 bu/ac | 73.9 | 95.8 2009 | 10 1940 |
| Oats | 119.6 bu/ac | — | 130.8 2016 | 11 1961 |
| Field peas | 52.8 bu/ac | 44.7 | 58.5 2013 | 10.3 2002 |
| Lentils | 2,261 lb/ac | 2,007 | 2,476 2016 | 325 2013 |
| Flax | 30.6 bu/ac | 24.1 | 37.1 2015 | 4 1957 |
| Fall rye | 85.4 bu/ac, as published | — | 32.3 1992 | 5 1947 |
| Mustard | not reported | — | 1,078 2010 | 550 1996 |
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: 49.7 bu/ac, 18% above the 10-year average of 42.2. In the last 20 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Laird No. 404 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49.7 | 45.3 |
| 2024 | 38.9 | 34.1 |
| 2023 | 46.3 | 35.5 |
| 2022 | 34.3 | 38.6 |
| 2021 | 14.4 | 22.8 |
| 2020 | 46.7 | 39.2 |
| 2019 | 45.2 | 42.1 |
| 2018 | 49.2 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 49.2 | 34.6 |
| 2016 | 48.2 | 42.1 |
Spring wheat
2025: 60.7 bu/ac, 9% above the 10-year average of 55.7. In the last 20 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Laird No. 404 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.7 | 57 |
| 2024 | 61.7 | 50.3 |
| 2023 | 66.4 | 45.8 |
| 2022 | 48.6 | 49.5 |
| 2021 | 23.7 | 30.8 |
| 2020 | 67.4 | 50.5 |
| 2019 | 58.3 | 50.1 |
| 2018 | 56.9 | 46.1 |
| 2017 | 56.9 | 45.3 |
| 2016 | 56.1 | 45.1 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1938, 1947. Shown as published.
Durum
2020: 62.4 bu/ac.
RM of Laird No. 404 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 62.4 | 47.9 |
| 2014 | 41.6 | 37.7 |
| 2003 | 30.8 | 23 |
| 1998 | 37.3 | 28.7 |
| 1996 | 29.6 | 31.5 |
| 1994 | 25 | 29.3 |
| 1992 | 25 | 28 |
| 1990 | 38 | 31 |
| 1989 | 34 | 23.6 |
| 1988 | 16 | 12 |
Barley
2025: 86.9 bu/ac, 18% above the 10-year average of 73.9. In the last 20 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Laird No. 404 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86.9 | 78.9 |
| 2024 | 77 | 67.5 |
| 2023 | 78.6 | 59.9 |
| 2022 | 61.8 | 67.5 |
| 2021 | 13.6 | 33.1 |
| 2020 | 81.7 | 70.4 |
| 2019 | 93.4 | 69.4 |
| 2018 | 82.4 | 64.5 |
| 2017 | 79.8 | 61.6 |
| 2016 | 83.5 | 67.7 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1938, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1961. Shown as published.
Oats
2025: 119.6 bu/ac. In the last 13 reported years, 0 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Laird No. 404 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 119.6 | 101.3 |
| 2024 | 95.7 | 87.2 |
| 2016 | 130.8 | 81.6 |
| 2015 | 117.2 | 70.3 |
| 2014 | 114.6 | 73.7 |
| 2013 | 110.7 | 82.4 |
| 2012 | 86.4 | 64.8 |
| 2011 | 116 | 63.8 |
| 2010 | 90.4 | 62.6 |
| 2009 | 98.3 | 71.7 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1938, 1941, 1947. Shown as published.
Field peas
2025: 52.8 bu/ac, 18% above the 10-year average of 44.7. In the last 20 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Laird No. 404 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.8 | 46.3 |
| 2024 | 42.9 | 36.7 |
| 2023 | 55.9 | 33.5 |
| 2022 | 38 | 36.3 |
| 2021 | 12.4 | 22.4 |
| 2020 | 46.8 | 40.2 |
| 2019 | 51.2 | 39.6 |
| 2018 | 48.5 | 37.7 |
| 2017 | 42.1 | 36.8 |
| 2016 | 56 | 40.3 |
Lentils
2025: 2,261 lb/ac, 13% above the 10-year average of 2,007. In the last 14 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Laird No. 404 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,261 | 1,893 |
| 2024 | 1,665 | 1,269 |
| 2023 | 2,259 | 1,236 |
| 2022 | 1,418 | 1,216 |
| 2021 | 831 | 872 |
| 2020 | 2,302 | 1,583 |
| 2019 | 2,185 | 1,349 |
| 2018 | 2,364 | 1,407 |
| 2017 | 2,314 | 1,397 |
| 2016 | 2,476 | 1,258 |
Flax
2025: 30.6 bu/ac, 27% above the 10-year average of 24.1. In the last 15 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Laird No. 404 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.6 | 31 |
| 2023 | 19.2 | 20 |
| 2022 | 19.8 | 25 |
| 2021 | 7.3 | 12.1 |
| 2020 | 29.6 | 25.8 |
| 2019 | 31.6 | 24.4 |
| 2018 | 26 | 22 |
| 2016 | 29 | 25.7 |
| 2015 | 37.1 | 23.6 |
| 2014 | 29.3 | 22 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1947. Shown as published.
Fall rye
2025: 85.4 bu/ac (as published; it looks out of line with this RM’s other years).
RM of Laird No. 404 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85.4 as published | 46.5 |
| 1992 | 32.3 | 25.5 |
| 1990 | 25 | 27 |
| 1989 | 29 | 25 |
| 1988 | 10 | 11.5 |
| 1987 | 22 | 24 |
| 1986 | 25 | 26.7 |
| 1985 | 24 | 20 |
| 1984 | 15 | 24 |
| 1983 | 25 | 29 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 2025. Shown as published.
Mustard
2016: 750 lb/ac.
RM of Laird No. 404 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 750 | 922 |
| 2011 | 968 | 800 |
| 2010 | 1,078 | 826 |
| 1996 | 550 | 961 |
Rain and yield, year by year
May to August rain at Environment Canada’s Saskatoon RCS 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 | 200 mm | 49.7 |
| 2024 | 229 mm | 38.9 |
| 2023 | 166 mm | 46.3 |
| 2022 | 136 mm | 34.3 |
| 2021 | 133 mm | 14.4 |
| 2020 | 217 mm | 46.7 |
| 2019 | 177 mm | 45.2 |
| 2018 | 103 mm | 49.2 |
| 2017 | 128 mm | 49.2 |
| 2016 | 220 mm | 48.2 |
| 2015 | 143 mm | 50.1 |
| 2014 | 219 mm | 40.6 |
| 2013 | 184 mm | 42.8 |
| 2012 | 375 mm | 28.9 |
| 2011 | 201 mm | 42.4 |
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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