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Crop yields in the RM of Star City No. 428
In 2025, canola in the RM of Star City No. 428 averaged 49.3 bu/ac, 18% above the RM's own 10-year average of 41.7. 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 | 49.3 bu/ac | 41.7 | 49.3 2025 | 13.2 1989 |
| Spring wheat | 60.1 bu/ac | 54.3 | 60.5 2022 | 12.8 1988 |
| Barley | 95.2 bu/ac | 76 | 95.2 2025 | 13 1941 |
| Oats | 121 bu/ac | 113.1 | 129.1 2019 | 17 1947 |
| Field peas | 48.3 bu/ac | 43.3 | 51.6 2018 | 7.2 2002 |
| Lentils | 3,411 lb/ac | — | 3,411 2025 | 756 1994 |
| Flax | 31 bu/ac | 24 | 38 2013 | 7 1943 |
| Winter wheat | not reported | 40.9 | 50 2013 | 26 2010 |
| Canary seed | 2,550 lb/ac | 1,958 | 2,727 2019 | 325 2002 |
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: 49.3 bu/ac, 18% above the 10-year average of 41.7. In the last 20 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Star City No. 428 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49.3 | 45.3 |
| 2024 | 38.2 | 34.1 |
| 2023 | 45.6 | 35.5 |
| 2022 | 45.9 | 38.6 |
| 2021 | 21.8 | 22.8 |
| 2020 | 40.4 | 39.2 |
| 2019 | 43.9 | 42.1 |
| 2018 | 46.6 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 42.7 | 34.6 |
| 2016 | 43 | 42.1 |
Spring wheat
2025: 60.1 bu/ac, 11% above the 10-year average of 54.3. In the last 20 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Star City No. 428 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.1 | 57 |
| 2024 | 54.8 | 50.3 |
| 2023 | 51.9 | 45.8 |
| 2022 | 60.5 | 49.5 |
| 2021 | 35 | 30.8 |
| 2020 | 56.7 | 50.5 |
| 2019 | 59.1 | 50.1 |
| 2018 | 58 | 46.1 |
| 2017 | 58.1 | 45.3 |
| 2016 | 48.6 | 45.1 |
Barley
2025: 95.2 bu/ac, 25% above the 10-year average of 76. In the last 20 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Star City No. 428 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 95.2 | 78.9 |
| 2024 | 80.1 | 67.5 |
| 2023 | 70 | 59.9 |
| 2022 | 82.3 | 67.5 |
| 2021 | 44.9 | 33.1 |
| 2020 | 78.4 | 70.4 |
| 2019 | 86.8 | 69.4 |
| 2018 | 77 | 64.5 |
| 2017 | 71.4 | 61.6 |
| 2016 | 73.7 | 67.7 |
Oats
2025: 121 bu/ac, 7% above the 10-year average of 113.1. In the last 20 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Star City No. 428 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 121 | 101.3 |
| 2024 | 123 | 87.2 |
| 2023 | 99 | 75.9 |
| 2022 | 122 | 91.4 |
| 2021 | 57.4 | 46.2 |
| 2020 | 118.5 | 90.3 |
| 2019 | 129.1 | 89.5 |
| 2018 | 122 | 80 |
| 2017 | 121.1 | 81.1 |
| 2016 | 118.2 | 81.6 |
Field peas
2025: 48.3 bu/ac, 12% above the 10-year average of 43.3. In the last 20 reported years, 6 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Star City No. 428 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.3 | 46.3 |
| 2024 | 42.7 | 36.7 |
| 2023 | 42.7 | 33.5 |
| 2022 | 49.6 | 36.3 |
| 2021 | 26.7 | 22.4 |
| 2020 | 36.8 | 40.2 |
| 2019 | 43.8 | 39.6 |
| 2018 | 51.6 | 37.7 |
| 2017 | 45.7 | 36.8 |
| 2016 | 45.2 | 40.3 |
Lentils
2025: 3,411 lb/ac.
RM of Star City No. 428 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,411 | 1,893 |
| 2024 | 2,427 | 1,269 |
| 2023 | 2,835 | 1,236 |
| 1995 | 1,200 | 1,058 |
| 1994 | 756 | 1,000 |
| 1993 | 357 as published | 898 |
| 1992 | 1,877 | 1,010 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1993. Shown as published.
Flax
2025: 31 bu/ac, 29% above the 10-year average of 24. In the last 14 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Star City No. 428 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | 31 |
| 2022 | 29.5 | 25 |
| 2021 | 14.3 | 12.1 |
| 2020 | 28 | 25.8 |
| 2016 | 17 | 25.7 |
| 2015 | 22.2 | 23.6 |
| 2014 | 17.1 | 22 |
| 2013 | 38 | 27.7 |
| 2011 | 25.2 | 22.3 |
| 2010 | 15.3 | 18.7 |
Winter wheat
2016: 45 bu/ac, 10% above the 10-year average of 40.9.
RM of Star City No. 428 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 45 | 56.1 |
| 2014 | 27.6 | 39.8 |
| 2013 | 50 | 45.3 |
| 2011 | 49.3 | 42.2 |
| 2010 | 26 | 44.6 |
| 2007 | 47.5 | 37.5 |
| 2004 | 42.9 | 36.4 |
| 2003 | 44.5 | 35 |
| 1994 | 30 | 30 |
Canary seed
2025: 2,550 lb/ac, 30% above the 10-year average of 1,958. In the last 10 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Star City No. 428 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,550 | 1,759 |
| 2021 | 481 | 749 |
| 2020 | 1,936 | 1,453 |
| 2019 | 2,727 | 1,379 |
| 2018 | 2,491 | 1,307 |
| 2017 | 1,970 | 1,196 |
| 2016 | 1,551 | 1,291 |
| 2015 | 1,643 | 1,001 |
| 2013 | 1,469 | 1,345 |
| 2011 | 1,406 | 1,000 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 2010. Shown as published.
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 | 38.2 |
| 2023 | 124 mm | 45.6 |
| 2022 | 240 mm | 45.9 |
| 2021 | 139 mm | 21.8 |
| 2020 | 201 mm | 40.4 |
| 2019 | 210 mm | 43.9 |
| 2018 | 198 mm | 46.6 |
| 2017 | 127 mm | 42.7 |
| 2016 | 279 mm | 43 |
| 2015 | 269 mm | 43.4 |
| 2014 | 288 mm | 27.9 |
| 2013 | 232 mm | 35.6 |
| 2012 | 342 mm | 22.8 |
| 2011 | 206 mm | 36.6 |
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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