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Crop yields in the RM of Lake of The Rivers No. 72
In 2025, canola in the RM of Lake of The Rivers No. 72 averaged 28 bu/ac, 1% above the RM's own 10-year average of 27.7. 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 | 28 bu/ac | 27.7 | 47.9 2016 | 6.2 2003 |
| Spring wheat | 33.2 bu/ac | 41 | 62.5 2016 | 6 1938 |
| Durum | 24.2 bu/ac | 34.3 | 58.6 2016 | 11.5 1985 |
| Barley | 25.6 bu/ac | 44.9 | 75 2013 | 10 1961 |
| Oats | not reported | 57.5 | 92 2016 | 11 1961 |
| Field peas | 23.5 bu/ac | 25.8 | 55.1 2004 | 15.9 2003 |
| Lentils | 1,257 lb/ac | 1,146 | 1,843 2013 | 655 1994 |
| Flax | 26 bu/ac | 20.6 | 35 1993 | 3 1957 |
| Winter wheat | not reported | 51.5 | 73.6 2012 | 29.2 2017 |
| Mustard | not reported | 830 | 1,250 1996 | 283 2003 |
| Chickpeas | 1,840 lb/ac | 1,576 | 2,637 2019 | 1,044 2024 |
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: 28 bu/ac, 1% above the 10-year average of 27.7. In the last 19 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake of The Rivers No. 72 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 45.3 |
| 2024 | 10.6 | 34.1 |
| 2023 | 17.9 | 35.5 |
| 2022 | 26.8 | 38.6 |
| 2021 | 14.2 | 22.8 |
| 2020 | 34.9 | 39.2 |
| 2019 | 43.4 | 42.1 |
| 2018 | 28.3 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 24.8 | 34.6 |
| 2016 | 47.9 | 42.1 |
Spring wheat
2025: 33.2 bu/ac, 19% below the 10-year average of 41. In the last 20 reported years, 6 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake of The Rivers No. 72 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.2 | 57 |
| 2024 | 33.3 | 50.3 |
| 2023 | 35 | 45.8 |
| 2022 | 41.6 | 49.5 |
| 2021 | 29.1 | 30.8 |
| 2020 | 51.4 | 50.5 |
| 2019 | 57.9 | 50.1 |
| 2018 | 40 | 46.1 |
| 2017 | 25.8 | 45.3 |
| 2016 | 62.5 | 45.1 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1945, 1949, 1954. Shown as published.
Durum
2025: 24.2 bu/ac, 29% below the 10-year average of 34.3. In the last 20 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake of The Rivers No. 72 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.2 | 52 |
| 2024 | 16.9 | 41.1 |
| 2023 | 22.1 | 27.9 |
| 2022 | 38.5 | 39.6 |
| 2021 | 18.6 | 17.2 |
| 2020 | 48.3 | 47.9 |
| 2019 | 51.4 | 45 |
| 2018 | 32.1 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 32.1 | 38.6 |
| 2016 | 58.6 | 47.3 |
Barley
2025: 25.6 bu/ac, 43% below the 10-year average of 44.9. In the last 19 reported years, 6 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake of The Rivers No. 72 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.6 | 78.9 |
| 2024 | 37.4 | 67.5 |
| 2023 | 43.5 | 59.9 |
| 2022 | 61.2 | 67.5 |
| 2021 | 24.2 | 33.1 |
| 2020 | 73 | 70.4 |
| 2019 | 66.3 | 69.4 |
| 2018 | 35 | 64.5 |
| 2017 | 27.6 | 61.6 |
| 2016 | 55.3 | 67.7 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1945, 1949. Shown as published.
Oats
2016: 92 bu/ac, 60% above the 10-year average of 57.5. In the last 15 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake of The Rivers No. 72 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 92 | 81.6 |
| 2014 | 112 as published | 73.7 |
| 2013 | 71 | 82.4 |
| 2011 | 40.6 | 63.8 |
| 2010 | 40.8 | 62.6 |
| 2008 | 60 | 69.1 |
| 2007 | 40.8 | 56.7 |
| 2005 | 46 | 67.5 |
| 2004 | 55.2 | 60.7 |
| 2003 | 41.4 | 41.5 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1945, 1949, 2014. Shown as published.
Field peas
2025: 23.5 bu/ac, 9% below the 10-year average of 25.8. In the last 20 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake of The Rivers No. 72 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.5 | 46.3 |
| 2024 | 16.3 | 36.7 |
| 2023 | 28.9 | 33.5 |
| 2022 | 27.3 | 36.3 |
| 2021 | 23.7 | 22.4 |
| 2020 | 31.6 | 40.2 |
| 2019 | 26.6 | 39.6 |
| 2018 | 22.5 | 37.7 |
| 2017 | 18 | 36.8 |
| 2016 | 39.4 | 40.3 |
Lentils
2025: 1,257 lb/ac, 10% above the 10-year average of 1,146. In the last 20 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake of The Rivers No. 72 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,257 | 1,893 |
| 2024 | 660 | 1,269 |
| 2023 | 933 | 1,236 |
| 2022 | 1,205 | 1,216 |
| 2021 | 1,001 | 872 |
| 2020 | 1,329 | 1,583 |
| 2019 | 1,530 | 1,349 |
| 2018 | 1,294 | 1,407 |
| 2017 | 1,088 | 1,397 |
| 2016 | 1,158 | 1,258 |
Flax
2025: 26 bu/ac, 26% above the 10-year average of 20.6. In the last 20 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake of The Rivers No. 72 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 31 |
| 2024 | 7 | 22 |
| 2023 | 20.5 | 20 |
| 2022 | 17.8 | 25 |
| 2021 | 10.4 | 12.1 |
| 2020 | 28 | 25.8 |
| 2019 | 25.3 | 24.4 |
| 2018 | 18.6 | 22 |
| 2017 | 18.6 | 21.6 |
| 2016 | 33.5 | 25.7 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1945, 1946. Shown as published.
Winter wheat
2017: 29.2 bu/ac, 43% below the 10-year average of 51.5. In the last 11 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake of The Rivers No. 72 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.2 | 43.8 |
| 2016 | 62.6 | 56.1 |
| 2014 | 65.7 | 39.8 |
| 2013 | 37.7 | 45.3 |
| 2012 | 73.6 | 46.6 |
| 2011 | 60.7 | 42.2 |
| 2010 | 48 | 44.6 |
| 2008 | 34.2 | 40 |
| 2007 | 39.9 | 37.5 |
| 2006 | 38.9 | 40 |
Mustard
2019: 917 lb/ac, 11% above the 10-year average of 830. In the last 14 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake of The Rivers No. 72 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 917 | 718 |
| 2016 | 973 | 922 |
| 2015 | 841 | 845 |
| 2014 | 738 | 760 |
| 2013 | 1,250 | 984 |
| 2011 | 525 | 800 |
| 2010 | 562 | 826 |
| 2008 | 975 | 875 |
| 2005 | 808 | 913 |
| 2004 | 948 | 897 |
Chickpeas
2025: 1,840 lb/ac, 17% above the 10-year average of 1,576. In the last 18 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake of The Rivers No. 72 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,840 | 2,251 |
| 2024 | 1,044 | 1,214 |
| 2023 | 1,770 | 1,298 |
| 2022 | 1,876 | 1,322 |
| 2021 | 1,202 | 907 |
| 2020 | 1,501 | 1,609 |
| 2019 | 2,637 | 1,469 |
| 2018 | 1,377 | 1,501 |
| 2017 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 2016 | 1,310 | 1,292 |
Rain and yield, year by year
May to August rain at Environment Canada’s Assiniboia Airport 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 | 199 mm | 28 |
| 2024 | 140 mm | 10.6 |
| 2023 | 126 mm | 17.9 |
| 2022 | 175 mm | 26.8 |
| 2021 | 204 mm | 14.2 |
| 2020 | 107 mm | 34.9 |
| 2018 | 135 mm | 28.3 |
| 2017 | 74 mm | 24.8 |
| 2016 | 287 mm | 47.9 |
| 2015 | 214 mm | 31.9 |
| 2014 | 278 mm | 35.7 |
| 2013 | 177 mm | 38.6 |
| 2012 | 223 mm | 26.6 |
| 2011 | 397 mm | 27.8 |
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