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Crop yields in the RM of Lake Alma No. 8
In 2025, canola in the RM of Lake Alma No. 8 averaged 43.9 bu/ac, 56% above the RM's own 10-year average of 28.1. 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 | 43.9 bu/ac | 28.1 | 43.9 2025 | 6 2003 |
| Spring wheat | 28.5 bu/ac | 26 | 35.9 2016 | 4 1938 |
| Durum | 53.6 bu/ac | 36.6 | 53.6 2019 | 6 1988 |
| Barley | 29.6 bu/ac | — | 67.1 2010 | 9 1958 |
| Oats | 65.4 bu/ac | 54 | 92.9 2014 | 9 1958 |
| Field peas | 44.6 bu/ac | 31.9 | 44.6 2025 | 12.5 1995 |
| Lentils | 1,626 lb/ac | 1,300 | 1,632 2000 | 387 2003 |
| Flax | 30.2 bu/ac, as published | 15.9 | 25 1993 | 3 1946 |
| Winter wheat | not reported | 38.5 | 47.6 2013 | 15 1997 |
| Mustard | not reported | 710 | 1,414 2016 | 348 2017 |
| Canary seed | not reported | — | 1,000 2002 | 490 1998 |
| Chickpeas | not reported | 1,688 | 1,942 2018 | 875 2006 |
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: 43.9 bu/ac, 56% above the 10-year average of 28.1. In the last 18 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake Alma No. 8 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.9 | 45.3 |
| 2024 | 17.7 | 34.1 |
| 2023 | 20.5 | 35.5 |
| 2022 | 30.9 | 38.6 |
| 2021 | 25.7 | 22.8 |
| 2020 | 34.4 | 39.2 |
| 2019 | 30.2 | 42.1 |
| 2018 | 23.6 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 14.2 | 34.6 |
| 2016 | 40.4 | 42.1 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1984. Shown as published.
Spring wheat
2025: 28.5 bu/ac, 10% above the 10-year average of 26. In the last 20 reported years, 6 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake Alma No. 8 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.5 | 57 |
| 2024 | 27.5 | 50.3 |
| 2023 | 19.3 | 45.8 |
| 2022 | 19.5 | 49.5 |
| 2021 | 19.6 | 30.8 |
| 2020 | 27.4 | 50.5 |
| 2019 | 33.9 | 50.1 |
| 2018 | 31 | 46.1 |
| 2017 | 17.2 | 45.3 |
| 2016 | 35.9 | 45.1 |
Durum
2025: 53.6 bu/ac, 46% above the 10-year average of 36.6. In the last 20 reported years, 7 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake Alma No. 8 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.6 | 52 |
| 2024 | 22.5 | 41.1 |
| 2023 | 32.5 | 27.9 |
| 2022 | 38.7 | 39.6 |
| 2021 | 31.9 | 17.2 |
| 2020 | 41.3 | 47.9 |
| 2019 | 53.6 | 45 |
| 2018 | 32.4 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 25.7 | 38.6 |
| 2016 | 33.8 | 47.3 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1985. Shown as published.
Barley
2025: 29.6 bu/ac. In the last 10 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake Alma No. 8 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.6 | 78.9 |
| 2024 | 23.2 | 67.5 |
| 2021 | 12.3 | 33.1 |
| 2016 | 40 | 67.7 |
| 2014 | 49.5 | 50.6 |
| 2013 | 52 | 67.1 |
| 2012 | 14.5 | 43 |
| 2010 | 67.1 | 45.8 |
| 2007 | 38.6 | 45.4 |
| 2006 | 31.1 | 48.8 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1939, 1961. Shown as published.
Oats
2025: 65.4 bu/ac, 21% above the 10-year average of 54. In the last 17 reported years, 8 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake Alma No. 8 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65.4 | 101.3 |
| 2024 | 36.9 | 87.2 |
| 2023 | 19.6 | 75.9 |
| 2022 | 51.3 | 91.4 |
| 2020 | 67.9 | 90.3 |
| 2019 | 72.3 | 89.5 |
| 2018 | 52 | 80 |
| 2016 | 66.7 | 81.6 |
| 2015 | 29.6 | 70.3 |
| 2014 | 92.9 | 73.7 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1939, 1961. Shown as published.
Field peas
2025: 44.6 bu/ac, 40% above the 10-year average of 31.9. In the last 17 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake Alma No. 8 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.6 | 46.3 |
| 2024 | 17.4 | 36.7 |
| 2023 | 26.1 | 33.5 |
| 2022 | 36.1 | 36.3 |
| 2021 | 21.5 | 22.4 |
| 2019 | 40.7 | 39.6 |
| 2016 | 36.8 | 40.3 |
| 2015 | 24.1 | 33.1 |
| 2014 | 38.1 | 30 |
| 2013 | 29.4 | 41.1 |
Lentils
2025: 1,626 lb/ac, 25% above the 10-year average of 1,300. In the last 17 reported years, 1 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake Alma No. 8 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,626 | 1,893 |
| 2024 | 1,099 | 1,269 |
| 2023 | 1,211 | 1,236 |
| 2022 | 1,385 | 1,216 |
| 2021 | 1,173 | 872 |
| 2020 | 1,413 | 1,583 |
| 2019 | 1,391 | 1,349 |
| 2018 | 1,205 | 1,407 |
| 2017 | 927 | 1,397 |
| 2016 | 1,573 | 1,258 |
Flax
2025: 30.2 bu/ac (as published; it looks out of line with this RM’s other years). In the last 18 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake Alma No. 8 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.2 as published | 31 |
| 2023 | 10.5 | 20 |
| 2022 | 17.9 | 25 |
| 2021 | 11.3 | 12.1 |
| 2020 | 22.5 | 25.8 |
| 2019 | 17.5 | 24.4 |
| 2018 | 17 | 22 |
| 2017 | 10 | 21.6 |
| 2016 | 20.7 | 25.7 |
| 2015 | 15.4 | 23.6 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1938, 1957, 1958, 1961, 2025. Shown as published.
Winter wheat
2016: 46.6 bu/ac, 21% above the 10-year average of 38.5.
RM of Lake Alma No. 8 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 46.6 | 56.1 |
| 2015 | 26.7 | 37.7 |
| 2014 | 28.7 | 39.8 |
| 2013 | 47.6 | 45.3 |
| 2012 | 28 | 46.6 |
| 2011 | 44.7 | 42.2 |
| 2010 | 47.1 | 44.6 |
| 1997 | 15 | 29.5 |
| 1996 | 30 | 30 |
| 1995 | 22 | 30 |
Mustard
2024: 563 lb/ac, 21% below the 10-year average of 710. In the last 12 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Lake Alma No. 8 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 563 | 645 |
| 2022 | 714 | 650 |
| 2021 | 564 | 395 |
| 2017 | 348 | 700 |
| 2016 | 1,414 | 922 |
| 2015 | 655 | 845 |
| 2014 | 1,066 | 760 |
| 2013 | 1,147 | 984 |
| 2011 | 788 | 800 |
| 2010 | 792 | 826 |
Canary seed
2019: 930 lb/ac.
RM of Lake Alma No. 8 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 930 | 1,379 |
| 2002 | 1,000 | 625 |
| 1998 | 490 | 981 |
| 1997 | 600 | 938 |
| 1996 | 650 | 1,077 |
| 1995 | 800 | 934 |
| 1993 | 750 | 1,000 |
Chickpeas
2024: 1,700 lb/ac, 1% above the 10-year average of 1,688.
RM of Lake Alma No. 8 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,700 | 1,214 |
| 2023 | 1,448 | 1,298 |
| 2020 | 1,927 | 1,609 |
| 2019 | 1,424 | 1,469 |
| 2018 | 1,942 | 1,501 |
| 2011 | 1,561 | 1,561 |
| 2010 | 1,577 | 1,197 |
| 2006 | 875 | 1,001 |
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