Overall, yields are expected to be above average for most crops. The potato crop is looking good with good yields expected. The early apple varieties are smaller this year due to lack of precipitation. However, with recent rains the later varieties should size up well. Nova Scotia Precipitation continues to be well below average in all regions.
Crops still require more rain to recover.
Overall, yields are expected to be below average. PEI Producers have top-killed the majority of the potato crops and have started harvesting the Shepody variety for processing. Newfoundland Conditions in the central and west coast regions continue to remain dry, causing drought stress. Potato and vegetable harvests have begun. Forage yields will be variable this year, with the east coast having above average yields and the west having below average yields due to drought.