Alberta Crop Report

AGI / AFSC weekly survey · 2026 season · data through Oct 6, 2026

All Crops · Alberta · week of Oct 6 Averages are the report’s own 5-year figures where it publishes them, otherwise the same calendar week over prior seasons · moisture and pasture are Good + Excellent share
Combined 79.5% 37 pts vs last week −14.5 behind report 5-yr avg 94 Good + Excellent as of Aug 11 60.3% 2 pts vs last week +12.1 above report 5-yr avg 48.2 Surface moisture G+E 69.7% 1.3 pts vs last week +37 above report 5-yr avg 32.7 Pasture G+E as of Sep 29 50.9% 1.9 pts vs last week +28 above report 5-yr avg 22.9 Yield index 121.2 +21.2 above 5-yr normal (100) 10-yr index 110.5
All Crops — Harvest Progress (combined) Latest: Oct 6, 2026
Region Aug 25 Sep 8 Sep 22 Oct 6
Alberta 5.6 21 42.5 79.5
South 16.2 42.7 64.5 90.7
Central 2.7 22.9 45.2 86.8
North East 0.4 5.8 28.8 70.8
North West 0.3 5.9 29.7 74.6
Peace 0.4 7.9 23.5 62.1
All Crops — Condition: Good + Excellent Latest: Aug 11, 2026
Region Jun 16 Jun 30 Jul 14 Jul 28 Aug 11
Alberta 69.6 67.6 66.1 62.3 60.3
South 80.4 80.5 83.2 78.9 77
Central 81.3 84 81.4 76 68.9
North East 60 54.5 51.7 47.4 47.9
North West 38.7 38.5 31.6 36.8 37.1
Peace 66.3 57.2 54.5 48.7 48.6
Dryland Yield Estimates (bu/ac) Week of Oct 6, 2026
Crop South Central North East North West Peace Alberta
Spring Wheat 53.1 58.8 52.3 50.9 52.1 53.9
Barley 73 85.5 68.3 60.8 66.3 73.8
Oats 71.2 94.2 77.2 86.5 66.6 78.4
Canola 45.8 41.6 36.4 32.8 35.8 38.1
Dry Peas 42.4 46.6 36.4 34.1 41.8 42.1
Surface Soil Moisture Week of Oct 6, 2026

Regions ranked by Good + Excellent share; published averages shown last for reference.

Region Poor Fair Good Excellent Excessive Good + Excellent
Alberta 4.7 21.4 52.9 16.8 4.2 69.7
South 0.8 20.9 66.5 9.7 2.1 76.2
Central 7.5 38.2 46.7 5.1 2.4 51.8
North East 8.5 14 46.7 24.4 6.3 71.1
North West 6.8 7.8 42.5 30.8 12.1 73.3
Peace 0 5.7 50.4 40.3 3.7 90.7
5-yr Avg 30.6 36.4 29.3 3.4 0.4 32.7
10-yr Avg 19.5 28 37.6 13.7 1.2 51.3
Good + Excellent by week
Region May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 Jun 2 Jun 9 Jun 16 Jun 23 Jun 30 Jul 7 Jul 21 Aug 4 Aug 11 Aug 18 Aug 25 Sep 1 Sep 8 Sep 15 Sep 22 Sep 29 Oct 6
Alberta 67.6 68.4 67.5 59.4 79.4 85.3 79.8 75.1 79.3 80.2 68.4 46.5 47 55.4 54.3 56.2 73.8 76.2 74.2 68.4 69.7
South 67.3 65.6 68.3 55 75.5 86.7 78.1 69 81.8 80.2 54.9 25.9 32.7 49.8 38.2 41.5 87.9 84.1 78.7 68.6 76.2
Central 74.1 66.4 62.1 45.3 84.2 91 81.5 86.9 90.3 89.7 79.5 40.5 38.6 52.3 52.5 48.8 57.5 64.6 63.9 57 51.8
North East 74.4 77.2 69.6 71.9 74.7 74.9 80.8 77.5 74.4 76.4 74.5 65.8 60.9 55.1 66 67.3 71.6 69.9 70.2 71.2 71.1
North West 47.9 50.7 56.4 57.1 75.7 79.4 74.7 47.3 44.9 55.5 56.9 60.1 56.1 56.7 61.2 69.2 65 79.3 78.5 71.9 73.3
Peace 60 84.9 87.1 89.8 90 89.1 83.9 85.6 86.1 87.1 80.2 74.6 77.1 78.7 78.6 85.8 87.7 91.1 90.3 89.2 90.7
5-yr Avg 53.4 56.8 57.2 62.6 53.5 48.7 55.6 64.7 57.8 54.2 38.6 39.5 39.4 37.6 41.6 38.5 35.9 36 37.4 30.6 32.7
10-yr Avg 60.8 60.9 59.4 67.8 60.9 60.7 64.4 69.3 64.5 63.8 50.2 47.9 51.2 45.9 50.8 49.1 48.2 48.3 51.2 49.7 51.3
Sub-surface Soil Moisture Week of Jul 28, 2026

Regions ranked by Good + Excellent share; published averages shown last for reference.

Region Poor Fair Good Excellent Excessive Good + Excellent
Alberta 8.5 26.4 37.4 22.5 5.2 59.9
South 18.2 46.2 31.8 3.7 0 35.5
Central 7.6 32.7 45.6 10.2 4 55.8
North East 3.6 8.6 31.2 43.3 13.4 74.5
North West 0 0 29.7 55.5 14.9 85.2
Peace 0 9.7 50.3 40.1 0 90.4
5-yr Avg 24.7 36.1 32.9 5.9 0.3 38.8
10-yr Avg 17.2 28 38 14.8 2 52.8
Good + Excellent by week
Region Jul 14 Jul 28
Alberta 77.8 59.9
South 55.6 35.5
Central 87.5 55.8
North East 84.6 74.5
North West 90.8 85.2
Peace 91.2 90.4
5-yr Avg 43.9 38.8
10-yr Avg 56.1 52.8
Pasture Growth Conditions Week of Sep 29, 2026

Regions ranked by Good + Excellent share; published averages shown last for reference.

Region Poor Fair Good Excellent Good + Excellent
Alberta 10.9 38.1 42.7 8.2 50.9
South 2 28.6 58.8 10.6 69.4
Central 24 57.2 18.8 0 18.8
North East 6.4 38.3 41.1 14.3 55.4
North West 0 8 74 18 92
Peace 18.2 33.8 39 9 48
5-yr Avg 35.9 41.2 22.3 0.6 22.9
10-yr Avg 29.9 35.4 32.3 2.4 34.7
Good + Excellent by week
Region May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 Jun 2 Jun 9 Jun 16 Jun 23 Jun 30 Jul 7 Jul 14 Jul 28 Aug 4 Sep 1 Sep 15 Sep 29
Alberta 60.7 56 57.1 48.8 61.1 69.9 70.3 77.5 78.6 82.2 79.4 67 54.9 39.4 49 50.9
South 67.3 61.4 63.4 53.4 56.9 62.6 59.3 66 71.2 73.6 65.5 56.3 45.1 45.7 56.2 69.4
Central 74.9 65.1 67.8 53.1 64.4 72.2 73.6 88.5 94.1 94.5 95.6 68.7 55.4 14.1 25.7 18.8
North East 38.1 48.3 42.9 42.9 70.3 90.4 93 94.8 78.1 90 89.8 89.7 66.2 57.2 55.9 55.4
North West 59.8 43.2 44 41.8 73.9 83.9 82.2 73.5 75.6 76.5 75.1 75.4 74.4 68.9 93.6 92
Peace 11.1 19.4 23 27.6 27.9 30.2 43.4 47.2 46.5 56.3 53.2 49.5 49.1 48.9 50.3 48
5-yr Avg 40.3 47.1 52.4 54.5 55.7 48.7 52.3 51.1 51.3 45.7 45.4 39.7 35 29.3 25 22.9
10-yr Avg 45.5 — 55.4 60.8 60.5 — 61.9 61.7 60.5 58.1 55.9 50.6 42.6 39.8 35.1 34.7
Tame Hay Conditions Week of Jul 21, 2026

Regions ranked by Good + Excellent share; published averages shown last for reference.

Region Poor Fair Good Excellent Good + Excellent
Alberta 2.6 20.1 61.3 15.9 77.2
South 4.1 30 63.9 2.1 66
Central 0.3 8.6 85.5 5.6 91.1
North East 0 10.7 63.3 26 89.3
North West 0 22.3 39 38.7 77.7
Peace 9.7 31.9 46.2 12.1 58.3
5-yr Avg 31.5 34 29.5 5 34.5
10-yr Avg 22.3 30.3 36.6 10.7 47.3
All Crops — Completed measures 1 measure finished this season

Source: Alberta Crop Report (Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation / AFSC Crop Reporting Survey), parsed weekly from the published reports. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta. Values are percentages except yield estimates (bu/ac) and the yield index (100 = average); — indicates not reported. Averages are the report’s published 5-year figures where available (All Crops progress and condition by region; provincial moisture and pasture), otherwise the same calendar week across the previous five seasons.