Agricorp says it’s insured winter wheat acres are down about 10 per cent from a year ago.

The agency had 550 thousand acres insured last year.

This year, it’s down to just under 500 thousand acres.

The deadline for full crop insurance for winter wheat has now passed – but growers can get insurance for everything except winter kill until May 1st.

Agricorp says the provincial corn yield reported so far is 168 bushels an acre, soybeans at 45 bushels and spring wheat at 69 bushels an acre.

For corn, that’s 102 per cent of the 10 year average – it’s 105 per cent for soybeans – and 114 per cent for spring wheat.

Those numbers are effective December 17th.

Agricorp says it’s important for all farmers with crops still in the field to keep in touch with the agency until that crop is fully harvested to keep their insurance coverage file active.

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