Alberta Agriculture expects crop yields this year will be down about 15% from the 5 year average.
For spring wheat, the average dryland yield estimate for this year is 38.9 bushels per acre, down from the 5 year average of 46.1.
Barley yields are expected to be just under 55 bushels an acre, down about 5 bushels from the 5 year average.
For canola, Alberta Agriculture estimates farmers will get just over 32 bushels an acre, down from the 5 year average of 37.6.
And dry peas in Alberta are expected to yield 34.5 bushels an acre. The 5 year average is 38.3.