(Rural Roots Canada) – More than 1,600 crop damage claims have been filed in the wake of summer storms that rolled through the Prairies, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA).

With harvest underway, CCHA member companies are investigating 1,642 crop damage claims filed between July 29 through August 11. More than 75 percent of the claims were made by farms in Alberta.

“With harvest beginning in some areas, producers are reminded to leave adequate representative areas for adjusters to assess if they are harvesting, cutting, or salvaging their crops,” said Yves Dooper of the Agricultural Financial Services Corporation.

Regional Breakdown of Storm Damage 

Alberta

Crops damaged: Wheat, barley, corn, oats, dry beans, soybeans, canola, fababeans, flax, lentils, mustard, peas, potatoes, rye, sorghum, sugarbeets, triticale

Communities impacted: Vauxhall, Lomond, Clint, Medicine Hat, Okotoks, High River, Blackie, Moss Leigh, Arrowwood, Queenstown, Vulcan, Bow City, Rainier, Scandia, Tilley, Cochrane, Airdrie, Balzac, Delacour, Lyalta, Strathmore, Carseland, Gleichen, Cluny, Bassano, Nobbleford, Monarch

Saskatchewan

Crops damaged: Wheat, barley, lentils, peas, canola

Communities impacted: Estevan, Frobisher, Glen Ewen, Halbrite, Lampman, Oxbow, Regina, Rouleau, Sedley, Stoughton, Yellow Grass, Weyburn, Alameda, Swift Current, North Battleford, Kindersley, Shaunavon, Moose Jaw

Manitoba

Crops damaged: Wheat, canola, corn, soybeans

Communities impacted: Virden, Beausejour, Steinbach, TourondFor more information and to view past reports, you can visit the CCHA website.

COMPARE TO THE LAST REPORT: Hail Report: Alberta Crops Most Affected By Recent Storms