Prairies (Rural Roots Canada) – Hail ranging from pea-sized to as large as softballs rained down from storms across the Prairies resulting in approximately 1,500 crop damage claims, according to the latest hail report from the Canadian Crop Hail Association.

It reports light to medium crop damage across Western Canada between June 17-23.

In the report, Darryl Tiefenbach of Co-operative Hail Insurance says the stage of growth for each crop will be a factor in assessing hail damage and payable losses.

“We are not expecting large payable losses at this time of year although some crops will be severely damaged,” he says. “Regrowth and recovery are an important part of adjusting crops damaged by these early hail storms.”

PREVIOUS REPORT: Severe Weather Leads to Over 900 Crop Damage Claims

In Alberta, crops damaged include barley, beans, faba beans, flax, lentils, market gardens, mustard, oats, peas, potatoes, rye, sugarbeets, triticale, and wheat. Almost two dozen communities reported damage.

In Saskatchewan, some 30 communities across the province reported damaged crops including wheat, canola, peas, oats, corn, and barley.

In Manitoba, a handful of communities reported hail damage to barley, canola, oats, wheat, soybeans, and pea crops.

You can visit the Canadian Crop Hail Association website for more information and past reports.