High humidity and frequent rain showers is posing some problems for producers who are trying to put up hay.

Shannon Friesen with Saskatchewan Agriculture says while the unsettled weather is helping plant growth its preventing hay crops from drying down.

"Hay quality is also deteriorating due to the weather conditions. We did hear about some rainfall, anywhere from very small amounts to about one to two inches in some areas. We did hear about hail as well, for the most part damage seems to be minimal but producers are assessing those."

In the Humboldt region, the Crop Report shows anywhere from 20 mm of rain up to 50 mm plus in the region north of Wynyard.

Hay quality is now rated as 12 percent excellent, 72 percent good, 14 percent fair and two percent poor. Pasture conditions are rated as 35 percent excellent, 55 percent good and 10 percent fair. According to the report 18 percent of the hay crop is cut and 11 percent has been baled or put into silage.

"We've heard many reports from producers that their crop is anywhere from a week to even two weeks ahead of where we would typically be at this time of year," Friesen added.

There was some crop damage due to localized flooding, strong winds and disease. Many farmers are applying fungicides to crops due to wet conditions.