Storms Drop Large Hail, Damaging Crops - Crop Insurance In Canada

Marble- to baseball-size hail hit farmers in some areas of the Prairie Provinces, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association. Hail of that size can wreak havoc with crops like lentils, peas, dry beans, chickpeas that are particularly susceptible to loss this time of year.

“Pulse crops will generally see the highest paid losses…as they are close or ready to be harvested, especially pea crops,” said Darryl Tiefenbach, Co-operative Hail Insurance.

CCHA member companies are investigating 1,187 claims of crop damage from storms that occurred August 3-9.

The Association again reminds farmers to leave adequate representation of the crop in the field if they are planning to harvest or salvage a damaged crop prior to adjustment.

Companies contributing to this report are AG Direct Hail Insurance, Agriculture Financial Services Corporation, Co-operative Hail Insurance Company, Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation, Rain and Hail Insurance Services, and Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Insurance.

Here’s a look at storm damage across the region.

ALBERTA

Crops damaged: Barley, Canola, Chickpeas, Corn, Dry Beans, Flax, Hemp, Lentils, Mustard, Oats, Peas, Potatoes, Rye, Sugarbeets, Timothy, Tritcale, Wheat

Communities impacted include: Airdrie, Athabasca, Beiseker, Big Valley, Boyle, Brant, Byemoor, Cayley, Champion, Chestermere, Colinton, Coutts, Dapp, Dayton, Diamond Valley, Donnelly, Etzikom, Foremost, Fort Assiniboine, Grassland, Gwynne, Hardisty, Hemaruka, Herronton, High Prairie, Innisfree, Irricana, Jarvie, Josephburg, Kinsella, Lougheed, Longview, Lyalta, Manyberries, Michichi, Milk River, Morecambe, Munson, Myrnam, Nanton, St. Michael, Sylvan Lake, Taber, Two Hills, Venice, Vulcan, Wrentham

MANITOBA
Crops damaged: Alfalfa Seed, Canola, Cereals, Soybeans

Communities impacted include: Boissevain, Glenboro, Goodlands, Holmfield, Killarney, Killarney, Lena, Medora, Morden, New Bothwell, Oakbank, Stanley, Waskada.

SASKATCHEWAN

Crops damaged: Barley, Canola, Chickpeas, Flax, Lentils, Peas, Wheat

Communities impacted include: Abbey, Alameda, Bateman, Bengough, Big Beaver, Bridgeford, Bromhead, Burstall, Cabri, Carrot River, Central Butte, Chaplin,Coderre, Colgate, Consul, Davidson, Edam, Foam Lake, Frobisher, Gladmar, Goodwater, Gravelbourg, Halbrite, Halton, Hendon, Lake Alma, Longbank, Lancer, Lawson, Liebenthal, Mankota, Maple Creek, Mawer, Melville, Mervin, Midale, Minton, North Battleford, Oxbow, Pennant, Regway, Saskatoon, Shackleton, Shamrock, Stewart Valley, Stoughton, Success, Swift Current, Sybouts, Tugaske, Turtleford, Vidora, Wapella, and Wapella