Table 1
March intentions of principal field crop areas
2014 | 2015 | 20161p | 2014 to 2015 | 2015 to 2016 | |
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thousands of acres | thousands of acres | thousands of acres | % change | % change | |
Total wheat (including winter wheat remaining)2 | 23,865 | 24,111 | 23,846 | 1.0 | -1.1 |
Durum wheat | 4,750 | 5,820 | 6,120 | 22.5 | 5.2 |
Spring wheat | 17,414 | 17,013 | 16,044 | -2.3 | -5.7 |
Winter wheat3 | 1,700 | 1,278 | 1,682 | -24.8 | 31.6 |
Barley | 5,880 | 6,527 | 6,777 | 11.0 | 3.8 |
Canary seed | 275 | 325 | 300 | 18.2 | -7.7 |
Canola | 20,775 | 20,095 | 19,345 | -3.3 | -3.7 |
Chick peas | 170 | 115 | 100 | -32.4 | -13.0 |
Corn for grain | 3,078 | 3,275 | 3,477 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
Dry beans | 305 | 260 | 230 | -14.8 | -11.5 |
Dry field peas | 3,985 | 3,680 | 4,280 | -7.7 | 16.3 |
Fall rye3 | 221 | 259 | 337 | 16.9 | 30.4 |
Flaxseed | 1,585 | 1,640 | 1,115 | 3.5 | -32.0 |
Lentils | 3,120 | 3,950 | 5,140 | 26.6 | 30.1 |
Mustard seed | 500 | 345 | 430 | -31.0 | 24.6 |
Oats | 2,823 | 3,337 | 2,972 | 18.2 | -10.9 |
Soybeans | 5,562 | 5,411 | 5,306 | -2.7 | -1.9 |
Summerfallow | 4,595 | 2,560 | 2,160 | -44.3 | -15.6 |
Sunflower seed | 75 | 100 | 80 | 33.3 | -20.0 |
p
preliminary
Note(s):
- The estimates in this table have been rounded to the nearest thousand. The percentage changes reflect unrounded data, which are available in CANSIM.
- Wheat types may not add up to total wheat as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 001-0017.
Table note 1
The methodology used for area estimates for the Atlantic provinces and British Columbia was modified in 2014. For more information, see the note to readers.
Table note 2
Represents the sum of winter wheat, spring wheat and durum wheat.
Table note 3
The area remaining after winterkill.
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