Table 1 
March intentions of principal field crop areas 

March intentions of principal field crop areas
  2014 2015 20161p 2014 to 2015 2015 to 2016
  thousands of acresthousands of acresthousands 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.
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