Table 1 
Preliminary estimates of principal field crop areas 

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Preliminary estimates of principal field crop areas
  2014 2015 June 20161p 2014 to 2015 2015 to June 2016
  thousands of acresthousands of acresthousands of acres % change% change
Total wheat (including winter wheat remaining)2 23,865 24,111 23,177 1.0 -3.9
Durum wheat 4,750 5,820 6,100 22.5 4.8
Spring wheat 17,414 17,013 15,449 -2.3 -9.2
Winter wheat3 1,700 1,278 1,628 -24.8 27.4
Barley 5,880 6,527 6,385 11.0 -2.2
Canary seed 275 325 260 18.2 -20.0
Canola 20,775 20,095 20,020 -3.3 -0.4
Chick peas 170 115 160 -32.4 39.1
Corn for grain 3,078 3,275 3,330 6.4 1.7
Dry beans 305 260 287 -14.8 10.4
Dry field peas 3,985 3,680 4,274 -7.7 16.1
Fall rye 221 259 329 16.9 27.1
Flaxseed 1,585 1,640 925 3.5 -43.6
Lentils 3,120 3,950 5,840 26.6 47.8
Mustard seed 500 345 525 -31.0 52.2
Oats 2,823 3,337 2,861 18.2 -14.3
Soybeans 5,562 5,411 5,465 -2.7 1.0
Summerfallow 4,595 2,560 1,985 -44.3 -22.5
Sunflower seed 75 100 70 33.3 -30.0
p
preliminary
Note(s):
  • The estimates in this table have been rounded to the nearest thousand. The percentage changes reflect the unrounded estimates, 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 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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