Table 1
Estimates of principal field crop areas
| 2022 | 2023 | 20241 p | 2022 to 2023 | 2023 to 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands of acres | thousands of acres | thousands of acres | % change | % change | |
| Total wheat (including winter wheat seeded in the fall)2 | 25,388 | 27,028 | 27,045 | 6.5 | 0.1 |
| Durum wheat | 6,006 | 6,034 | 6,344 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
| Spring wheat | 18,036 | 19,475 | 19,235 | 8.0 | -1.2 |
| Winter wheat3 | 1,346 | 1,520 | 1,465 | 12.9 | -3.6 |
| Barley | 7,045 | 7,321 | 7,134 | 3.9 | -2.5 |
| Canary seed | 291 | 256 | 291 | -12.0 | 13.4 |
| Canola | 21,396 | 22,082 | 21,394 | 3.2 | -3.1 |
| Chick peas | 234 | 316 | 400 | 34.9 | 26.8 |
| Corn for grain | 3,624 | 3,825 | 3,885 | 5.5 | 1.6 |
| Dry beans | 298 | 318 | 359 | 7.0 | 12.8 |
| Dry field peas | 3,368 | 3,048 | 3,122 | -9.5 | 2.4 |
| Fall Rye | 577 | 432 | 421 | -25.1 | -2.4 |
| Flaxseed | 779 | 609 | 510 | -21.8 | -16.2 |
| Lentils | 4,321 | 3,669 | 3,829 | -15.1 | 4.4 |
| Mustard seed | 555 | 637 | 592 | 14.9 | -7.1 |
| Oats | 3,937 | 2,527 | 3,072 | -35.8 | 21.6 |
| Soybeans | 5,274 | 5,631 | 5,582 | 6.8 | -0.9 |
| Summerfallow | 1,990 | 1,219 | 1,209 | -38.8 | -0.8 |
| Sunflower seed | 94 | 99 | 84 | 5.4 | -15.8 |
p
preliminary
Note(s):
- The estimates in this table have been rounded to the nearest thousand. The percentage changes reflect the unrounded estimates.
- Wheat types may not add up to total wheat as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 32-10-0359-01.
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 seeded in the fall.
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