Table 1 
Estimates of principal field crop areas 

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Estimates of principal field crop areas
  2023 2024 20251 p 2023 to 2024 2024 to 2025
  thousands of acresthousands of acresthousands of acres % change% change
Total wheat (including winter wheat remaining)2 27,051 26,773 27,475 -1.0 2.6
Durum wheat 6,034 6,364 6,367 5.5 0.0
Spring wheat 19,497 18,943 19,421 -2.8 2.5
Winter wheat3 1,520 1,466 1,687 -3.5 15.1
Barley 7,331 6,405 6,280 -12.6 -2.0
Canary seed 256 291 232 13.5 -20.4
Canola 22,087 22,011 21,646 -0.3 -1.7
Chick peas 316 481 453 52.3 -5.7
Corn for grain 3,825 3,651 3,769 -4.5 3.2
Dry beans 318 402 357 26.4 -11.2
Dry field peas 3,048 3,213 3,517 5.4 9.5
Fall Rye 432 444 696 2.9 56.6
Flaxseed 609 504 448 -17.4 -11.0
Lentils 3,669 4,210 4,175 14.8 -0.8
Mustard seed 637 606 289 -4.9 -52.3
Oats 2,535 2,900 2,978 14.4 2.7
Soybeans 5,631 5,710 5,635 1.4 -1.3
Summerfallow 1,178 1,234 1,021 4.8 -17.3
Sunflower seed 99 60 59 -39.5 -2.5
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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