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 26,978 26,648 26,925 -1.2 1.0
Durum wheat 6,034 6,364 6,532 5.5 2.6
Spring wheat 19,497 18,943 18,809 -2.8 -0.7
Winter wheat3 1,448 1,341 1,585 -7.4 18.2
Barley 7,331 6,405 6,136 -12.6 -4.2
Canary seed 256 291 319 13.5 9.8
Canola 22,087 22,011 21,457 -0.3 -2.5
Chick peas 316 481 541 52.3 12.6
Corn for grain 3,825 3,651 3,732 -4.5 2.2
Dry beans 318 402 382 26.4 -5.0
Dry field peas 3,048 3,213 3,504 5.4 9.1
Fall Rye 324 330 488 1.7 48.2
Flaxseed 609 504 620 -17.4 23.1
Lentils 3,669 4,210 4,380 14.8 4.0
Mustard seed 637 606 360 -4.9 -40.7
Oats 2,535 2,900 2,996 14.4 3.3
Soybeans 5,631 5,710 5,737 1.4 0.5
Summerfallow 1,178 1,234 1,080 4.8 -12.5
Sunflower seed 99 60 74 -39.5 23.2
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 remaining after winterkill.
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