The western Canadian drought of 2001 - how dry was it? - ARCHIVED
Articles and reports: 21-004-X20021036174
Description: Crop production across western Canada was lower in 2001 as a result of drought conditions. The grains industry has been drawing comparisons with the 1988 season, the last year a general drought reduced production. There are differences between the drought of 2001 and the drought of 1988. This article will examine some of these differences.
Issue Number: 2002103
Main Product: VISTA on the Agri-food Industry and the Farm Community
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March 28, 2002 |
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Subjects
Keywords
- Agri-food industries
- Apples
- Barley
- Blueberries
- Canola
- Cattle farms
- Chickens
- Crop yield
- Durum wheat
- Farm cash receipts
- Farm income
- Flaxseed
- Food consumption
- Fruit
- Fruit farms
- Grapes
- Growing season
- Irrigation
- Natural disasters
- Oats
- Pig farms
- Potatoes
- Provincial differences
- Rye
- Soil quality
- Strawberries
- Vegetables
- Weather conditions
- Wheat
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