Table 3
Irrigation volume by crop type and month, 2010
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| April and May | June | July | August | September and October | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands of cubic metres | ||||||
| All crops 1 | 78,461 | 121,696 | 326,762 | 247,194 | 64,037 | 838,150 |
| Field crops 2 | 20,069 | 53,909 | 205,899 | 130,688 | 28,136 E | 438,701 |
| Fruit | 5,771 | 9,997 | 14,622 | 13,200 | 6,228 | 49,818 |
| Vegetable | 3,161 | 4,176 | 11,120 | 8,623 | 1,233 E | 28,313 |
| Hay 3 | 46,145 | 45,413 | 77,357 | 73,450 | 17,697 | 260,062 |
| Improved pasture 4 | 3,316 | 8,202 | 17,763 | 21,232 E | 10,744 E | 61,256 |
Excludes Yukon, the Northwest Territories and
Nunavut.
Includes annual field crops and tame forages,
including barley and potatoes.
Includes any cultivated grass or legume crop
which has been (or will be) cut and dried principally for hay or ensilage.
Includes land that has been altered from its
natural state by seeding, draining, irrigating, fertilizing or brush- or weed-control
measures.
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, 2011, Environment Accounts and Statistics
Division, Agricultural Water Survey (survey number 5145).
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