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Table 1-1
Estimate of the production of principal field
crops, Canada, November 2008 — Metric
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| Area | Yield on harvested area | Production | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seeded | Harvested | |||
| thousands of hectares | kilograms per hectare | thousands of tonnes | ||
| Canada | ||||
| Winter wheat 1 | 1,058.9 | 1,046.7 | 4 500 | 4,686.9 |
| Spring wheat | 6,621.9 | 6,569.0 | 2 800 | 18,404.9 |
| Durum wheat | 2,440.3 | 2,416.0 | 2 300 | 5,519.3 |
| All wheat | 10,121.1 | 10,031.7 | 2 900 | 28,611.1 |
| Oats | 1,758.4 | 1,448.4 | 2 900 | 4,272.6 |
| Barley | 3,786.6 | 3,501.6 | 3 400 | 11,781.4 |
| Fall rye 1 | 137.6 | 131.5 | 2 400 | 316.2 |
| Mixed grains | 143.4 | 79.6 | 2 800 | 221.9 |
| Flaxseed 2 | 631.3 | 625.2 | 1 400 | 861.1 |
| Canola | 6,539.6 | 6,494.4 | 1 900 | 12,642.9 |
| Corn for grain | 1,204.0 | 1,168.8 | 9 100 | 10,592.0 |
| Dry peas | 1,616.6 | 1,582.2 | 2 300 | 3,571.3 |
| Soybeans | 1,202.4 | 1,195.4 | 2 800 | 3,335.9 |
| Dry white beans | 54.7 | 54.3 | 2 000 | 108.9 |
| Dry coloured beans | 73.6 | 70.9 | 2 200 | 157.3 |
| Fodder corn 3 | 252.2 | 224.7 | 39 340 | 8,840.6 |
| Tame hay 3 | 8,201.6 | 7,379.1 | 4 120 | 30,431.5 |
| Summerfallow | 2,456.0 | … | … | … |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||
| Tame hay 3 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5 190 | 32.7 |
| Prince Edward Island | ||||
| Winter wheat 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 400 | 6.7 |
| Spring wheat | 15.0 | 14.2 | 2 500 | 36.2 |
| All wheat | 17.0 | 16.2 | 2 600 | 42.9 |
| Oats | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2 700 | 13.0 |
| Barley | 31.2 | 30.4 | 2 600 | 80.0 |
| Mixed grains | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2 300 | 7.3 |
| Soybeans | 7.3 | 7.3 | 2 300 | 17.1 |
| Fodder corn 3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 34 040 | 95.3 |
| Tame hay 3 | 58.7 | 54.6 | 5 150 | 281.2 |
| Nova Scotia | ||||
| Winter wheat 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 700 | 9.3 |
| Spring wheat | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 400 | 2.4 |
| All wheat | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 900 | 11.7 |
| Oats | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2 300 | 5.1 |
| Barley | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3 000 | 10.2 |
| Corn for grain | 4.9 | 4.9 | 8 000 | 39.3 |
| Fodder corn 3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 22 230 | 88.9 |
| Tame hay 3 | 76.9 | 72.8 | 4 490 | 326.6 |
| Area | Yield on harvested area | Production | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seeded | Harvested | |||
| thousands of hectares | kilograms per hectare | thousands of tonnes | ||
| New Brunswick | ||||
| Winter wheat 1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2 000 | 0.4 |
| Spring wheat | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 700 | 5.4 |
| All wheat | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 600 | 5.8 |
| Oats | 10.1 | 9.9 | 2 300 | 22.7 |
| Barley | 11.3 | 11.3 | 2 900 | 32.3 |
| Corn for grain | 4.9 | 4.9 | 7 200 | 35.1 |
| Fodder corn 3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 20 570 | 61.7 |
| Tame hay 3 | 74.9 | 70.8 | 4 710 | 333.8 |
| Quebec | ||||
| Winter wheat 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2 800 | 12.5 |
| Spring wheat | 50.0 | 48.5 | 2 800 | 137.0 |
| All wheat | 54.5 | 53.0 | 2 800 | 149.5 |
| Oats | 102.0 | 94.0 | 2 200 | 205.0 |
| Barley | 100.0 | 97.5 | 2 600 | 258.0 |
| Mixed grains | 21.0 | 19.0 | 2 500 | 48.0 |
| Canola | 18.0 | 17.5 | 1 900 | 33.0 |
| Corn for grain | 395.0 | 382.0 | 8 200 | 3,150.0 |
| Corn for grain GM | 232.0 | 222.0 | 8 300 | 1,835.0 |
| Soybeans | 232.0 | 229.0 | 2 600 | 600.0 |
| Soybeans GM | 113.0 | 111.0 | 2 600 | 290.0 |
| Total dry beans | 5.0 | 4.7 | 1 640 | 7.7 |
| Fodder corn 3 | 48.0 | 45.0 | 35 560 | 1,600.3 |
| Tame hay 3 | 850.0 | 817.0 | 5 630 | 4,600.3 |
| Ontario | ||||
| Winter wheat 1 | 495.7 | 495.7 | 5 400 | 2,675.3 |
| Spring wheat | 68.8 | 68.8 | 3 300 | 228.6 |
| All wheat | 564.5 | 564.5 | 5 100 | 2,903.9 |
| Oats | 30.4 | 26.3 | 2 600 | 67.9 |
| Barley | 62.7 | 58.7 | 3 300 | 191.6 |
| Fall rye 1 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 2 500 | 45.7 |
| Mixed grains | 46.5 | 40.5 | 2 900 | 118.8 |
| Canola | 22.3 | 22.3 | 2 200 | 49.9 |
| Corn for grain | 712.2 | 700.1 | 9 800 | 6,858.3 |
| Corn for grain GM | 396.6 | 390.5 | 9 900 | 3,872.4 |
| Soybeans | 849.8 | 847.8 | 2 900 | 2,476.6 |
| Soybeans GM | 491.7 | 490.5 | 2 900 | 1,431.5 |
| Dry white beans | 32.4 | 32.0 | 2 270 | 72.6 |
| Dry coloured beans | 22.2 | 21.8 | 2 530 | 55.1 |
| Fodder corn 3 | 113.3 | 111.3 | 43 200 | 4,808.1 |
| Tame hay 3 | 1,031.9 | 999.6 | 6 080 | 6,078.1 |
| Area | Yield on harvested area | Production | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seeded | Harvested | |||
| thousands of hectares | kilograms per hectare | thousands of tonnes | ||
| Manitoba | ||||
| Winter wheat 1 | 222.6 | 222.6 | 4 600 | 1,016.5 |
| Spring wheat | 1,080.6 | 1,066.4 | 3 100 | 3,264.4 |
| All wheat | 1,303.2 | 1,289.0 | 3 300 | 4,280.9 |
| Oats | 348.0 | 323.7 | 3 400 | 1,116.6 |
| Barley | 329.8 | 303.5 | 3 700 | 1,121.3 |
| Fall rye 1 | 30.4 | 28.3 | 3 000 | 83.8 |
| Mixed grains | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 600 | 5.2 |
| Flaxseed 2 | 107.2 | 105.2 | 1 500 | 161.3 |
| Canola | 1,254.5 | 1,246.4 | 2 100 | 2,576.4 |
| Corn for grain | 78.9 | 70.8 | 6 700 | 473.7 |
| Dry peas | 44.4 | 44.4 | 2 420 | 107.5 |
| Soybeans | 113.3 | 111.3 | 2 200 | 242.2 |
| Dry white beans | 22.3 | 22.3 | 1 630 | 36.3 |
| Dry coloured beans | 30.2 | 30.2 | 1 980 | 59.6 |
| Sunflower seed | 68.8 | 68.8 | 1 630 | 112.2 |
| Canary seed | 10.1 | 10.1 | 1 090 | 11.0 |
| Fodder corn 3 | 34.4 | 28.3 | 40 390 | 1,143.1 |
| Tame hay 3 | 991.5 | 839.7 | 4 110 | 3,447.3 |
| Summerfallow | 61.0 | … | … | … |
| Saskatchewan | ||||
| Winter wheat 1 | 222.6 | 210.4 | 2 800 | 579.7 |
| Spring wheat | 3,075.6 | 3,057.4 | 2 400 | 7,416.2 |
| Durum wheat | 2,063.9 | 2,043.7 | 2 200 | 4,441.6 |
| All wheat | 5,362.1 | 5,311.5 | 2 300 | 12,437.5 |
| Oats | 890.3 | 768.9 | 2 900 | 2,267.1 |
| Barley | 1,537.8 | 1,456.9 | 3 200 | 4,594.0 |
| Fall rye 1 | 60.7 | 56.7 | 1 900 | 110.5 |
| Mixed grains | 12.1 | 4.0 | 2 800 | 11.0 |
| Flaxseed 2 | 505.9 | 501.8 | 1 300 | 666.8 |
| Canola | 3,116.1 | 3,095.8 | 1 800 | 5,629.1 |
| Dry peas | 1,284.9 | 1,254.5 | 2 180 | 2,732.4 |
| Triticale | 20.2 | 10.1 | 1 800 | 18.5 |
| Lentils | 651.6 | 631.3 | 1 460 | 919.5 |
| Mustard seed | 149.7 | 143.6 | 860 | 123.9 |
| Canary seed | 157.8 | 153.8 | 1 200 | 184.6 |
| Chick peas | 44.4 | 42.4 | 1 580 | 67.0 |
| Fodder corn 3 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 15 880 | 63.5 |
| Tame hay 3 | 2,185.3 | 1,883.8 | 2 380 | 4,490.6 |
| Summerfallow | 1,679.0 | … | … | … |
| Area | Yield on harvested area | Production | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seeded | Harvested | |||
| thousands of hectares | kilograms per hectare | thousands of tonnes | ||
| Alberta | ||||
| Winter wheat 1 | 109.3 | 109.3 | 3 500 | 386.5 |
| Spring wheat | 2,306.7 | 2,288.5 | 3 200 | 7,272.0 |
| Durum wheat | 376.4 | 372.3 | 2 900 | 1,077.7 |
| All wheat | 2,792.4 | 2,770.1 | 3 200 | 8,736.2 |
| Oats | 344.0 | 202.3 | 2 700 | 541.3 |
| Barley | 1,679.4 | 1,517.6 | 3 600 | 5,447.5 |
| Fall rye 1 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 2 700 | 76.2 |
| Mixed grains | 52.6 | 10.1 | 3 000 | 30.6 |
| Flaxseed 2 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 1 800 | 33.0 |
| Canola | 2,104.4 | 2,092.2 | 2 100 | 4,322.7 |
| Corn for grain | 8.1 | 6.1 | 5 800 | 35.6 |
| Dry peas | 287.3 | 283.3 | 2 580 | 731.4 |
| Triticale | 14.2 | 5.7 | 3 400 | 19.4 |
| Dry coloured beans | 16.2 | 14.2 | 2 470 | 34.9 |
| Mustard seed | 44.5 | 42.5 | 870 | 37.1 |
| Sugar beets | 7.3 | 6.9 | 49 960 | 344.7 |
| Fodder corn 3 | 28.3 | 16.2 | 35 280 | 571.5 |
| Tame hay 3 | 2,509.1 | 2,260.2 | 4 130 | 9,344.0 |
| Summerfallow | 688.0 | … | … | … |
| British Columbia | ||||
| Spring wheat | 22.2 | 22.2 | 1 900 | 42.7 |
| Oats | 26.3 | 16.2 | 2 100 | 33.9 |
| Barley | 30.4 | 22.3 | 2 100 | 46.5 |
| Mixed grains | 4.0 | 0.8 | 1 300 | 1.0 |
| Canola | 24.3 | 20.2 | 1 600 | 31.8 |
| Fodder corn 3 | 12.1 | 10.1 | 40 420 | 408.2 |
| Tame hay 3 | 416.8 | 374.3 | 4 000 | 1,496.9 |
| Summerfallow | 28.0 | … | … | … |
| Western Canada | ||||
| Winter wheat 1 | 554.5 | 542.3 | 3 700 | 1,982.7 |
| Spring wheat | 6,485.1 | 6,434.5 | 2 800 | 17,995.3 |
| Durum wheat | 2,440.3 | 2,416.0 | 2 300 | 5,519.3 |
| All wheat | 9,479.9 | 9,392.8 | 2 700 | 25,497.3 |
| Oats | 1,608.6 | 1,311.1 | 3 000 | 3,958.9 |
| Barley | 3,577.4 | 3,300.3 | 3 400 | 11,209.3 |
| Fall rye 1 | 119.4 | 113.3 | 2 400 | 270.5 |
| Flaxseed 2 | 631.3 | 625.2 | 1 400 | 861.1 |
| Canola | 6,499.3 | 6,454.6 | 1 900 | 12,560.0 |
| Dry peas | 1,616.6 | 1,582.2 | 2 300 | 3,571.3 |
| Summerfallow | 2,456.0 | … | … | … |
The seeded area remaining in June after winterkill.
Excludes solin.
