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Table 5-1
Supply and disposition of grains in Canada — All wheat

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All wheat: Part 1
  2003/2004 2004/2005  2005/2006
August 1 to December 31 August 1 to March 31 August 1 to July 31 August 1 to December 31 August 1 to March 31 August 1 to July 31 August 1 to December 31 August 1 to March 31 August 1 to July 31
  '000 metric tonnes
Beginning Stocks  
On farms 995.0 995.0 995.0 1,540.0 1,540.0 1,540.0 3,105.0 3,105.0 3,105.0
In commercial positions 4,720.1 4,720.1 4,720.1 4,445.2 4,445.2 4,445.2 4,817.0 4,817.0 4,817.0
Total beginning stocks 1 5,715.1 5,715.1 5,715.1 5,985.2 5,985.2 5,985.2 7,922.0 7,922.0 7,922.0
Production 23,048.6 23,048.6 23,048.6 24,795.5 24,795.5 24,795.5 25,748.1 25,748.1 25,748.1
Imports 12.0 14.8 17.6 8.3 10.2 14.1 12.6 19.8 26.3
Total supplies 28,775.7 28,778.5 28,781.3 30,789.0 30,790.9 30,794.8 33,682.7 33,689.9 33,696.4
Exports  
Grain 6,631.9 9,759.3 15,442.0 6,376.3 9,774.0 14,528.9 5,727.5 9,148.0 15,402.9
Products 119.7 190.7 284.6 132.1 202.4 284.6 126.7 194.3 295.5
Total exports 6,751.6 9,950.0 15,726.6 6,508.4 9,976.4 14,813.5 5,854.2 9,342.3 15,698.4
Domestic disapearance  
Human food 1,265.5 1,959.1 2,907.5 1,259.1 1,976.1 2,964.7 1,324.0 2,021.4 2,990.1
Seed requirements 83.8 83.8 965.4 73.1 73.1 945.9 99.7 99.7 970.3
Industrial use 51.0 78.0 119.0 55.0 89.0 134.0 71.0 118.0 178.0
Loss in handling 3.2 4.5 6.0 16.0 25.6 37.8 5.0 8.0 12.0
Feed, waste and dockage 2 2,419.4 2,997.8 3,071.6 2,261.5 3,292.6 3,976.9 2,529.5 3,507.5 4,150.2
Total domestic disappearance 3,822.9 5,123.2 7,069.5 3,664.7 5,456.4 8,059.3 4,029.2 5,754.6 8,300.5
Ending stocks  
On farms 13,472.0 9,508.0 1,540.0 16,075.0 11,053.0 3,105.0 19,044.0 13,871.0 4,265.0
In commercial positions 3 4,729.3 4,197.3 4,445.2 4,540.9 4,305.0 4,817.0 4,755.3 4,722.0 5,432.5
Total ending stocks 1 18,201.3 13,705.3 5,985.2 20,615.9 15,358.0 7,922.0 23,799.3 18,593.0 9,697.5
Total disposition 28,775.7 28,778.5 28,781.3 30,789.0 30,790.9 30,794.8 33,682.7 33,689.9 33,696.4

All wheat: Part 2
  2006/2007 2007/2008  2008/2009
August 1 to December 31 August 1 to March 31 August 1 to July 31 August 1 to December 31 August 1 to March 31 August 1 to July 31 August 1 to December 31 August 1 to March 31 August 1 to July 31
  '000 metric tonnes
Beginning Stocks  
On farms 4,265.0 4,265.0 4,265.0 1,979.0 1,979.0 1,979.0 706.0 706.0 706.0
In commercial positions 5,432.5 5,432.5 5,432.5 4,824.2 4,824.2 4,824.2 4,110.9 4,110.9 4,110.9
Total beginning stocks 1 9,697.5 9,697.5 9,697.5 6,803.2 6,803.2 6,803.2 4,816.9 4,816.9 4,816.9
Production 25,265.4 25,265.4 25,265.4 20,054.0 20,054.0 20,054.0 28,611.1 28,611.1 28,611.1
Imports 13.2 18.1 25.6 12.7 17.3 23.4 .. .. ..
Total supplies 34,976.1 34,981.0 34,988.5 26,869.9 26,874.5 26,880.6 .. .. ..
Exports  
Grain 8,705.2 12,342.5 19,118.4 7,154.9 10,492.1 15,610.2 .. .. ..
Products 134.5 208.8 309.0 98.9 164.0 246.3 .. .. ..
Total exports 8,839.7 12,551.3 19,427.5 7,253.8 10,656.1 15,856.5 .. .. ..
Domestic disapearance  
Human food 1,303.5 2,034.4 2,959.5 1,261.0 1,935.3 2,866.0 .. .. ..
Seed requirements 93.1 93.1 868.6 146.9 146.9 1,014.4 .. .. ..
Industrial use 133.0 274.0 411.0 179.0 291.0 394.0 .. .. ..
Loss in handling 3.5 5.6 8.4 5.0 8.0 12.0 .. .. ..
Feed, waste and dockage 2 3,030.6 4,045.6 4,510.4 2,035.0 2,403.3 1,920.8 .. .. ..
Total domestic disappearance 4,563.7 6,452.7 8,757.9 3,626.9 4,784.5 6,207.2 .. .. ..
Ending stocks  
On farms 16,962.0 11,263.0 1,979.0 11,991.0 7,552.0 706.0 .. .. ..
In commercial positions 3 4,610.6 4,714.1 4,824.2 3,998.2 3,881.9 4,110.9 .. .. ..
Total ending stocks 1 21,572.6 15,977.1 6,803.2 15,989.2 11,433.9 4,816.9 .. .. ..
Total disposition 34,976.1 34,981.0 34,988.5 26,869.9 26,874.5 26,880.6 .. .. ..
Commercial stocks include condominium stocks as of December 2003.
Animal feed, waste and dockage calculated residually.
Wheat in-transit at July 31, 2003 adjusted down by the Canadian Grain Commission to correct an historical anomaly in reported visible stocks.