Data quality, concepts and methodology: Crop categories

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Definitions of the crop categories referenced in Report No. 4, Field Crop Reporting Series are listed below.

Major grains: wheat, oats, barley, flaxseed, canola, corn for grain and soybeans.

Oilseeds: canola, flaxseed, soybeans and sunflower seed.

Major special crops: dry peas, dry white beans, dry coloured beans, lentils, mustard seed, sunflower seed, canary seed and chick peas.