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Stocks of principal field crops at July 31, 2010

At the end of the crop year on July 31, total stocks of principal field crops such as canola and durum wheat rose, while stocks of oats were down, compared with the same date in 2009.

Total stocks of canola stood at 2.1 million metric tonnes, just shy of the record set in the year 2000 of 2.2 million tonnes. Total stocks were up 27.8% or 462 000 tonnes from July 31, 2009. Total on-farm stocks rose 12.8% to 1.1 million tonnes, and commercial stocks rose 49.1% to 1.0 million tonnes.

Total stocks of durum wheat rose 42.3% to 2.7 million tonnes. Commercial stocks fell by 39.4% to 708 000 tonnes. On-farm stocks increased by 172.1% to 2.0 million tonnes compared with July 31, 2009. Record stock levels were reported in Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Total stocks of oats fell 23.4% to 1.2 million tonnes, down 357,000 tonnes from July 31, 2009. On-farm stock levels were down in all Prairie provinces. Stocks in commercial positions rose 15.7% to 265 000 tonnes.