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Table 1
Supply and disposition of wheat, Canada, by crop year
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| Average 2002/2003 to 2006/2007 | Total | August to April | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/2007 | 2007/2008 r | 2007/2008 r | 2008/2009 p | ||
| All wheat | |||||
| Area harvested | |||||
| Thousands of hectares | 9,480 | 9,682 | 8,636 | 8,636 | 10,032 |
| Thousands of acres | 23,426 | 23,925 | 21,341 | 21,341 | 24,789 |
| Yield | |||||
| Kilograms per hectare | 2,400 | 2,600 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,900 |
| Bushels per acre | 35.9 | 38.8 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 42.4 |
| thousands of metric tonnes | |||||
| Beginning stocks | |||||
| On farms | 2,263 | 4,265 | 1,979 | 1,979 | 541 |
| In commercial positions | 4,911 | 5,433 | 4,886 | 4,886 | 4,020 |
| Total beginning stocks | 7,174 | 9,698 | 6,865 | 6,865 | 4,561 |
| Production | 23,011 | 25,265 | 20,054 | 20,054 | 28,611 |
| Imports | 52 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
| Total supplies | 30,237 | 34,989 | 26,942 | 26,938 | 33,191 |
| Exports | |||||
| Grain | 14,678 | 19,118 | 15,610 | 11,769 | 13,397 |
| Products | 293 | 309 | 246 | 185 | 143 |
| Total exports | 14,972 | 19,427 | 15,857 | 11,954 | 13,540 |
| Domestic disappearance | |||||
| Human food | 2,957 | 2,960 | 2,857 | .. | .. |
| Industrial use | 189 | 411 | 394 | .. | .. |
| Seed requirements | 959 | 869 | 1,014 | .. | .. |
| Loss in handling | 15 | 8 | 12 | .. | .. |
| Animal feed, waste and dockage | 3,919 | 4,449 | 2,248 | .. | .. |
| Total domestic disappearance | 8,039 | 8,696 | 6,525 | .. | .. |
| Ending stocks | 7,227 | 6,865 | 4,561 | .. | .. |
| Total disposition | 30,237 | 34,989 | 26,942 | .. | .. |
| Average 2002/2003 to 2006/2007 | Total | August to April | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/2007 | 2007/2008 r | 2007/2008 r | 2008/2009 p | ||
| Durum wheat | |||||
| Area harvested | |||||
| Thousands of hectares | 2,098 | 1,518 | 1,926 | 1,926 | 2,416 |
| Thousands of acres | 5,183 | 3,750 | 4,760 | 4,760 | 5,970 |
| Yield | |||||
| Kilograms per hectare | 2,120 | 2,200 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 2,300 |
| Bushels per acre | 31.6 | 32.8 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 34.0 |
| thousands of metric tonnes | |||||
| Beginning stocks | |||||
| On farms | 828 | 1,640 | 300 | 300 | 50 |
| In commercial positions | 1,310 | 1,633 | 957 | 957 | 796 |
| Total beginning stocks | 2,138 | 3,273 | 1,257 | 1,257 | 846 |
| Production | 4,430 | 3,346 | 3,681 | 3,681 | 5,519 |
| Imports | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Total supplies | 6,570 | 6,620 | 4,941 | 4,941 | 6,367 |
| Exports | |||||
| Grain | 3,627 | 4,432 | 3,128 | 2,527 | 2,685 |
| Products | 46 | 47 | 46 | 37 | 28 |
| Total exports | 3,673 | 4,479 | 3,175 | 2,564 | 2,713 |
| Domestic disappearance | |||||
| Human food | 257 | 257 | 229 | .. | .. |
| Industrial use | |||||
| Seed requirements | 198 | 185 | 232 | .. | .. |
| Loss in handling | 0 | 0 | 0 | .. | .. |
| Animal feed, waste and dockage | 364 | 443 | 460 | .. | .. |
| Total domestic disappearance | 820 | 885 | 921 | .. | .. |
| Ending stocks | 2,077 | 1,257 | 846 | .. | .. |
| Total disposition | 6,570 | 6,620 | 4,941 | .. | .. |
