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Table 7
Supply and disposition of coarse grains, Canada, by crop year

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Supply and disposition of coarse grains, Canada, by crop year: Part 1
  Average  2002/2003 to  2006/2007 Total August to April
2006/2007  2007/2008 r 2007/2008 r 2008/2009 p
Oats  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 1,367 1,537 1,816 1,816 1,448
Thousands of acres 3,379 3,798 4,487 4,487 3,579
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 2,480 2,500 2,600 2,600 2,900
Bushels per acre 65.1 65.8 67.9 67.9 77.4
  thousands of metric tonnes
Beginning stocks  
On farms 596 735 467 467 657
In commercial positions 108 137 89 89 293
Total beginning stocks 704 872 556 556 950
Production 3,378 3,852 4,696 4,696 4,273
Imports 21 18 17 14 15
Total supplies 4,103 4,741 5,269 5,267 5,237
Exports  
Grain 1,279 1,781 2,258 1,766 1,458
Products 440 523 548 410 403
Total exports 1,719 2,304 2,805 2,176 1,860
Domestic disappearance  
Human food 112 92 70 .. ..
Industrial use 0 0 0 .. ..
Seed requirements 170 182 150 .. ..
Loss in handling 1 0 0 .. ..
Animal feed, waste and dockage 1,357 1,607 1,295 .. ..
Total domestic disappearance 1,641 1,881 1,515 .. ..
Ending stocks 743 556 950 .. ..
Total disposition 4,103 4,741 5,269 .. ..
Supply and disposition of coarse grains, Canada, by crop year: Part 2
  Average  2002/2003 to  2006/2007 Total August to April
2006/2007  2007/2008 r 2007/2008 r 2008/2009 p
Barley  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 3,687 3,223 3,998 3,998 3,502
Thousands of acres 9,112 7,964 9,879 9,879 8,652
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 2,900 3,000 2,700 2,700 3,400
Bushels per acre 53.7 55.2 51.1 51.1 62.5
  thousands of metric tonnes
Beginning stocks  
On farms 1,953 3,027 1,200 1,200 1,195
In commercial positions 486 262 291 291 373
Total beginning stocks 2,440 3,289 1,491 1,491 1,568
Production 10,692 9,573 10,984 10,984 11,781
Imports 93 44 58 47 33
Total supplies 13,225 12,905 12,532 12,521 13,383
Exports  
Grain 1,333 1,156 2,942 2,327 1,202
Products 721 852 969 728 664
Total exports 2,054 2,008 3,911 3,055 1,865
Domestic disappearance  
Human food 13 22 16 .. ..
Industrial use 234 170 140 .. ..
Seed requirements 380 382 330 .. ..
Loss in handling 2 3 0 .. ..
Animal feed, waste and dockage 8,183 8,831 6,566 .. ..
Total domestic disappearance 8,812 9,407 7,053 .. ..
Ending stocks 2,359 1,491 1,568 .. ..
Total disposition 13,225 12,905 12,532 .. ..
Supply and disposition of coarse grains, Canada, by crop year: Part 3
  Average  2002/2003 to  2006/2007 Total August to April
2006/2007  2007/2008 r 2007/2008 r 2008/2009 p
Rye  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 136 164 109 109 132
Thousands of acres 337 405 270 270 325
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 2,220 2,300 2,100 2,100 2,400
Bushels per acre 35.9 37.2 34.0 34.0 38.3
  thousands of metric tonnes
Beginning stocks  
On farms 78 170 105 105 27
In commercial positions 7 15 12 12 9
Total beginning stocks 85 185 117 117 36
Production 314 383 233 233 316
Imports 1 0 4 3 1
Total supplies 400 569 354 353 353
Exports  
Grain 139 208 191 179 53
Products 1 2 3 2 1
Total exports 140 210 194 181 54
Domestic disappearance  
Human food 15 15 16 .. ..
Industrial use 32 32 27 .. ..
Seed requirements 18 14 13 .. ..
Loss in handling 0 0 0 .. ..
Animal feed, waste and dockage 90 181 67 .. ..
Total domestic disappearance 155 241 124 .. ..
Ending stocks 105 117 36 .. ..
Total disposition 400 569 354 .. ..
Supply and disposition of coarse grains, Canada, by crop year: Part 4
  Average  2002/2003 to  2006/2007 Total August to April
2006/2007  2007/2008 r 2007/2008 r 2008/2009 p
Corn 1  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 1,145 1,061 1,369 1,369 1,169
Thousands of acres 2,831 2,622 3,383 3,383 2,888
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 8,020 8,500 8,500 8,500 9,100
Bushels per acre 127.9 135.0 135.6 135.6 144.4
  thousands of metric tonnes
Beginning stocks on farms  
Québec 445 630 300 300 460
Ontario 635 950 550 550 600
Other provinces 0 0 0 0 40
Total on farms 1,080 1,580 850 850 1,100
In commercial positions 389 421 487 487 357
Total beginning stocks 1,469 2,001 1,337 1,337 1,457
Production  
Québec 3,220 2,700 4,100 4,100 3,150
Ontario 5,604 5,868 6,985 6,985 6,858
Other Provinces 326 422 563 563 584
Total production - Canada 9,149 8,990 11,649 11,649 10,592
Imports  
Québec 164 274 206 128 143
Ontario 1,355 1,114 681 495 470
Other Provinces 1,013 704 2,295 1,761 619
Total imports 2 2,531 2,092 3,183 2,384 1,231
Total supplies 13,148 13,083 16,169 15,370 13,281
Grain exports 466 291 910 521 247
Domestic disappearance  
Human food and industrial use 2,491 2,980 3,570 .. ..
Seed requirements 13 15 13 .. ..
Animal feed, waste and dockage 8,834 8,460 10,218 .. ..
Total domestic disappearance 11,261 11,455 13,801 .. ..
Ending stocks  
On farms 1,080 850 1,100 .. ..
In commercial positions 342 487 357 .. ..
Total ending stocks 1,422 1,337 1,457 .. ..
Total disposition 13,148 13,083 16,169 .. ..
1.
September to August crop year.
2.
Includes seed.
Date Modified: 2009-06-23

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