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Table 18
Selected special crop data, 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 | ||
| Dried beans | |||||
| Area harvested | |||||
| Thousands of hectares | 168.8 | 176.3 | 152.6 | 152.6 | 125.5 |
| Thousands of acres | 417.0 | 435.8 | 377.3 | 377.3 | 309.6 |
| Yield | |||||
| Kilograms per hectare | 1,940.0 | 2,100.0 | 1,800.0 | 1,800.0 | 2,100.0 |
| Hundredweight per acre | 17.4 | 18.8 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 19.0 |
| thousands of metric tonnes | |||||
| Production | 329.8 | 372.4 | 276.7 | 276.7 | 266.2 |
| Imports 1 | 35.7 | 41.3 | 58.0 | 39.1 | 38.7 |
| Exports 1 | 310.6 | 349.3 | 299.7 | 230.4 | 215.5 |
| Average 2002/2003 to 2006/2007 | Total | August to April | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/2007 | 2007/2008 r | 2007/2008 r | 2008/2009 p | ||
| Canary seed | |||||
| Area harvested | |||||
| Thousands of hectares | 222.5 | 131.1 | 174.0 | 174.0 | 163.9 |
| Thousands of acres | 549.8 | 324.0 | 430.0 | 430.0 | 405.0 |
| Yield | |||||
| Kilograms per hectare | 984.0 | 1,020.0 | 930.0 | 930.0 | 1,190.0 |
| Pounds per acre | 876.6 | 906.0 | 830.0 | 830.0 | 1,065.0 |
| thousands of metric tonnes | |||||
| Production | 214.6 | 133.1 | 162.0 | 162.0 | 195.6 |
| Imports 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exports 1 | 170.2 | 177.9 | 204.2 | 152.0 | 104.8 |
| Stocks on farms | 96.0 | 94.0 | 35.0 | .. | .. |
| In commercial positions | 18.6 | 26.0 | 30.0 | .. | .. |
| Ending stocks | 114.6 | 120.0 | 65.0 | .. | .. |
| Average 2002/2003 to 2006/2007 | Total | August to April | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/2007 | 2007/2008 r | 2007/2008 r | 2008/2009 p | ||
| Dry peas | |||||
| Area harvested | |||||
| Thousands of hectares | 1,173.9 | 1,230.5 | 1,442.7 | 1,442.7 | 1,582.2 |
| Thousands of acres | 2,901.0 | 3,041.0 | 3,565.0 | 3,565.0 | 3,910.0 |
| Yield | |||||
| Kilograms per hectare | 1,980.0 | 2,000.0 | 2,000.0 | 2,000.0 | 2,300.0 |
| Bushels per acre | 29.4 | 30.4 | 30.2 | 30.2 | 33.6 |
| thousands of metric tonnes | |||||
| Production | 2,365.1 | 2,519.9 | 2,934.8 | 2,934.8 | 3,571.3 |
| Imports 1 | 51.5 | 59.9 | 37.6 | 33.3 | 12.4 |
| Exports 1 | 1,666.2 | 1,969.2 | 2,201.6 | 2,003.2 | 2,105.0 |
| Stocks on farm | 150.2 | 82.0 | 85.0 | .. | .. |
| In commercial positions | 136.0 | 85.0 | 170.0 | .. | .. |
| Ending stocks | 286.2 | 167.0 | 255.0 | .. | .. |
| Average 2002/2003 to 2006/2007 | Total | August to April | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/2007 | 2007/2008 r | 2007/2008 r | 2008/2009 p | ||
| Buckwheat | |||||
| Area harvested | |||||
| Thousands of hectares | 7.2 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Thousands of acres | 17.9 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Yield | |||||
| Kilograms per hectare | 960.0 | 1,100.0 | 1,200.0 | 1,200.0 | 0.0 |
| Bushels per acre | 17.4 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 0.0 |
| thousands of metric tonnes | |||||
| Production | 7.1 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| Imports 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| Exports 1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
| Average 2002/2003 to 2006/2007 | Total | August to April | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/2007 | 2007/2008 r | 2007/2008 r | 2008/2009 p | ||
| Mustard seed | |||||
| Area harvested | |||||
| Thousands of hectares | 236.9 | 129.5 | 186.2 | 186.2 | 186.1 |
| Thousands of acres | 585.6 | 320.0 | 460.0 | 460.0 | 460.0 |
| Yield | |||||
| Kilograms per hectare | 826.0 | 840.0 | 660.0 | 660.0 | 870.0 |
| Pounds per acre | 734.0 | 745.0 | 592.0 | 592.0 | 772.0 |
| thousands of metric tonnes | |||||
| Production | 191.8 | 108.2 | 123.4 | 123.4 | 161.0 |
| Imports 1 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Exports 1 | 128.0 | 152.9 | 168.2 | 126.5 | 99.4 |
| Stocks on farms | 82.6 | 55.0 | 5.0 | .. | .. |
| In commercial positions | 36.8 | 36.0 | 22.0 | .. | .. |
| Ending stocks | 119.4 | 91.0 | 27.0 | .. | .. |
| Average 2002/2003 to 2006/2007 | Total | August to April | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/2007 | 2007/2008 r | 2007/2008 r | 2008/2009 p | ||
| Sunflower seed | |||||
| Area harvested | |||||
| Thousands of hectares | 80.7 | 76.9 | 78.9 | 78.9 | 68.8 |
| Thousands of acres | 199.4 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 195.0 | 170.0 |
| Yield | |||||
| Kilograms per hectare | 1,438.0 | 2,050.0 | 1,580.0 | 1,580.0 | 1,630.0 |
| Pounds per acre | 1,282.6 | 1,825.0 | 1,411.0 | 1,411.0 | 1,455.0 |
| thousands of metric tonnes | |||||
| Production | 118.7 | 157.3 | 124.8 | 124.8 | 112.2 |
| Imports 1 | 22.1 | 11.9 | 17.6 | 13.9 | 13.7 |
| Exports 1 | 79.9 | 121.0 | 111.5 | 92.4 | 71.9 |
| Stocks on farms | 17.4 | 10.0 | 5.0 | .. | .. |
| In commercial positions | 5.8 | 8.0 | 7.0 | .. | .. |
| Ending stocks | 23.2 | 18.0 | 12.0 | .. | .. |
| Average 2002/2003 to 2006/2007 | Total | August to April | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/2007 | 2007/2008 r | 2007/2008 r | 2008/2009 p | ||
| Lentils | |||||
| Area harvested | |||||
| Thousands of hectares | 581.9 | 554.5 | 576.7 | 576.7 | 631.3 |
| Thousands of acres | 1,438.0 | 1,370.0 | 1,425.0 | 1,425.0 | 1,560.0 |
| Yield | |||||
| Kilograms per hectare | 1,180.0 | 1,250.0 | 1,270.0 | 1,270.0 | 1,460.0 |
| Pounds per acre | 1,053.8 | 1,115.0 | 1,136.0 | 1,136.0 | 1,299.0 |
| thousands of metric tonnes | |||||
| Production | 717.1 | 692.8 | 733.9 | 733.9 | 919.5 |
| Imports 1 | 9.0 | 12.8 | 8.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Exports 1 | 532.1 | 851.7 | 810.5 | 634.5 | 795.8 |
| Stocks on farms | 173.4 | 175.0 | 25.0 | .. | .. |
| In commercial positions | 29.4 | 24.0 | 21.0 | .. | .. |
| Ending stocks | 202.8 | 199.0 | 46.0 | .. | .. |
| Average 2002/2003 to 2006/2007 | Total | August to April | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/2007 | 2007/2008 r | 2007/2008 r | 2008/2009 p | ||
| Chickpeas | |||||
| Area harvested | |||||
| Thousands of hectares | 88.6 | 127.5 | 174.0 | 174.0 | 42.4 |
| Thousands of acres | 219.0 | 315.0 | 430.0 | 430.0 | 105.0 |
| Yield | |||||
| Kilograms per hectare | 1,228.0 | 1,280.0 | 1,290.0 | 1,290.0 | 1,580.0 |
| Pounds per acre | 1,095.0 | 1,142.0 | 1,152.0 | 1,152.0 | 1,409.0 |
| thousands of metric tonnes | |||||
| Production | 106.1 | 163.2 | 224.8 | 224.8 | 67.0 |
| Imports 1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 3.4 |
| Exports 1 | 80.8 | 115.2 | 68.6 | 51.7 | 27.2 |
| Stocks on farms | 34.8 | 5.0 | 80.0 | .. | .. |
| In commercial positions | 12.6 | 5.0 | 12.0 | .. | .. |
| Ending stocks | 47.4 | 10.0 | 92.0 | .. | .. |
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