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Table 18
Selected special crop data, Canada, by crop year
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| Average 2003/2004 to 2007/2008 | Total | August to April | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/2008 | 2008/2009 r | 2008/2009 r | 2009/2010 p | ||
| Dried beans | |||||
| Area harvested | |||||
| Thousands of hectares | 156.3 | 152.6 | 125.5 | 125.5 | 112.7 |
| Thousands of acres | 386.3 | 377.3 | 309.6 | 309.6 | 278.6 |
| Yield | |||||
| Kilograms per hectare | 1,920.0 | 1,800.0 | 2,100.0 | 2,100.0 | 2,000.0 |
| Hundredweight per acre | 17.2 | 16.2 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 17.4 |
| thousands of metric tonnes | |||||
| Production | 303.8 | 276.7 | 266.2 | 266.2 | 220.2 |
| Imports 1 | 39.4 | 58.0 | 54.4 | 38.8 | 42.1 |
| Exports 1 | 311.1 | 299.7 | 282.4 | 215.5 | 195.9 |
| Average 2003/2004 to 2007/2008 | Total | August to April | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/2008 | 2008/2009 r | 2008/2009 r | 2009/2010 p | ||
| Canary seed | |||||
| Area harvested | |||||
| Thousands of hectares | 212.0 | 174.0 | 163.9 | 163.9 | 109.3 |
| Thousands of acres | 523.8 | 430.0 | 405.0 | 405.0 | 270.0 |
| Yield | |||||
| Kilograms per hectare | 1,014.0 | 930.0 | 1,190.0 | 1,190.0 | 1,300.0 |
| Pounds per acre | 902.8 | 830.0 | 1,065.0 | 1,065.0 | 1,159.0 |
| thousands of metric tonnes | |||||
| Production | 211.5 | 162.0 | 195.6 | 195.6 | 141.9 |
| Imports 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exports 1 | 179.0 | 204.2 | 152.6 | 105.3 | 131.8 |
| Stocks on farms | 99.4 | 35.0 | 60.0 | .. | .. |
| In commercial positions | 22.6 | 30.0 | 23.0 | .. | .. |
| Ending stocks | 122.0 | 65.0 | 83.0 | .. | .. |
| Average 2003/2004 to 2007/2008 | Total | August to April | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/2008 | 2008/2009 r | 2008/2009 r | 2009/2010 p | ||
| Dry peas | |||||
| Area harvested | |||||
| Thousands of hectares | 1,266.6 | 1,442.7 | 1,582.2 | 1,582.2 | 1,487.2 |
| Thousands of acres | 3,130.0 | 3,565.0 | 3,910.0 | 3,910.0 | 3,675.0 |
| Yield | |||||
| Kilograms per hectare | 2,120.0 | 2,000.0 | 2,300.0 | 2,300.0 | 2,300.0 |
| Bushels per acre | 31.5 | 30.2 | 33.6 | 33.6 | 33.8 |
| thousands of metric tonnes | |||||
| Production | 2,695.3 | 2,934.8 | 3,571.3 | 3,571.3 | 3,379.4 |
| Imports 1 | 50.8 | 37.6 | 15.1 | 12.4 | 46.0 |
| Exports 1 | 1,981.4 | 2,201.6 | 2,825.6 | 2,105.2 | 1,451.3 |
| Stocks on farm | 137.6 | 85.0 | 190.0 | .. | .. |
| In commercial positions | 154.0 | 170.0 | 255.0 | .. | .. |
| Ending stocks | 291.6 | 255.0 | 445.0 | .. | .. |
| Average 2003/2004 to 2007/2008 | Total | August to April | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/2008 | 2008/2009 r | 2008/2009 r | 2009/2010 p | ||
| Buckwheat | |||||
| Area harvested | |||||
| Thousands of hectares | 5.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Thousands of acres | 13.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Yield | |||||
| Kilograms per hectare | 1,000.0 | 1,200.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Bushels per acre | 17.8 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| thousands of metric tonnes | |||||
| Production | 5.1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Imports 1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| Exports 1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Average 2003/2004 to 2007/2008 | Total | August to April | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/2008 | 2008/2009 r | 2008/2009 r | 2009/2010 p | ||
| Mustard seed | |||||
| Area harvested | |||||
| Thousands of hectares | 223.2 | 186.2 | 186.1 | 186.1 | 208.4 |
| Thousands of acres | 551.6 | 460.0 | 460.0 | 460.0 | 515.0 |
| Yield | |||||
| Kilograms per hectare | 836.0 | 660.0 | 870.0 | 870.0 | 1,000.0 |
| Pounds per acre | 744.4 | 592.0 | 772.0 | 772.0 | 892.0 |
| thousands of metric tonnes | |||||
| Production | 185.6 | 123.4 | 161.0 | 161.0 | 208.3 |
| Imports 1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Exports 1 | 138.9 | 168.2 | 130.8 | 99.4 | 84.4 |
| Stocks on farms | 81.6 | 5.0 | 9.0 | .. | .. |
| In commercial positions | 36.2 | 22.0 | 35.0 | .. | .. |
| Ending stocks | 117.8 | 27.0 | 44.0 | .. | .. |
| Average 2003/2004 to 2007/2008 | Total | August to April | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/2008 | 2008/2009 r | 2008/2009 r | 2009/2010 p | ||
| Sunflower seed | |||||
| Area harvested | |||||
| Thousands of hectares | 77.5 | 78.9 | 68.8 | 68.8 | 63.5 |
| Thousands of acres | 191.6 | 195.0 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 157.0 |
| Yield | |||||
| Kilograms per hectare | 1,422.0 | 1,580.0 | 1,630.0 | 1,630.0 | 1,600.0 |
| Pounds per acre | 1,268.2 | 1,411.0 | 1,455.0 | 1,455.0 | 1,431.0 |
| thousands of metric tonnes | |||||
| Production | 112.2 | 124.8 | 112.2 | 112.2 | 101.9 |
| Imports 1 | 21.3 | 17.6 | 20.3 | 13.8 | 20.7 |
| Exports 1 | 81.1 | 111.5 | 88.0 | 71.9 | 38.4 |
| Stocks on farms | 13.2 | 5.0 | 15.0 | .. | .. |
| In commercial positions | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | .. | .. |
| Ending stocks | 19.4 | 12.0 | 22.0 | .. | .. |
| Average 2003/2004 to 2007/2008 | Total | August to April | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/2008 | 2008/2009 r | 2008/2009 r | 2009/2010 p | ||
| Lentils | |||||
| Area harvested | |||||
| Thousands of hectares | 625.9 | 576.7 | 700.2 | 700.2 | 963.2 |
| Thousands of acres | 1,546.8 | 1,425.0 | 1,730.0 | 1,730.0 | 2,380.0 |
| Yield | |||||
| Kilograms per hectare | 1,250.0 | 1,270.0 | 1,490.0 | 1,490.0 | 1,570.0 |
| Pounds per acre | 1,116.8 | 1,136.0 | 1,329.0 | 1,329.0 | 1,399.0 |
| thousands of metric tonnes | |||||
| Production | 798.3 | 733.9 | 1,043.2 | 1,043.2 | 1,510.2 |
| Imports 1 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 8.1 |
| Exports 1 | 630.4 | 810.5 | 973.0 | 797.4 | 1,228.9 |
| Stocks on farms | 174.4 | 30.0 | 15.0 | .. | .. |
| In commercial positions | 28.6 | 21.0 | 17.0 | .. | .. |
| Ending stocks | 203.0 | 51.0 | 32.0 | .. | .. |
| Average 2003/2004 to 2007/2008 | Total | August to April | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/2008 | 2008/2009 r | 2008/2009 r | 2009/2010 p | ||
| Chickpeas | |||||
| Area harvested | |||||
| Thousands of hectares | 95.1 | 174.0 | 42.4 | 42.4 | 40.3 |
| Thousands of acres | 235.0 | 430.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 100.0 |
| Yield | |||||
| Kilograms per hectare | 1,282.0 | 1,290.0 | 1,580.0 | 1,580.0 | 1,870.0 |
| Pounds per acre | 1,143.4 | 1,152.0 | 1,409.0 | 1,409.0 | 1,667.0 |
| thousands of metric tonnes | |||||
| Production | 122.1 | 224.8 | 67.0 | 67.0 | 75.5 |
| Imports 1 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Exports 1 | 73.6 | 68.5 | 53.0 | 27.4 | 46.6 |
| Stocks on farms | 34.8 | 80.0 | 50.0 | .. | .. |
| In commercial positions | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | .. | .. |
| Ending stocks | 45.8 | 92.0 | 62.0 | .. | .. |
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