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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  2003/2004 to  2007/2008 Total August to June
2007/2008  2008/2009 r 2008/2009 r 2009/2010 p
Oats  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 1,455 1,816 1,448 1,448 948
Thousands of acres 3,594 4,487 3,579 3,579 2,343
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 2,580 2,600 2,900 2,900 3,000
Bushels per acre 67.6 67.9 77.4 77.4 77.4
  thousands of metric tonnes
Beginning stocks  
On farms 628 467 657 657 1,298
In commercial positions 115 89 293 293 229
Total beginning stocks 743 556 950 950 1,527
Production 3,735 4,696 4,273 4,273 2,798
Imports 20 17 17 16 13
Total supplies 4,498 5,269 5,239 5,238 4,338
Exports  
Grain 2 1,564 2,258 1,888 1,722 1,382
Products 478 548 542 495 527
Total exports 2,042 2,805 2,430 2,217 1,909
Domestic disappearance  
Human food 100 70 69 .. ..
Industrial use 0 0 0 .. ..
Seed requirements 162 147 126 .. ..
Loss in handling 0 0 1 .. ..
Animal feed, waste and dockage 1,366 1,298 1,086 .. ..
Total domestic disappearance 1,628 1,515 1,282 .. ..
Ending stocks 828 950 1,527 .. ..
Total disposition 4,498 5,269 5,239 .. ..
Supply and disposition of coarse grains, Canada, by crop year: Part 2
  Average  2003/2004 to  2007/2008 Total August to June
2007/2008  2008/2009 r 2008/2009 r 2009/2010 p
Barley  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 3,719 3,998 3,502 3,502 2,918
Thousands of acres 9,190 9,879 8,652 8,652 7,210
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 3,140 2,700 3,400 3,400 3,300
Bushels per acre 57.9 51.1 62.5 62.5 60.6
  thousands of metric tonnes
Beginning stocks  
On farms 1,932 1,200 1,195 1,195 2,206
In commercial positions 426 291 373 373 637
Total beginning stocks 2,358 1,491 1,568 1,568 2,843
Production 11,391 10,984 11,781 11,781 9,517
Imports 53 58 42 36 41
Total supplies 13,803 12,532 13,392 13,386 12,401
Exports  
Grain 1,906 2,942 1,520 1,459 1,230
Products 789 969 879 819 732
Total exports 2,695 3,911 2,399 2,278 1,962
Domestic disappearance  
Human food 14 16 13 .. ..
Industrial use 200 140 144 .. ..
Seed requirements 358 330 306 .. ..
Loss in handling 2 0 0 .. ..
Animal feed, waste and dockage 8,205 6,566 7,687 .. ..
Total domestic disappearance 8,731 7,053 8,150 .. ..
Ending stocks 2,377 1,568 2,843 .. ..
Total disposition 13,803 12,532 13,392 .. ..
Supply and disposition of coarse grains, Canada, by crop year: Part 3
  Average  2003/2004 to  2007/2008 Total August to June
2007/2008  2008/2009 r 2008/2009 r 2009/2010 p
Rye  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 144 115 132 132 115
Thousands of acres 356 285 325 325 285
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 2,320 2,200 2,400 2,400 2,400
Bushels per acre 37.3 34.8 38.3 38.3 38.7
  thousands of metric tonnes
Beginning stocks  
On farms 90 105 26 26 110
In commercial positions 9 12 9 9 13
Total beginning stocks 99 117 35 35 123
Production 338 252 316 316 281
Imports 1 4 1 1 1
Total supplies 438 373 352 352 404
Exports  
Grain 2 166 191 76 68 119
Products 2 3 2 2 3
Total exports 168 194 78 54 100
Domestic disappearance  
Human food 15 16 16 .. ..
Industrial use 33 27 26 .. ..
Seed requirements 17 13 13 .. ..
Loss in handling 0 0 0 .. ..
Animal feed, waste and dockage 103 87 97 .. ..
Total domestic disappearance 168 144 152 .. ..
Ending stocks 102 35 123 .. ..
Total disposition 438 373 352 .. ..
Supply and disposition of coarse grains, Canada, by crop year: Part 4
  Average  2003/2004 to  2007/2008 Total September to June
2007/2008  2008/2009 r 2008/2009 r 2009/2010 p
Corn 1  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 1,163 1,369 1,169 1,169 1,142
Thousands of acres 2,873 3,383 2,888 2,888 2,822
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 8,320 8,500 9,100 9,100 8,400
Bushels per acre 132.7 135.6 144.4 144.4 133.4
  thousands of metric tonnes
Beginning stocks on farms  
Québec 445 300 460 460 435
Ontario 645 550 600 600 840
Other provinces 0 0 40 40 125
Total on farms 1,090 850 1,100 1,100 1,400
In commercial positions 389 487 357 357 457
Total beginning stocks 1,479 1,337 1,457 1,457 1,857
Production 3,420 4,100 3,150 3,150 2,720
Québec 5,903 6,985 6,858 6,858 6,376
Ontario 313 563 584 584 466
Other Provinces  
Total production 9,636 11,649 10,592 10,592 9,561
Imports  
Québec 151 206 256 181 526
Ontario 1,186 681 725 575 689
Other Provinces 1,006 2,295 881 696 648
Total imports 2 2,343 3,183 1,863 1,453 1,863
Total supplies 13,458 16,169 13,912 13,502 13,281
Grain exports 406 910 327 309 84
Domestic disappearance  
Human food and industrial use 2,728 3,570 4,120 .. ..
Seed requirements 13 13 13 .. ..
Animal feed, waste and dockage 8,771 10,218 7,594 .. ..
Total domestic disappearance 11,512 13,801 11,728 .. ..
Ending stocks  
On farms 1,142 1,100 1,400 .. ..
In commercial positions 398 357 457 .. ..
Total ending stocks 1,540 1,457 1,857 .. ..
Total disposition 13,458 16,169 13,912 .. ..
1.
September to August crop year.
2.
Includes seed.
Date Modified: 2010-08-25

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