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Table 12
Supply and disposition of oilseeds, Canada, by crop year

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Supply and disposition of oilseeds, 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
Flaxseed  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 658 524 625 625 623
Thousands of acres 1,525 1,295 1,545 1,545 1,540
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 1,180 1,200 1,400 1,400 1,500
Bushels per acre 18.7 19.3 21.9 21.9 23.8
  thousands of metric tonnes
Beginning stocks  
On farms 117 198 25 25 165
In commercial positions 74 174 142 142 64
Total beginning stocks 191 372 167 167 229
Production 777 634 861 861 930
Imports 23 8 7 6 6
Total supplies 990 1,013 1,035 1,034 1,165
Grain exports 596 684 639 586 681
Product exports 0 0 0 0 0
Total exports 596 684 639 586 681
Domestic disappearance  
Human food .. .. .. .. ..
Crushings x x x x x
Seed requirements 29 27 29 .. ..
Loss in handling 3 2 6 .. ..
Animal feed, waste and dockage x x x x x
Total domestic disappearance 196 162 168 .. ..
Ending stocks 198 167 229 .. ..
Total disposition 990 1,013 1,035 .. ..
Supply and disposition of oilseeds, 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
Canola  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 5,260 6,328 6,494 6,494 6,105
Thousands of acres 12,996 15,636 16,048 16,048 15,085
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 1,600 1,500 1,900 1,900 1,900
Bushels per acre 28.9 27.1 34.7 34.7 34.6
  thousands of metric tonnes
Beginning stocks  
Stocks on farms 657 679 521 521 975
In commercial positions 718 1,104 941 941 684
Total beginning stocks 1,376 1,783 1,462 1,462 1,659
Production 8,506 9,601 12,643 12,643 11,825
Imports 174 179 121 103 114
Total supplies 10,056 11,562 14,225 14,207 13,597
Grain exports 4,743 5,661 7,908 7,282 6,521
Product exports 0 0 0 0 0
Total exports 4,743 5,661 7,908 7,282 6,521
Domestic disappearance  
Human food 0 0 0 0 0
Crushings 3,513 4,144 4,280 3,910 4,291
Seed requirements 41 47 47 .. ..
Loss in handling 2 1 1 .. ..
Animal feed, waste and dockage 267 248 331 .. ..
Total domestic disappearance 3,824 4,440 4,659 .. ..
Ending stocks 1,489 1,462 1,659 .. ..
Total disposition 10,056 11,562 14,225 .. ..
Supply and disposition of oilseeds, Canada, by crop year: Part 3
  Average  2003/2004 to  2007/2008 Total September to June
2006/2007  2007/2008 2008/2009 r 2008/2009 r 2009/2010 p
Soybeans 3  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 1,152 1,201 1,172 1,195 1,195 1,382
Thousands of acres 2,847 2,968 2,895 2,954 2,954 3,415
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 2,540 2,900 2,300 2,800 2,800 2,500
Bushels per acre 37.6 42.9 34.2 41.5 41.5 37.7
  thousands of metric tonnes
Beginning stocks  
Stocks on farms 76 200 130 30 30 45
In commercial positions 1 168 295 340 91 91 175
Total beginning stocks 244 495 470 121 121 220
Production 2,855 3,466 2,696 3,336 3,336 3,504
Imports 442 241 337 350 327 350
Total supplies 3,541 4,201 3,502 3,807 3,784 4,074
Grain exports 1,358 1,741 1,696 1,888 1,735 1,863
Product exports 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total exports 1,358 1,741 1,696 1,888 1,735 1,863
Domestic disappearance  
Crushings Total 4 1,576 1,513 1,347 1,280 1,081 1,077
Seed requirements 121 122 126 145 .. ..
Residual 2 183 355 213 274 .. ..
Total domestic disappearance 1,880 1,991 1,686 1,699 .. ..
Ending stocks 304 470 121 220 .. ..
Total disposition 3,541 4,201 3,502 3,807 .. ..
1.
Stocks at transfer elevators, country elevators and crushing plants.
2.
Includes feed, human food uses, dockage and loss in handling.
3.
September to August crop year.
4.
Canadian Oilseed Processors Association.
Date Modified: 2010-08-25

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