Table 1
Supply and disposition of wheat, Canada, by crop year

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Supply and disposition of wheat, Canada, by crop year: Part 1
  Average  2004/2005 to  2008/2009 Total August to April
2008/2009  2009/2010 r 2009/2010 r 2010/2011 p
All wheat  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 9,429 10,032 9,638 9,638 8,269
Thousands of acres 23,299 24,789 23,817 23,817 20,434
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 2,620 2,900 2,800 2,800 2,800
Bushels per acre 39.1 42.4 41.4 41.4 41.7
  thousands of metric tonnes
Beginning stocks  
On farms 2,286 541 1,783 1,783 3,327
In commercial positions 4,689 3,865 4,764 4,764 4,502
Total beginning stocks 6,975 4,406 6,547 6,547 7,829
Production 24,895 28,611 26,848 26,848 23,167
Imports 23 25 117 106 52
Total supplies 31,893 33,043 33,512 33,500 31,047
Exports  
Grain 16,615 18,416 18,255 13,025 ..
Products 265 191 226 169 171
Total exports 16,881 18,607 18,481 13,194 ..
Domestic disappearance  
Human food 2,903 2,746 2,831 .. ..
Industrial use 353 646 843 .. ..
Seed requirements 959 993 729 .. ..
Loss in handling 37 37 32 .. ..
Animal feed, waste and dockage 3,673 3,467 2,768 .. ..
Total domestic disappearance 7,925 7,889 7,202 .. ..
Ending stocks 7,088 6,547 7,829 .. ..
Total disposition 31,893 33,043 33,512 .. ..
Supply and disposition of wheat, Canada, by crop year: Part 2
  Average  2004/2005 to  2008/2009 Total August to April
2008/2009  2009/2010 r 2009/2010 r 2010/2011 p
Durum wheat  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 2,038 2,416 2,230 2,230 1,244
Thousands of acres 5,036 5,970 5,510 5,510 3,075
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 2,260 2,300 2,400 2,400 2,400
Bushels per acre 33.7 34.0 36.0 36.0 36.1
  thousands of metric tonnes
Beginning stocks  
On farms 739 50 735 735 2,000
In commercial positions 1,183 769 1,168 1,168 708
Total beginning stocks 1,922 819 1,903 1,903 2,708
Production 4,653 5,519 5,400 5,400 3,025
Imports 2 2 2 2 35
Total supplies 6,577 6,340 7,305 7,305 5,767
Exports  
Grain 3,713 3,603 3,786 2,664 ..
Products 44 38 34 26 23
Total exports 3,757 3,640 3,820 2,690 ..
Domestic disappearance  
Human food 245 236 261 .. ..
Seed requirements 200 218 121 .. ..
Loss in handling 2 4 4 .. ..
Animal feed, waste and dockage 425 339 392 .. ..
Total domestic disappearance 872 797 778 .. ..
Ending stocks 1,948 1,903 2,708 .. ..
Total disposition 6,577 6,340 7,305 .. ..