Table 8
Farm supply and disposition of selected coarse grains, Prairie provinces

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Farm supply and disposition of selected coarse grains, Prairie provinces: Part 1
  Average  2004/2005 to  2008/2009 Total August to April
2008/2009  2009/2010 r 2009/2010 r 2010/2011 p
Oats  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 1,284 1,295 828 828 678
Thousands of acres 3,173 3,200 2,045 2,045 1,675
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 2,700 3,000 3,100 3,100 2,800
Bushels per acre 71.2 79.5 80.7 80.7 73.3
  thousands of metric tonnes
Opening stocks  
On farms 627 625 1,270 1,270 885
Production 3,475 3,925 2,545 2,545 1,892
Total supplies 4,102 4,550 3,815 3,815 2,777
Deliveries 2,359 2,467 2,515 1,874 1,546
Seed requirements 134 107 80 .. ..
Animal feed, waste and dockage 852 706 334 .. ..
Ending stocks 757 1,270 885 .. ..
Total disposition 4,102 4,550 3,815 .. ..
Farm supply and disposition of selected coarse grains, Prairie provinces: Part 2
  Average  2004/2005 to  2008/2009 Total August to April
2008/2009  2009/2010 r 2009/2010 r 2010/2011 p
Barley  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 3,383 3,278 2,709 2,709 2,179
Thousands of acres 8,359 8,100 6,695 6,695 5,385
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 3,120 3,400 3,300 3,300 3,200
Bushels per acre 58.0 63.3 60.9 60.9 59.3
  thousands of metric tonnes
Opening stocks  
On farms 1,835 1,115 2,130 2,130 1,925
Production 10,529 11,163 8,879 8,879 6,954
Total supplies 12,364 12,278 11,009 11,009 8,879
Deliveries 4,446 4,387 3,318 2,536 2,528
Seed requirements 308 277 217 .. ..
Animal feed, waste and dockage 5,639 5,484 5,549 .. ..
Ending stocks 1,971 2,130 1,925 .. ..
Total disposition 12,364 12,278 11,009 .. ..