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  2004/2005 to  2008/2009 Total August to April
2008/2009  2009/2010 r 2009/2010 r 2010/2011 p
Flaxseed  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 637 625 623 623 353
Thousands of acres 1,574 1,545 1,540 1,540 873
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 1,260 1,400 1,500 1,500 1,200
Bushels per acre 19.7 21.9 23.8 23.8 19.1
  thousands of metric tonnes
Beginning stocks  
On farms 108 25 165 165 215
In commercial positions 91 142 64 64 74
Total beginning stocks 198 167 229 229 289
Production 798 861 930 930 423
Imports 20 7 6 5 7
Total supplies 1,016 1,035 1,165 1,164 719
Grain exports 602 639 772 561 309
Product exports 0 0 0 0 0
Total exports 602 639 772 561 309
Domestic disappearance  
Human food .. .. .. .. ..
Crushings x x x x x
Seed requirements 29 29 16 .. ..
Loss in handling 5 6 1 .. ..
Animal feed, waste and dockage x x x    
Total domestic disappearance 189 168 104 .. ..
Ending stocks 226 229 289 .. ..
Total disposition 1,016 1,035 1,165 .. ..
Supply and disposition of oilseeds, 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
Canola  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 5,621 6,494 6,376 6,376 6,514
Thousands of acres 13,889 16,048 15,755 15,755 16,097
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 1,700 1,900 1,900 1,900 1,800
Bushels per acre 30.7 34.7 34.8 34.8 32.5
  thousands of metric tonnes
Beginning stocks  
Stocks on farms 692 521 975 975 1,100
In commercial positions 798 941 684 684 1,023
Total beginning stocks 1,489 1,462 1,659 1,659 2,123
Production 9,680 12,643 12,417 12,417 11,866
Imports 150 121 128 103 190
Total supplies 11,319 14,225 14,204 14,179 14,179
Grain exports 5,573 7,908 7,162 5,423 ..
Product exports 0 0 0 0 0
Total exports 5,573 7,908 7,162 5,423 ..
Domestic disappearance  
Human food 0 0 .. .. ..
Crushings 3,691 4,280 4,788 3,407 4,724
Seed requirements 43 47 49 .. ..
Loss in handling 0 1 1 .. ..
Animal feed, waste and dockage 311 329 81 .. ..
Total domestic disappearance 4,046 4,656 4,919 .. ..
Ending stocks 1,700 1,661 2,123 .. ..
Total disposition 11,319 14,225 14,204 .. ..
Supply and disposition of oilseeds, Canada, by crop year: Part 3
  Average  2004/2005 to  2008/2009 Total September to April
2007/2008  2008/2009 2009/2010 r 2009/2010 r 2010/2011 p
Soybeans 3  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 1,181 1,172 1,195 1,383 1,383 1,477
Thousands of acres 2,919 2,895 2,954 3,418 3,418 3,649
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 2,660 2,300 2,800 2,500 2,500 2,900
Bushels per acre 39.5 34.2 41.5 37.7 37.7 43.8
  thousands of metric tonnes
Beginning stocks  
Stocks on farms 94 130 30 45 45 65
In commercial positions 1 205 340 91 175 175 235
Total beginning stocks 299 470 121 220 220 300
Production 3,139 2,696 3,336 3,507 3,507 4,345
Imports 332 337 350 371 316 144
Total supplies 3,771 3,502 3,807 4,098 4,043 4,790
Grain exports 1,553 1,553 1,888 2,111 1,705 2,343
Product exports 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total exports 1,553 1,553 1,888 2,111 1,705 2,343
Domestic disappearance  
Crushings Total 4 1,449 1,347 1,280 1,293 889 1,000
Seed requirements 128 126 145 154 .. ..
Residual 2 326 356 274 240 .. ..
Total domestic disappearance 1,903 1,829 1,699 1,687 .. ..
Ending stocks 315 121 220 300 .. ..
Total disposition 3,771 3,502 3,807 4,098 .. ..
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.