Table 18
Selected special crop data, Canada, by crop year

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Selected special crop data, 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
Dried beans  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 149.1 125.5 114.3 114.3 127.2
Thousands of acres 368.4 309.6 282.6 282.6 314.6
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 1,920.0 2,100.0 2,000.0 2,000.0 2,000.0
Hundredweight per acre 17.2 19.0 17.5 17.5 17.8
  thousands of metric tonnes
Production 288.2 266.2 223.8 223.8 253.7
Imports 1 44.1 54.4 54.8 42.1 45.0
Exports 1 302.8 282.4 255.8 198.8 186.5
Selected special crop data, 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
Canary seed  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 193.8 163.9 121.4 121.4 120.6
Thousands of acres 478.8 405.0 300.0 300.0 298.0
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 1,068.0 1,190.0 1,310.0 1,310.0 920.0
Pounds per acre 951.6 1,065.0 1,171.0 1,171.0 818.0
  thousands of metric tonnes
Production 203.7 195.6 159.3 159.3 110.6
Imports 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exports 1 176.6 152.6 181.3 131.9 130.4
Stocks on farms 99.4 60.0 22.0 .. ..
In commercial positions 22.6 23.0 19.0 .. ..
Ending stocks 122.0 83.0 41.0 .. ..
Selected special crop data, Canada, by crop year: Part 3
  Average  2004/2005 to  2008/2009 Total August to April
2008/2009  2009/2010 r 2009/2010 r 2010/2011 p
Dry peas  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 1,353.2 1,582.2 1,487.2 1,487.2 1,322.1
Thousands of acres 3,344.0 3,910.0 3,675.0 3,675.0 3,267.0
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 2,240.0 2,300.0 2,300.0 2,300.0 2,200.0
Bushels per acre 33.3 33.6 33.8 33.8 32.2
  thousands of metric tonnes
Production 3,023.4 3,571.3 3,379.4 3,379.4 2,862.4
Imports 1 49.0 15.1 55.1 46.0 31.8
Exports 1 2,283.3 2,825.6 2,177.8 1,451.9 2,485.9
Stocks on farm 155.6 190.0 525.0 .. ..
In commercial positions 185.0 255.0 270.0 .. ..
Ending stocks 340.6 445.0 795.0 .. ..
Selected special crop data, Canada, by crop year: Part 4
  Average  2004/2005 to  2008/2009 Total August to April
2008/2009  2009/2010 r 2009/2010 r 2010/2011 p
Buckwheat  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Thousands of acres 8.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 780.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bushels per acre 13.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
  thousands of metric tonnes
Production 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Imports 1 1.2 2.6 0.9 0.6 0.6
Exports 1 4.3 1.5 1.8 1.5 2.0
Selected special crop data, Canada, by crop year: Part 5
  Average  2004/2005 to  2008/2009 Total August to April
2008/2009  2009/2010 r 2009/2010 r 2010/2011 p
Mustard seed  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 194.9 186.1 208.4 208.4 186.1
Thousands of acres 481.6 460.0 515.0 515.0 460.0
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 872.0 870.0 1,000.0 1,000.0 1,000.0
Pounds per acre 775.8 772.0 892.0 892.0 895.0
  thousands of metric tonnes
Production 172.6 161.0 208.3 208.3 186.8
Imports 1 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.4
Exports 1 140.8 130.8 128.0 84.4 84.9
Stocks on farms 41.8 9.0 50.0 .. ..
In commercial positions 28.8 35.0 30.0 .. ..
Ending stocks 70.6 44.0 80.0 .. ..
Selected special crop data, Canada, by crop year: Part 6
  Average  2004/2005 to  2008/2009 Total August to April
2008/2009  2009/2010 r 2009/2010 r 2010/2011 p
Sunflower seed  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 70.2 68.8 63.5 63.5 51.4
Thousands of acres 173.4 170.0 157.0 157.0 127.0
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 1,478.0 1,630.0 1,600.0 1,600.0 1,320.0
Pounds per acre 1,318.6 1,455.0 1,431.0 1,431.0 1,173.0
  thousands of metric tonnes
Production 106.2 112.2 101.9 101.9 67.6
Imports 1 22.2 20.3 26.0 20.7 24.8
Exports 1 79.6 88.0 49.0 38.4 36.4
Stocks on farms 12.2 15.0 35.0 .. ..
In commercial positions 6.6 7.0 7.0 .. ..
Ending stocks 18.8 22.0 42.0 .. ..
Selected special crop data, Canada, by crop year: Part 7
  Average  2004/2005 to  2008/2009 Total August to April
2008/2009  2009/2010 r 2009/2010 r 2010/2011 p
Lentils  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 666.1 700.2 963.2 963.2 1,335.5
Thousands of acres 1,646.0 1,730.0 2,380.0 2,380.0 3,300.0
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 1,354.0 1,490.0 1,570.0 1,570.0 1,460.0
Pounds per acre 1,209.4 1,329.0 1,399.0 1,399.0 1,301.0
  thousands of metric tonnes
Production 910.0 1,043.2 1,510.2 1,510.2 1,947.1
Imports 1 9.3 7.4 9.5 8.1 27.4
Exports 1 751.5 973.0 1,386.8 1,230.3 895.8
Stocks on farms 173.4 15.0 26.0 .. ..
In commercial positions 28.4 17.0 19.0 .. ..
Ending stocks 201.8 32.0 45.0 .. ..
Selected special crop data, Canada, by crop year: Part 8
  Average  2004/2005 to  2008/2009 Total August to April
2008/2009  2009/2010 r 2009/2010 r 2010/2011 p
Chickpeas  
Area harvested  
Thousands of hectares 91.0 42.4 40.3 40.3 76.9
Thousands of acres 225.0 105.0 100.0 100.0 190.0
Yield  
Kilograms per hectare 1,382.0 1,580.0 1,870.0 1,870.0 1,670.0
Pounds per acre 1,233.0 1,409.0 1,667.0 1,667.0 1,489.0
  thousands of metric tonnes
Production 122.0 67.0 75.5 75.5 128.3
Imports 1 5.6 4.1 5.0 3.1 6.3
Exports 1 69.5 53.0 65.6 46.6 73.1
Stocks on farms 36.8 50.0 10.0 .. ..
In commercial positions 7.8 12.0 10.0 .. ..
Ending stocks 44.6 62.0 20.0 .. ..
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Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.