Table 1
March intentions of principal field crop areas

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March intentions of principal field crop areas
  2010 (final) 2011 (final) March 2012 (intentions) 2010 to 2011 2011 to March 2012
  thousands of acres % change
Total wheat1 21,065 21,464 24,324 1.9 13.3
Spring wheat 16,475 15,760 17,178 -4.3 9.0
Durum wheat 3,150 4,015 5,100 27.5 27.0
Winter wheat2 1,439 1,689 2,047 17.3 21.2
Canola 17,608 18,862 20,372 7.1 8.0
Barley 6,911 6,472 7,968 -6.3 23.1
Summerfallow 10,760 12,410 3,970 15.3 -68.0
Soybeans 3,665 3,830 3,969 4.5 3.6
Corn for grain 3,000 3,009 3,562 0.3 18.4
Oats 3,013 3,109 3,393 3.2 9.1
Dry field peas 3,625 2,328 3,310 -35.8 42.2
Lentils 3,480 2,570 2,460 -26.1 -4.3
Flaxseed 925 695 1,040 -24.9 49.6
1.
Total wheat is the sum of winter wheat after winterkill, spring wheat and durum wheat.
2.
The area remaining after winterkill.