Stocks of principal field crops, July 31, 2016
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Released: 2016-09-07
As of July 31, Canada's total stock levels for wheat, canola and lentils were down from the same date a year earlier. Meanwhile, barley and oat stocks increased compared with July 31, 2015.
Wheat
Total stocks of wheat fell 26.8% from July 31, 2015, to 5.2 million tonnes as of July 31, 2016. This decline was the result of a 29.2% drop in commercial stocks to 3.0 million tonnes and a 23.1% decrease in stocks held on farms to 2.2 million tonnes. Alberta reported the largest decline of on-farm stocks, down 44.4% to 495 000 tonnes. Saskatchewan also reported a decrease, down 14.7% to 1.5 million tonnes.
Canola
At the national level, canola stocks fell 20.7% to 2.0 million tonnes as of July 31, as a result of decreases in both on-farm stocks and commercial stocks. Meanwhile, canola crushing was at record levels for the crop year ending July 31, 2016. On-farm stocks, which are concentrated in Western Canada, declined 25.9% compared with July 31, 2015, to 915 000 tonnes. Commercial stocks were 15.8% lower compared with the same date in 2015 at 1.1 million tonnes.
Barley
Total barley stocks grew 18.6% to 1.4 million tonnes as of July 31. Stocks held on farm, which accounted for nearly 90% of total stocks, rose 23.3% to 1.3 million tonnes. Meanwhile, commercial stocks fell 9.9% to 155 000 tonnes.
Oats
As of July 31, total stocks of oats were up 38.2% compared with July 31, 2015, to 930 000 tonnes. Increases in both on-farm (+30.5%) and commercial (+59.5%) stock levels led to an overall rise.
Lentils
Overall stocks of lentils fell 80.0% from July 31, 2015, to 73 000 tonnes as of July 31, 2016. Commercial stocks were down 11.6% to 38 000 tonnes. Meanwhile, stocks held on farms fell 89.1% to 35 000 tonnes. These were the lowest on-farm and commercial stock levels since July 2010.
Note to readers
Data on stocks of principal field crops held on farms come from the July Farm Survey of about 13,100 Canadian farmers conducted from July 21 to August 4, 2016.
Data on commercial stocks of western major crops originate from the Canadian Grain Commission. Data on commercial stocks of special crops originate from a survey of handlers and agents of special crops.
National supply-disposition tables for the major grains and special crops are published jointly with the current release on stock levels and are available in CANSIM tables 001-0041 and 001-0043.
Stocks data are subject to revision during the two years following their initial publication.
Revisions to final field crop production estimates for 2015 have been applied where needed, as a result of the final 2015/2016 stocks reconciliation.
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