Table 1 
March intentions of principal field crop areas 

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March intentions of principal field crop areas
  2016 2017 20181p 2016 to 2017 2017 to 2018
  thousands of acresthousands of acresthousands of acres % change% change
Total wheat (including winter wheat remaining)2 23,686 22,391 25,259 -5.5 12.8
Durum wheat 6,102 5,205 5,777 -14.7 11.0
Spring wheat 15,870 15,801 18,241 -0.4 15.4
Winter wheat3 1,715 1,385 1,242 -19.3 -10.3
Barley 6,676 5,766 6,059 -13.6 5.1
Canary seed 260 255 223 -1.9 -12.5
Canola 20,784 22,997 21,383 10.6 -7.0
Chick peas 143 160 346 11.9 116.4
Corn for grain 3,588 3,576 3,758 -0.4 5.1
Dry beans 302 333 246 10.4 -26.2
Dry field peas 4,282 4,093 3,868 -4.4 -5.5
Fall rye3 371 260 221 -29.9 -15.1
Flaxseed 941 1,040 989 10.5 -4.9
Lentils 5,569 4,405 4,050 -20.9 -8.1
Mustard seed 510 385 438 -24.5 13.7
Oats 3,045 3,200 3,148 5.1 -1.6
Soybeans 5,607 7,282 6,452 29.9 -11.4
Summerfallow 2,133 2,200 1,921 3.1 -12.7
Sunflower seed 70 65 45 -7.1 -30.8
p
preliminary
Note(s):
  • The estimates in this table have been rounded to the nearest thousand. The percentage changes reflect the unrounded estimates, which are available in CANSIM.
  • Wheat types may not add up to total wheat as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 001-0017.

Table note 1

The methodology used for area estimates for the Atlantic provinces and British Columbia was modified in 2014. For more information, see note to readers.

Table note 2

Represents the sum of winter wheat, spring wheat and durum wheat.

Table note 3

The area remaining after winterkill.
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