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Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces

  • Canada
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Nova Scotia
  • New Brunswick
  • Quebec

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  • Manitoba
  • Saskatchewan
  • Alberta
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    Table 1.17
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Hay and field crops, census years 2006 and 2001
    Canada Hay and field crops
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes
    1. "Total wheat" includes "Spring wheat," "Durum wheat" and "Winter wheat."
    2. "Total corn" includes "Corn for grain" and "Corn for silage."
    3. "Total rye" includes "Fall rye" and "Spring rye."
    4. In 2001 "Triticale" was included in "Other field crops."
    5. Since the components of "Other" categories vary from census to census, no comparable data are available.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total wheat1 60,743 24,266,011 9,820,105 72,778 26,836,192 10,860,220
    Spring wheat (excluding durum) 45,234 18,733,322 7,581,105 57,811 20,513,716 8,301,605
    Durum wheat 8,455 3,819,552 1,545,718 13,226 5,279,369 2,136,485
    Winter wheat 15,090 1,713,137 693,282 12,023 1,043,107 422,130
    Oats 41,577 5,099,298 2,063,612 45,817 4,670,615 1,890,131
    Barley 43,411 9,118,090 3,689,960 60,467 11,606,068 4,696,808
    Mixed grains 10,350 831,322 336,424 13,187 896,702 362,882
    Total corn2 30,125 3,439,954 1,392,100 .. .. ..
    Corn for grain 21,494 2,752,716 1,113,984 27,842 3,211,150 1,299,506
    Corn for silage 15,531 687,238 278,115 15,815 583,075 235,962
    Total rye3 4,881 531,735 215,185 4,678 366,888 148,474
    Fall rye 4,458 488,275 197,598 4,189 319,081 129,127
    Spring rye 482 43,460 17,588 551 47,807 19,347
    Canola (rapeseed) 31,435 12,423,579 5,027,643 33,283 9,347,765 3,782,906
    Soybeans 23,263 2,970,449 1,202,098 24,729 2,675,033 1,082,547
    Flaxseed 9,211 1,996,549 807,975 9,467 1,647,384 666,673
    Dry field peas 10,444 3,123,953 1,264,219 14,324 3,312,278 1,340,431
    Chick peas 1,065 320,276 129,611 4,134 1,192,107 482,429
    Lentils 3,324 1,289,773 521,953 5,891 1,739,128 703,800
    Dry white beans 1,506 195,005 78,916 1,762 208,116 84,222
    Other dry beans 1,710 261,749 105,926 1,731 238,162 96,381
    Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures 88,042 12,541,983 5,075,560 90,690 11,129,488 4,503,943
    All other tame hay and fodder crops 59,362 7,150,363 2,893,649 65,014 6,944,464 2,810,325
    Forage seed for seed 3,069 661,923 267,871 3,808 799,415 323,512
    Potatoes 3,667 401,583 162,515 3,887 418,783 169,475
    Mustard seed 1,339 337,040 136,395 2,018 400,746 162,176
    Sunflowers 905 211,034 85,402 935 174,361 70,561
    Canary seed 1,424 338,595 137,025 2,168 411,502 166,529
    Tobacco 649 31,920 12,918 1,146 62,012 25,095
    Ginseng 289 8,229 3,330 380 7,116 2,880
    Buckwheat 686 32,567 13,179 954 44,876 18,161
    Sugar beets 314 48,156 19,488 302 35,736 14,462
    Caraway seed 145 19,988 8,089 221 23,539 9,526
    Triticale4 1,321 152,923 61,886 .. .. ..
    Other field crops5 1,650 225,782 91,371 empty cell empty cell empty cell

    Newfoundland and Labrador

    Table 1.17
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Hay and field crops, census years 2006 and 2001
    Newfoundland and Labrador Hay and field crops
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes
    1. "Total wheat" includes "Spring wheat," "Durum wheat" and "Winter wheat."
    2. "Total corn" includes "Corn for grain" and "Corn for silage."
    3. "Total rye" includes "Fall rye" and "Spring rye."
    4. In 2001 "Triticale" was included in "Other field crops."
    5. Since the components of "Other" categories vary from census to census, no comparable data are available.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total wheat1 3 36 15 6 23 9
    Spring wheat (excluding durum) 3 36 15 6 23 9
    Durum wheat 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Winter wheat 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Oats 15 132 53 26 158 64
    Barley 7 76 31 3 13 5
    Mixed grains 3 20 8 9 363 147
    Total corn2 27 1,698 687 .. .. ..
    Corn for grain 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Corn for silage 27 1,698 687 6 342 138
    Total rye3 5 11 4 9 73 30
    Fall rye 5 11 4 6 60 24
    Spring rye 0 0 0 3 13 5
    Canola (rapeseed) 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Soybeans 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Flaxseed 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Dry field peas 0 0 0 3 x x
    Chick peas 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Lentils 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Dry white beans 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other dry beans 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures 61 3,230 1,307 68 2,685 1,087
    All other tame hay and fodder crops 206 12,591 5,095 254 13,248 5,361
    Forage seed for seed 5 80 32 6 245 99
    Potatoes 132 805 326 152 629 255
    Mustard seed 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Sunflowers 1 x x 0 0 0
    Canary seed 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Tobacco 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Ginseng 1 x x 1 x x
    Buckwheat 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Sugar beets 0 0 0 3 4 2
    Caraway seed 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Triticale4 0 0 0 .. .. ..
    Other field crops5 0 0 0 empty cell empty cell empty cell

    Prince Edward Island

    Table 1.17
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Hay and field crops, census years 2006 and 2001
    Prince Edward Island Hay and field crops
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes
    1. "Total wheat" includes "Spring wheat," "Durum wheat" and "Winter wheat."
    2. "Total corn" includes "Corn for grain" and "Corn for silage."
    3. "Total rye" includes "Fall rye" and "Spring rye."
    4. In 2001 "Triticale" was included in "Other field crops."
    5. Since the components of "Other" categories vary from census to census, no comparable data are available.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total wheat1 187 27,872 11,279 221 28,433 11,506
    Spring wheat (excluding durum) 151 22,900 9,267 202 24,296 9,832
    Durum wheat 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Winter wheat 54 4,972 2,012 46 4,137 1,674
    Oats 281 12,551 5,079 325 13,088 5,297
    Barley 561 79,248 32,071 725 95,406 38,609
    Mixed grains 176 10,122 4,096 285 16,150 6,536
    Total corn2 131 6,404 2,592 .. .. ..
    Corn for grain 15 2,022 818 36 2,479 1,003
    Corn for silage 119 4,382 1,773 132 3,875 1,568
    Total rye3 58 5,449 2,205 37 3,747 1,516
    Fall rye 44 4,303 1,741 25 2,868 1,161
    Spring rye 15 1,146 464 12 879 356
    Canola (rapeseed) 4 158 64 0 0 0
    Soybeans 89 11,318 4,580 89 6,951 2,813
    Flaxseed 5 251 102 1 x x
    Dry field peas 2 x x 1 x x
    Chick peas 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Lentils 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Dry white beans 0 0 0 2 x x
    Other dry beans 5 71 29 3 x x
    Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures 350 36,402 14,731 356 30,461 12,327
    All other tame hay and fodder crops 993 121,003 48,968 1,111 113,070 45,758
    Forage seed for seed 6 501 203 13 1,164 471
    Potatoes 412 97,637 39,512 468 106,889 43,256
    Mustard seed 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Sunflowers 6 19 8 2 x x
    Canary seed 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Tobacco 1 x x 1 x x
    Ginseng 1 x x 2 x x
    Buckwheat 11 463 187 10 50 20
    Sugar beets 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Caraway seed 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Triticale4 0 0 0 .. .. ..
    Other field crops5 8 461 187 empty cell empty cell empty cell

    Nova Scotia

    Table 1.17
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Hay and field crops, census years 2006 and 2001
    Nova Scotia Hay and field crops
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes
    1. "Total wheat" includes "Spring wheat," "Durum wheat" and "Winter wheat."
    2. "Total corn" includes "Corn for grain" and "Corn for silage."
    3. "Total rye" includes "Fall rye" and "Spring rye."
    4. In 2001 "Triticale" was included in "Other field crops."
    5. Since the components of "Other" categories vary from census to census, no comparable data are available.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total wheat1 111 5,994 2,426 121 7,284 2,948
    Spring wheat (excluding durum) 48 1,386 561 65 2,613 1,057
    Durum wheat 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Winter wheat 79 4,608 1,865 81 4,671 1,890
    Oats 325 6,025 2,438 410 6,753 2,733
    Barley 236 7,268 2,941 317 11,783 4,768
    Mixed grains 57 1,593 645 64 1,528 618
    Total corn2 234 17,934 7,258 .. .. ..
    Corn for grain 79 7,724 3,126 94 6,865 2,778
    Corn for silage 197 10,210 4,132 204 7,425 3,005
    Total rye3 40 861 348 73 1,499 607
    Fall rye 38 801 324 64 1,331 539
    Spring rye 4 60 24 11 168 68
    Canola (rapeseed) 4 25 10 0 0 0
    Soybeans 44 2,367 958 37 1,907 772
    Flaxseed 3 12 5 1 x x
    Dry field peas 3 55 22 1 x x
    Chick peas 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Lentils 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Dry white beans 0 0 0 4 13 5
    Other dry beans 4 190 77 9 122 49
    Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures 541 38,040 15,394 573 31,706 12,831
    All other tame hay and fodder crops 1,728 148,289 60,010 1,861 153,413 62,084
    Forage seed for seed 6 85 34 14 398 161
    Potatoes 90 2,623 1,061 111 5,114 2,070
    Mustard seed 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Sunflowers 4 x x 11 161 65
    Canary seed 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Tobacco 1 x x 2 x x
    Ginseng 2 x x 5 x x
    Buckwheat 11 29 12 17 93 38
    Sugar beets 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Caraway seed 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Triticale4 6 68 28 .. .. ..
    Other field crops5 9 80 32 empty cell empty cell empty cell

    New Brunswick

    Table 1.17
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Hay and field crops, census years 2006 and 2001
    New Brunswick Hay and field crops
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes
    1. "Total wheat" includes "Spring wheat," "Durum wheat" and "Winter wheat."
    2. "Total corn" includes "Corn for grain" and "Corn for silage."
    3. "Total rye" includes "Fall rye" and "Spring rye."
    4. In 2001 "Triticale" was included in "Other field crops."
    5. Since the components of "Other" categories vary from census to census, no comparable data are available.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total wheat1 57 3,398 1,375 111 10,291 4,165
    Spring wheat (excluding durum) 48 2,892 1,170 100 9,014 3,648
    Durum wheat 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Winter wheat 12 506 205 19 1,277 517
    Oats 563 24,978 10,108 687 21,309 8,623
    Barley 326 33,238 13,451 438 43,995 17,804
    Mixed grains 36 906 367 64 2,182 883
    Total corn2 147 11,120 4,500 .. .. ..
    Corn for grain 41 4,368 1,768 35 1,182 478
    Corn for silage 116 6,752 2,732 125 4,957 2,006
    Total rye3 36 2,888 1,169 36 1,839 744
    Fall rye 21 1,194 483 19 546 221
    Spring rye 16 1,694 686 18 1,293 523
    Canola (rapeseed) 5 886 359 6 481 195
    Soybeans 18 1,884 762 13 810 328
    Flaxseed 9 520 210 1 x x
    Dry field peas 2 x x 3 33 13
    Chick peas 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Lentils 0 0 0 1 x x
    Dry white beans 5 45 18 4 34 14
    Other dry beans 2 x x 3 33 13
    Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures 360 30,954 12,527 333 25,742 10,417
    All other tame hay and fodder crops 1,457 175,227 70,912 1,659 168,174 68,058
    Forage seed for seed 15 614 248 11 1,011 409
    Potatoes 341 59,870 24,229 374 58,366 23,620
    Mustard seed 3 105 42 0 0 0
    Sunflowers 8 53 21 4 x x
    Canary seed 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Tobacco 0 0 0 1 x x
    Ginseng 0 0 0 1 x x
    Buckwheat 21 745 301 29 618 250
    Sugar beets 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Caraway seed 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Triticale4 0 0 0 .. .. ..
    Other field crops5 11 156 63 empty cell empty cell empty cell

    Quebec

    Table 1.17
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Hay and field crops, census years 2006 and 2001
    Quebec Hay and field crops
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes
    1. "Total wheat" includes "Spring wheat," "Durum wheat" and "Winter wheat."
    2. "Total corn" includes "Corn for grain" and "Corn for silage."
    3. "Total rye" includes "Fall rye" and "Spring rye."
    4. In 2001 "Triticale" was included in "Other field crops."
    5. Since the components of "Other" categories vary from census to census, no comparable data are available.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total wheat1 2,031 134,118 54,276 1,743 84,753 34,298
    Spring wheat (excluding durum) 1,904 124,738 50,480 1,646 81,040 32,796
    Durum wheat 15 976 395 0 0 0
    Winter wheat 174 8,404 3,401 123 3,713 1,503
    Oats 5,901 310,737 125,751 5,894 230,445 93,258
    Barley 4,701 261,514 105,831 7,275 393,993 159,443
    Mixed grains 1,407 66,434 26,885 1,721 76,306 30,880
    Total corn2 8,427 1,143,132 462,609 .. .. ..
    Corn for grain 6,339 1,000,848 405,029 7,656 1,076,578 435,676
    Corn for silage 4,385 142,284 57,580 4,475 128,673 52,072
    Total rye3 175 6,341 2,566 205 7,532 3,048
    Fall rye 149 5,759 2,331 188 7,067 2,860
    Spring rye 29 582 236 22 465 188
    Canola (rapeseed) 224 15,218 6,159 175 9,470 3,832
    Soybeans 4,546 440,245 178,161 4,522 365,888 148,070
    Flaxseed 105 2,661 1,077 38 1,165 471
    Dry field peas 64 3,955 1,601 53 2,329 943
    Chick peas 13 486 197 9 127 51
    Lentils 2 x x 8 27 11
    Dry white beans 9 442 179 90 5,001 2,024
    Other dry beans 215 16,458 6,660 171 11,383 4,607
    Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures 7,986 706,464 285,896 7,965 581,256 235,226
    All other tame hay and fodder crops 13,363 1,405,943 568,965 14,615 1,347,003 545,113
    Forage seed for seed 91 5,203 2,106 54 2,229 902
    Potatoes 583 47,466 19,209 640 47,190 19,097
    Mustard seed 9 251 102 4 x x
    Sunflowers 27 512 207 35 363 147
    Canary seed 5 x x 3 35 14
    Tobacco 4 x x 59 3,627 1,468
    Ginseng 8 12 5 15 23 9
    Buckwheat 151 4,384 1,774 178 3,499 1,416
    Sugar beets 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Caraway seed 1 x x 0 0 0
    Triticale4 22 804 325 .. .. ..
    Other field crops5 107 3,582 1,450 empty cell empty cell empty cell

    Ontario

    Table 1.17
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Hay and field crops, census years 2006 and 2001
    Ontario Hay and field crops
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes
    1. "Total wheat" includes "Spring wheat," "Durum wheat" and "Winter wheat."
    2. "Total corn" includes "Corn for grain" and "Corn for silage."
    3. "Total rye" includes "Fall rye" and "Spring rye."
    4. In 2001 "Triticale" was included in "Other field crops."
    5. Since the components of "Other" categories vary from census to census, no comparable data are available.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total wheat1 14,682 1,235,390 499,945 11,565 670,857 271,486
    Spring wheat (excluding durum) 3,237 202,902 82,112 2,503 125,477 50,779
    Durum wheat 69 4,012 1,624 0 0 0
    Winter wheat 12,286 1,028,476 416,209 9,570 545,380 220,707
    Oats 4,362 131,952 53,399 4,550 101,670 41,144
    Barley 5,139 221,029 89,447 7,498 308,728 124,938
    Mixed grains 5,400 173,454 70,194 7,063 218,265 88,329
    Total corn2 18,275 1,898,621 768,345 .. .. ..
    Corn for grain 14,304 1,577,862 638,538 19,244 2,003,025 810,595
    Corn for silage 8,404 320,759 129,807 9,365 319,364 129,242
    Total rye3 1,304 65,356 26,449 1,430 68,332 27,653
    Fall rye 1,235 63,172 25,565 1,386 66,519 26,919
    Spring rye 81 2,184 884 56 1,813 734
    Canola (rapeseed) 205 18,575 7,517 432 36,439 14,746
    Soybeans 17,171 2,155,884 872,455 19,706 2,248,466 909,922
    Flaxseed 79 4,257 1,723 48 1,983 802
    Dry field peas 116 4,376 1,771 102 3,127 1,265
    Chick peas 12 406 164 10 201 81
    Lentils 5 207 84 2 x x
    Dry white beans 1,054 92,289 37,348 987 58,559 23,698
    Other dry beans 664 71,206 28,816 653 63,061 25,520
    Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures 24,427 1,662,370 672,737 26,166 1,610,809 651,871
    All other tame hay and fodder crops 13,010 900,267 364,325 14,171 893,217 361,472
    Forage seed for seed 312 12,323 4,987 238 9,088 3,678
    Potatoes 904 38,155 15,441 876 43,396 17,562
    Mustard seed 13 507 205 2 x x
    Sunflowers 124 2,501 1,012 76 1,109 449
    Canary seed 1 x x 5 70 28
    Tobacco 643 31,669 12,816 1,083 58,333 23,607
    Ginseng 252 7,156 2,896 290 4,480 1,813
    Buckwheat 247 6,133 2,482 287 5,941 2,404
    Sugar beets 102 9,353 3,785 85 6,006 2,431
    Caraway seed 1 x x 0 0 0
    Triticale4 117 2,987 1,209 .. .. ..
    Other field crops5 394 21,527 8,712 empty cell empty cell empty cell

    Manitoba

    Table 1.17
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Hay and field crops, census years 2006 and 2001
    Manitoba Hay and field crops
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes
    1. "Total wheat" includes "Spring wheat," "Durum wheat" and "Winter wheat."
    2. "Total corn" includes "Corn for grain" and "Corn for silage."
    3. "Total rye" includes "Fall rye" and "Spring rye."
    4. In 2001 "Triticale" was included in "Other field crops."
    5. Since the components of "Other" categories vary from census to census, no comparable data are available.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total wheat1 7,156 3,298,217 1,334,741 9,447 3,922,050 1,587,197
    Spring wheat (excluding durum) 6,870 2,980,285 1,206,078 9,241 3,693,662 1,494,772
    Durum wheat 83 18,769 7,596 181 42,166 17,064
    Winter wheat 1,110 299,163 121,067 869 186,222 75,361
    Oats 5,798 945,847 382,771 6,451 904,608 366,082
    Barley 4,339 837,758 339,029 6,006 1,165,693 471,739
    Mixed grains 314 43,992 17,803 351 31,219 12,634
    Total corn2 1,349 232,753 94,192 .. .. ..
    Corn for grain 577 150,420 60,873 542 110,470 44,706
    Corn for silage 879 82,333 33,319 563 50,226 20,326
    Total rye3 637 95,834 38,783 473 45,045 18,229
    Fall rye 593 90,104 36,464 430 42,460 17,183
    Spring rye 46 5,730 2,319 47 2,585 1,046
    Canola (rapeseed) 5,861 2,278,642 922,134 6,413 1,872,427 757,744
    Soybeans 1,321 350,567 141,869 346 50,037 20,249
    Flaxseed 2,212 383,509 155,201 2,799 436,526 176,656
    Dry field peas 424 91,381 36,981 739 147,741 59,789
    Chick peas 3 465 188 12 924 374
    Lentils 12 2,450 991 43 6,324 2,559
    Dry white beans 354 90,214 36,508 563 125,259 50,691
    Other dry beans 428 108,419 43,876 506 113,987 46,129
    Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures 9,238 1,695,873 686,295 10,105 1,625,299 657,735
    All other tame hay and fodder crops 4,115 639,951 258,979 3,852 542,561 219,567
    Forage seed for seed 606 132,322 53,549 681 115,926 46,914
    Potatoes 229 80,631 32,630 225 77,586 31,398
    Mustard seed 29 5,451 2,206 115 16,037 6,490
    Sunflowers 614 190,230 76,983 638 152,570 61,743
    Canary seed 71 8,989 3,638 275 53,773 21,761
    Tobacco 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Ginseng 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Buckwheat 183 17,904 7,245 333 30,223 12,231
    Sugar beets 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Caraway seed 38 3,674 1,487 40 4,224 1,709
    Triticale4 54 6,473 2,620 .. .. ..
    Other field crops5 287 62,098 25,130 empty cell empty cell empty cell

    Saskatchewan

    Table 1.17
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Hay and field crops, census years 2006 and 2001
    Saskatchewan Hay and field crops
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes
    1. "Total wheat" includes "Spring wheat," "Durum wheat" and "Winter wheat."
    2. "Total corn" includes "Corn for grain" and "Corn for silage."
    3. "Total rye" includes "Fall rye" and "Spring rye."
    4. In 2001 "Triticale" was included in "Other field crops."
    5. Since the components of "Other" categories vary from census to census, no comparable data are available.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total wheat1 24,488 13,036,335 5,275,617 33,577 15,183,095 6,144,380
    Spring wheat (excluding durum) 21,455 9,574,964 3,874,850 29,003 10,695,013 4,328,118
    Durum wheat 6,991 3,224,609 1,304,953 10,785 4,273,790 1,729,541
    Winter wheat 913 236,762 95,814 862 214,292 86,721
    Oats 13,173 2,316,791 937,572 14,316 1,947,583 788,159
    Barley 14,028 3,522,510 1,425,509 20,013 4,598,043 1,860,762
    Mixed grains 792 150,833 61,040 1,003 139,543 56,471
    Total corn2 344 20,834 8,431 .. .. ..
    Corn for grain 59 4,251 1,720 79 2,854 1,155
    Corn for silage 287 16,583 6,711 91 4,353 1,762
    Total rye3 1,481 232,386 94,043 1,069 117,666 47,618
    Fall rye 1,360 214,175 86,674 943 104,979 42,483
    Spring rye 139 18,211 7,370 140 12,687 5,134
    Canola (rapeseed) 14,937 5,977,272 2,418,916 16,922 4,710,251 1,906,171
    Soybeans 57 5,507 2,229 11 886 359
    Flaxseed 6,414 1,544,879 625,190 6,297 1,167,418 472,437
    Dry field peas 7,635 2,430,461 983,573 10,477 2,542,758 1,029,018
    Chick peas 906 278,170 112,571 3,718 1,096,098 443,575
    Lentils 3,248 1,275,770 516,286 5,731 1,712,964 693,212
    Dry white beans 28 4,399 1,780 32 3,588 1,452
    Other dry beans 94 10,875 4,401 103 9,808 3,969
    Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures 18,417 3,934,428 1,592,206 17,297 2,822,792 1,142,343
    All other tame hay and fodder crops 7,081 1,217,673 492,775 7,238 926,272 374,849
    Forage seed for seed 775 194,556 78,734 1,015 166,771 67,490
    Potatoes 210 11,138 4,507 214 12,607 5,102
    Mustard seed 1,082 268,188 108,532 1,662 327,539 132,550
    Sunflowers 71 15,880 6,426 115 18,498 7,486
    Canary seed 1,324 326,210 132,012 1,854 353,957 143,241
    Tobacco 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Ginseng 2 x x 3 x x
    Buckwheat 37 2,537 1,027 64 4,204 1,701
    Sugar beets 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Caraway seed 87 14,356 5,810 161 17,731 7,175
    Triticale4 493 65,263 26,411 .. .. ..
    Other field crops5 536 105,364 42,640 empty cell empty cell empty cell

    Alberta

    Table 1.17
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Hay and field crops, census years 2006 and 2001
    Alberta Hay and field crops
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes
    1. "Total wheat" includes "Spring wheat," "Durum wheat" and "Winter wheat."
    2. "Total corn" includes "Corn for grain" and "Corn for silage."
    3. "Total rye" includes "Fall rye" and "Spring rye."
    4. In 2001 "Triticale" was included in "Other field crops."
    5. Since the components of "Other" categories vary from census to census, no comparable data are available.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total wheat1 11,791 6,467,628 2,617,356 15,596 6,852,596 2,773,147
    Spring wheat (excluding durum) 11,330 5,768,705 2,334,512 14,725 5,809,275 2,350,930
    Durum wheat 1,292 570,771 230,983 2,249 962,906 389,674
    Winter wheat 414 128,152 51,861 384 80,415 32,543
    Oats 10,154 1,269,229 513,639 12,074 1,364,674 552,264
    Barley 13,529 4,094,689 1,657,062 17,548 4,902,090 1,983,805
    Mixed grains 2,047 373,005 150,950 2,508 404,174 163,563
    Total corn2 636 74,737 30,245 .. .. ..
    Corn for grain 56 4,326 1,751 70 5,018 2,031
    Corn for silage 586 70,411 28,494 291 36,814 14,898
    Total rye3 961 118,399 47,914 1,139 117,138 47,404
    Fall rye 854 105,059 42,516 940 89,480 36,211
    Spring rye 123 13,340 5,399 223 27,658 11,193
    Canola (rapeseed) 10,058 4,068,511 1,646,468 9,162 2,660,509 1,076,670
    Soybeans 17 2,677 1,083 5 88 36
    Flaxseed 379 60,372 24,432 279 40,219 16,276
    Dry field peas 2,141 587,263 237,657 2,874 608,217 246,137
    Chick peas 131 40,749 16,491 385 94,757 38,347
    Lentils 55 10,825 4,381 103 19,649 7,952
    Dry white beans 56 7,616 3,082 77 15,589 6,309
    Other dry beans 289 54,423 22,024 273 39,660 16,050
    Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures 22,211 3,935,022 1,592,447 23,459 3,915,607 1,584,590
    All other tame hay and fodder crops 12,204 2,060,967 834,044 14,399 2,279,767 922,589
    Forage seed for seed 1,046 244,615 98,992 1,506 409,251 165,618
    Potatoes 402 54,759 22,160 434 58,341 23,610
    Mustard seed 203 62,538 25,308 235 57,116 23,114
    Sunflowers 29 1,792 725 36 1,616 654
    Canary seed 23 3,317 1,342 31 3,667 1,484
    Tobacco 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Ginseng 1 x x 3 62 25
    Buckwheat 4 169 68 6 178 72
    Sugar beets 212 38,803 15,703 214 29,726 12,030
    Caraway seed 18 x x 20 1,584 641
    Triticale4 610 76,299 30,877 .. .. ..
    Other field crops5 194 30,916 12,511 empty cell empty cell empty cell

    British Columbia

    Table 1.17
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Hay and field crops, census years 2006 and 2001
    British Columbia Hay and field crops
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes
    1. "Total wheat" includes "Spring wheat," "Durum wheat" and "Winter wheat."
    2. "Total corn" includes "Corn for grain" and "Corn for silage."
    3. "Total rye" includes "Fall rye" and "Spring rye."
    4. In 2001 "Triticale" was included in "Other field crops."
    5. Since the components of "Other" categories vary from census to census, no comparable data are available.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total wheat1 237 57,023 23,076 391 76,810 31,084
    Spring wheat (excluding durum) 188 54,514 22,061 320 73,303 29,665
    Durum wheat 5 415 168 11 507 205
    Winter wheat 48 2,094 847 69 3,000 1,214
    Oats 1,005 81,056 32,802 1,084 80,327 32,507
    Barley 545 60,760 24,589 644 86,324 34,934
    Mixed grains 118 10,963 4,437 119 6,972 2,821
    Total corn2 555 32,721 13,242 .. .. ..
    Corn for grain 24 895 362 86 2,679 1,084
    Corn for silage 531 31,826 12,880 563 27,046 10,945
    Total rye3 184 4,210 1,704 207 4,017 1,626
    Fall rye 159 3,697 1,496 188 3,771 1,526
    Spring rye 29 513 208 19 246 100
    Canola (rapeseed) 137 64,292 26,018 173 58,188 23,548
    Soybeans 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Flaxseed 5 88 36 3 57 23
    Dry field peas 57 6,410 2,594 71 8,029 3,249
    Chick peas 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Lentils 2 x x 3 x x
    Dry white beans 0 0 0 3 x x
    Other dry beans 9 x x 10 x x
    Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures 4,451 499,200 202,019 4,368 483,131 195,516
    All other tame hay and fodder crops 5,205 468,452 189,576 5,854 507,739 205,475
    Forage seed for seed 207 71,624 28,985 270 93,332 37,770
    Potatoes 364 8,499 3,439 393 8,665 3,507
    Mustard seed 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Sunflowers 21 38 15 18 28 11
    Canary seed 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Tobacco 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Ginseng 22 1,010 409 60 2,527 1,023
    Buckwheat 21 203 82 30 70 28
    Sugar beets 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Caraway seed 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Triticale4 19 1,029 416 .. .. ..
    Other field crops5 104 1,598 647 empty cell empty cell empty cell
    Date Modified: 2007-05-11

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