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Stats Can: Crop Production Down Over 2013 Records

Statistics Canada says it doesn’t look like Canadian farmers will be reaping another record crop this year.

The agency’s July farm survey says farmers can expect production to return to more normal levels for wheat, canola and corn for grain after records last year.

Total wheat production nationally is expected to drop 26.2 per cent from 2013 to 27.7 million tonnes, while the canola crop is expected to be down 22.6 per cent to 13.9 million tonnes.

Barley production is anticipated to drop 30 per cent to 7.2 million tonnes and oat production is expected to fall 32.1 per cent to 2.6 million tonnes.

Statistics Canada says that, at the time of the survey, farmers on the Prairies reported that excessive rain in late June was likely to affect what could be harvested.

At the national level, corn for grain production is expected to decrease 19.5%, from the record 14.2 million tonnes in 2013, to 11.4 million tonnes in 2014.

Following record corn for grain production in 2013, Ontario farmers anticipate a 16.8% decrease in 2014 to 7.5 million tonnes. This is mostly due to a 15.3% decrease in seeded area, since average yield (-1.7%) is expected to be relatively stable.

Quebec farmers project a 19.7% decrease in corn for grain production to 3.0 million tonnes, as a result of decreases in both harvested area (-15.4%) and average yield (-5.2%).

In Manitoba, production of corn for grain is anticipated to reach 739 200 tonnes, down from a record 1.2 million tonnes in 2013, as a result of lower harvested area (-26.7%) and lower yield (-17.3%).

 

One exception is soybean production which is anticipated to reach 5.9 million tonnes – surpassing the record 5.2 million tonnes of last year.

In Ontario, soybean production is expected to increase 15.8% to a record 3.6 million tonnes. This is due to a 21.4% increase in harvested area to 3.0 million acres, as average yield is expected to decrease 4.6% to 43.2 bushels per acre.

Quebec farmers project a 16.9% increase in soybean production to a record 990 000 tonnes. Harvested area is expected to increase 17.8% to 836,500 acres. However, yield is anticipated to decrease 0.7% to 43.5 bushels per acre.

In Manitoba, harvested area of soybeans is expected to increase 17.7% to 1.2 million acres, while yield is anticipated to decrease 14.6% to 32.1 bushels per acre. Consequently, soybean production (+0.6%) could reach a level similar to the 2013 record of 1.1 million tonnes.

Statistics Canada Production of Principal Field Crops, July 2014 Link: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/140821/dq140821b-eng.htm

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