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Last Updated: Apr 22nd, 2008 - 09:36:37 |
Stats Canada released the planting intentions of Canadian farmers Monday. They intend to increase wheat acres by 16.2% to reach a total of 25.1 million acres.
Canadian farmers will plant 16.6 million acres of spring wheat this year, up 9% compared to 2007. Durum wheat acres up 22.5% at 5.9 million acres. Winter wheat acres up 65.4% this year totaling 2.6 million acres.
Western Canadian canola acreage is expected to rise approximately 50,000 acres, which will be a record 14.7 million acres. Prairie farmers intend to cut barley acreage by 14% or 1.6 million acres to just 8.7 million acres. Acreage going into oats in Canada this year will fall to 4.1 million acres, a drop of 17%.
Corn acreage this year down 12.6% in Canada compared to an 8% drop in the U.S. Soybeans up 2.4% compared to an 18% increase in the U.S. Flax acreage in Canada this year will be up 12.6%.
To look at the report, click here
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