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RPT-Canada canola, wheat production lower than expected

Published 2017-08-31, 10:10 a/m
Canada canola, wheat production lower than expected
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OTTAWA, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Canadian farmers expect to produce more soybeans, oats and corn in 2017, but also expect declines in wheat, barley and canola, in part because of very dry conditions in in the southern parts of the prairies, Statistics Canada indicated on Thursday.

July estimates of pricipal field crops

2015

2016

2017

2015 to 2016 2016 to 2017

1000s of tonnes 1000s of tonnes 1000s of tonnes % change

% change

Total wheat

27594

31729

25541

15.0

-19.5

Durum wheat

5389

7762

3898

44.0

-49.8

Spring wheat

19962

20454

18889

2.5

-7.7

Winter wheat

2243

3513

2754

56.6

-21.6

Barley

8226

8784

7212

6.8

-17.9

Canary seed

149

140

117

-5.6

-16.6

Canola

18377

19601

18203

6.7

-7.1

Chick peas

84

75

75

-9.9

-0.3

Corn for grain

13559

13193

13645

-2.7

3.4

Dry beans

243

229

317

-5.9

38.2

Dry field peas

3201

4836

3793

51.1

-21.6

Fall rye

226

415

326

84.0

-21.4

Flaxseed

942

588

507

-37.6

-13.7

Lentils

2541

3248

2291

27.9

-29.5

Mustard seed

123

236

130

90.9

-45.0

Oats

3428

3195

3685

-6.8

15.3

Soybeans

6371

6463

7743

1.4

19.8

Sunflower seed

73

51

52

-30.3

3.4

NOTE: Grain traders surveyed by Reuters estimated, on average, production of canola at 18.6 mln tonnes; all wheat at 26.2 mln tonnes; durum at 4.9 mln tonnes; oats at 3.3 mln tonnes; barley at 7.0 mln tonnes; flax at 558,000 tonnes and peas at 3.9 mln tonnes.

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