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Wheat, by provinces (1981-2001 Censuses of Agriculture)
| |
1981 |
1986 |
1991 |
1996 |
2001 |
| |
number |
| Canada |
|
| Total number of farms |
318,361 |
293,089 |
280,043 |
276,548 |
246,923 |
| Total wheat |
|
| Area in hectares1 |
12,452,021 |
14,229,968 |
14,163,143 |
12,419,264 |
10,860,220 |
| Farms reporting |
127,359 |
119,718 |
105,805 |
93,545 |
72,778 |
| Percentage of total farms |
40.0 |
40.8 |
37.8 |
33.8 |
29.5 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
98 |
119 |
134 |
133 |
149 |
| Spring wheat (excluding durum) |
|
| Area in hectares1 |
10,419,848 |
11,594,322 |
11,923,631 |
9,969,274 |
8,301,605 |
| Farms reporting |
107,856 |
99,456 |
90,279 |
75,005 |
57,811 |
| Percentage of total farms |
33.9 |
33.9 |
32.2 |
27.1 |
23.4 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
97 |
117 |
132 |
133 |
144 |
| Durum wheat |
|
| Area in hectares1 |
1,702,686 |
1,832,354 |
2,000,218 |
2,055,557 |
2,136,485 |
| Farms reporting |
21,904 |
19,409 |
18,084 |
15,850 |
13,226 |
| Percentage of total farms |
6.9 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
78 |
94 |
111 |
130 |
162 |
| Winter wheat |
|
| Area in hectares1 |
329,487 |
803,292 |
239,293 |
394,434 |
422,130 |
| Farms reporting |
18,313 |
25,852 |
12,701 |
15,885 |
12,023 |
| Percentage of total farms |
5.8 |
8.8 |
4.5 |
5.7 |
4.9 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
18 |
31 |
19 |
25 |
35 |
| 1. Conversion factor: 1 hectare equals 2.471 acres. |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture. |
| Last modified: 2004-05-30. |
For more information on the concepts, methods and quality of the data contained in this table,
consult the 2001 Census of Agriculture .
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