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Selected oilseeds, 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 |
| Canola |
|
| Area in hectares1 |
1,404,885 |
2,629,187 |
3,141,325 |
3,531,435 |
3,782,906 |
| Farms reporting |
24,804 |
37,315 |
39,437 |
41,823 |
33,283 |
| Percentage of total farms |
7.8 |
12.7 |
14.1 |
15.1 |
13.5 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
57 |
70 |
80 |
84 |
114 |
| Flaxseed |
|
| Area in hectares1 |
478,791 |
755,865 |
500,235 |
592,104 |
666,673 |
| Farms reporting |
12,083 |
14,213 |
9,883 |
10,335 |
9,467 |
| Percentage of total farms |
3.8 |
4.8 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
40 |
53 |
51 |
57 |
70 |
| Soybeans |
|
| Area in hectares1 |
282,914 |
387,156 |
598,454 |
876,901 |
1,082,547 |
| Farms reporting |
10,655 |
12,633 |
16,098 |
22,202 |
24,729 |
| Percentage of total farms |
3.3 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
27 |
31 |
37 |
39 |
44 |
| Sunflowers |
|
| Area in hectares1 |
117,594 |
28,822 |
83,385 |
37,099 |
70,561 |
| Farms reporting |
2,168 |
578 |
1,279 |
734 |
935 |
| Percentage of total farms |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
54 |
50 |
65 |
51 |
75 |
| Mustard seed |
|
| Area in hectares1 |
88,147 |
183,587 |
113,018 |
239,021 |
162,176 |
| Farms reporting |
1,767 |
2,961 |
1,885 |
3,398 |
2,018 |
| Percentage of total farms |
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
50 |
62 |
60 |
70 |
80 |
| 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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