Principal field crop areas, June 2017

[SASKFARMER3]

Canola
Canadian farmers reported seeding a record high 22.8 million acres of canola in 2017, up 12.1% from the 20.4 million acres reported in 2016.

The overall increase in canola seeded area was the result of record highs in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Farmers in Saskatchewan planted 12.6 million acres of canola in 2017, up 13.6% from 2016. Meanwhile, producers in Alberta sowed 6.9 million acres of canola this year, an increase of 16.5%. Manitoba farmers seeded 3.1 million acres this year, down 1.1% from a year ago.

Wheat
Canadian farmers reported an overall decrease in the area sown to wheat in 2017, down 3.7% from 2016 to 22.4 million acres. The decrease was the result of a 15.9% drop in area seeded to durum wheat, which fell to 5.2 million acres in 2017. Conversely, the area seeded to spring wheat rose 2.5% to 15.8 million acres.

Provincially, Saskatchewan farmers reported the area seeded to all varieties of wheat decreased for a fourth consecutive year, falling 6.9% from 2016 to 11.3 million acres in 2017. The overall decline was the result of a decrease in durum wheat acres, which fell 18.0% to 4.1 million acres.

Producers in Alberta reported that their total wheat area grew 5.5% from 2016 to 7.1 million acres in 2017. An increase in spring wheat acreage accounted for the overall rise, up 9.8% to 5.9 million acres. Conversely, durum wheat seeded area declined 6.8% to 1.1 million acres.

The total area sown to all varieties of wheat in Manitoba fell 9.0% from 2016 to 2.7 million acres in 2017. This was mainly due to a 5.9% decline from 2016 in spring wheat acres to 2.6 million acres.

Soybeans
Nationally, the total area seeded to soybeans rose to a record high 7.3 million acres in 2017, up 33.2% from 2016. The four largest soybean producing provinces (Ontario, Manitoba, Quebec and Saskatchewan), which account for 99% of the national total, all reached record high levels for seeded soybean acres this year.

In Ontario, farmers seeded 3.1 million acres in 2017, up 13.5% from last year. Manitoba farmers continued their trend of planting more soybean acres, seeding 2.3 million acres in 2017, up 40.1% compared with 2016.

In Quebec, the soybean area increased 22.5% from 2016 to 983,500 acres in 2017, while Saskatchewan farmers seeded 850,000 acres to the crop this year (+254.2%).

Corn for grain
Canadian farmers reported planting 3.6 million acres of corn for grain in 2017, an increase of 7.5% from 2016.

In Ontario, farmers planted 2.1 million acres of corn for grain in 2017, an increase of 4.7% compared with last year. The area seeded to corn for grain in Quebec also rose this year and was reported at 939,000 acres (+5.6%).

Meanwhile, farmers in Manitoba planted 410,000 acres of corn for grain in 2017, up 18.8% from 2016 and a record level seeded for the province.

Barley and oats
Nationally, the total area seeded to barley fell 9.7% from 2016 to 5.8 million acres in 2017. Alberta and Saskatchewan accounted for almost 90% of the national barley seeded area in 2017.

The total acreage seeded to oats rose 13.6% from 2016 to 3.2 million acres in 2017. In Saskatchewan, farmers planted 1.7 million acres (+20.3%), while Alberta's acreage decreased 4.2% to 690,000 acres.

Lentils
Total area seeded to lentils decreased 24.8% from last year's record high, to 4.4 million acres in 2017. This decline was mainly attributable to Saskatchewan's lentil area (which accounts for close to 90% of the total acreage in Canada), which fell 25.8% from 2016 to 3.9 million acres.

My guess what is real is 21.6 million Canola

Wheat Similar

Lentil acreage is not down 24% that is the biggest fracking joke of this report.

Go at it but reality is this crop is getting smaller and smaller and smaller.

[ajl]

Like everything STATs Can releases, it is out of date before it is released. Canola and wheat numbers cant be accurate with the number of unseeded acres around here.

[danny W1M]

Maybe this report will give durum some support. You know, when they really need durum that grading can drastically improve.

re Lentils, you just stated in your crop report that there were so few planted that you weren't even going to comment, in this thread your saying There's no way lentil acreage could be down 24%,,,edit something, quick.

[Washout]

Very interesting. First time in the history of the league it looks like more canola seeded than wheat.

[sumdumguy]

Lentil acreage is way down in our area - more than 50% less red lentils, very few Laird type. Wheat - mainly durum way down too - hope the bins are full. Only 50 % of the Canola looks decent. It would have to grow 8 feet wide to cover the ground in many fields. And with 1 3/4 inches of total rainfall, that doesn't look too likely. Farming in the Palliser Triangle is challenging.

[Guest]

this farmer never reported sfa , and no one else should either. none of their f&$king buisness?

[Guest]

Lentil acreage is way down in our area - more than 50% less red lentils, very few Laird type. Wheat - mainly durum way down too - hope the bins are full. Only 50 % of the Canola looks decent. It would have to grow 8 feet wide to cover the ground in many fields. And with 1 3/4 inches of total rainfall, that doesn't look too likely. Farming in the Palliser Triangle is challenging.

so is farming in the NE , lol

[SASKFARMER3]

Danny if you read my report the last 10 years guys have dropped lentils in our area because of mud we can't grow them, so the one guy who is a younger farmer seeded a half section last year and other than that none on my hour drive every day. So I'm not listing lentils because they aren't relevant for our area. If you grow them tell us how they are doing.

[danny W1M]

We're maybe two hours south of you and likely a little east, not big lentil country. Guys have been planting some the last 2-3 years with the price rise, next to none this year. From my backyardiness, I'd say Statcan is wrong, in that the drop in lentil acres is way greater than 24%.

[furrowtickler]

Hmmmm , not to sure in the canola thing .
Yup lots went in but a lot more was intended.
Co-op in Meadow Lake alone sent back 3000 bags ..... that's 30,000 ac plus from one retailer , one area .

[farmaholic]

Re Canola........and some of what did get put in is "****ing ugly" in this area!

[blackpowder]

Ditto.

[sumdumguy]

Wierd red bugs are under the ground in Canola fields just munching them down aeven University doesn't seeem to know what they are.

[WiltonRanch]

Hmmmm , not to sure in the canola thing .
Yup lots went in but a lot more was intended.
Co-op in Meadow Lake alone sent back 3000 bags ..... that's 30,000 ac plus from one retailer , one area .

Holy cow. They were quite behind though. Freezes early there like glaslyn area. Still 30000 acres is big in a cropping area such as that. Mind you that big operator at Makwa who the Hutterites farm the land now was a canola canola etc rotation.

[furrowtickler]

These also , south west of Battleford...


I thought a type of wire worm , but was told no. Discovered yesterday in a canola field . 40 ac gone already in 2-3 days .
Can you guys pass this on to anyone who may know ??
I have inquiries out there but no solid answer as of yet .