Agriculture
On December 31, 1997, the stocks of wheat were at their lowest level in nine years. The stocks of barley decreased, compared to 1996, but remained higher to the average of the last five years. As for the stocks of canola (main oil seed of Canada), they were higher than in 1996 and to the average of the last five years.
Canada is the 5th producer of wheat in the world. |
Farmland surface area:
| the areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 45,700,000 hectares in Canada. |
Number of farms:
Crops
Crop |
Yield (in Metric Tons) |
Surface (in hectares) |
|
Wheat
|
26,804,100
|
10,962,000
|
24,45
|
Barley
|
13,468,100
|
4,551,100
|
29,593
|
Corn
|
6,826,700
|
1,088,300
|
62,728
|
Potatoes
|
4,204,000
|
155,6
|
270,18
|
Oat
|
3,389,400
|
1,299,000
|
26,092
|
Livestock
Species |
Headcount |
Cattle
|
12,655,000
|
Pigs
|
12,254,000
|
Ovine races
|
645
|
Poultry
|
139,002,500
|
Goats
|
29
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Number of tractors:
Irrigated land (surface area):
Fishing
Yield in metric tons
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods |
Saltwater fish |
356,284 Tm.
|
508,392 Tm.
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Aquacultural yield in metric tons:
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February 2004
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