OTTAWA
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April 26, 2023
(press release)
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Canadian farmers expect to plant more wheat, canola, corn for grain, barley and soybeans in 2023, while area seeded to oats, lentils and dry peas is anticipated to decrease compared with the previous year. Given the intention of farmers to plant a greater area of wheat, canola, corn for grain and soybeans, there is an expected increase in seeded area for grains and oilseeds, while pulse and special crops are anticipated to decrease. At the national level, farmers anticipate planting 27.0 million acres of wheat in 2023, up 6.2% from the previous year. Spring wheat area (+7.5% to 19.4 million acres), durum wheat area (+0.9% to 6.1 million acres) and winter wheat area (+12.7% to 1.5 million acres) are all expected to increase. If realized, national wheat area would be the highest it has been in more than two decades. An anticipated increase in area for wheat is possibly attributable to favourable prices and strong demand. Farmers in Saskatchewan anticipate planting 7.3% more wheat in 2023, totalling 14.2 million acres. Spring wheat area is expected to expand 10.2% to 9.2 million acres, while durum wheat area is anticipated to increase 2.9% to 5.0 million acres. In Alberta, farmers expect total wheat area to increase 4.2% to 8.0 million acres because of higher spring wheat area (+5.9% to 6.8 million acres), while durum wheat area is expected to decrease 5.4% to 1.0 million acres. Manitoba farmers anticipate planting 3.2 million acres of wheat, up 3.3% from one year earlier. Canola area is expected to edge up 0.9% to 21.6 million acres in 2023, roughly in line with the five-year average. In Saskatchewan, the province that produces the most canola, producers anticipate seeded area of canola to increase 3.7% to 11.8 million acres. In Alberta, farmers expect seeded area of canola to decrease 2.6% to 6.4 million acres. Farmers in Manitoba anticipate seeding 3.3 million acres of canola, down 0.9% from the previous year. Nationally, farmers anticipate planting 5.5 million acres of soybeans, up 4.5% from 2022. Farmers in Ontario, the province that produces the most soybeans, expect to plant 2.9 million acres of soybeans, down 5.4% from 2022. Manitoba is expected to lead the national increase in soybean acreage. Soybean area in the province is expected to rise 37.3% to 1.6 million acres, the highest area in the province since 2018. In Quebec, soybean seeded area is expected to decrease 4.8% to 910,400 acres. Nationwide, barley acreage is expected to edge up 0.6% to 7.1 million acres in 2023. Barley area is expected to decrease in Saskatchewan (-4.7% to 2.6 million acres) and Manitoba (-14.4% to 362,700 acres), while it is expected to increase in Alberta (+7.3% to 3.8 million acres). Oat area is expected to fall 22.4% to 3.1 million acres compared with one year earlier, possibly because of high oat stocks resulting from high production in 2022. At the national level, farmers expect to plant 3.7 million acres of corn for grain, up 2.8% from one year earlier. In Ontario, where over 60% of all corn for grain in Canada is grown, farmers anticipate planting 2.3 million acres, up 0.2% from 2022. If this occurs, it would be a record area for the province, surpassing the previous record set in 2022. Quebec farmers expect to plant more corn for grain, rising 3.1% to 920,200 acres in 2023. Area seeded to lentils is expected to decrease compared with one year earlier, falling 8.0% to 4.0 million acres. Farmers in Saskatchewan, where almost 90% of Canada's lentils are grown, expect seeded area to fall 7.7% to 3.5 million acres, while lentil area in Alberta is expected to decrease 10.5% to 492,600 acres. Farmers across Canada expect to plant fewer acres of dry peas in 2023, with area anticipated to fall 4.6% to 3.2 million acres compared with 2022.Wheat
Canola
Soybeans
Barley and oats
Corn for grain
Lentil and dry pea
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