Field crop acreage, per hectare yield and production, Montréal, Laval and Lanaudière, 2007-2011    ( Export to Excel)

Unit 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Oats
Seeded area ha 6,000 3,600 * 5,800 ** 4,600 * 2,800 *
Harvested area ha 5,900 3,500 5,700 4,500 2,500
Yield t/ha 2.90 2.26 2.46 2.58 2.32
Total production kt 17.1 7.9 14.0 11.6 5.8
  
Wheat
Seeded area1 ha 5,200 1,700 ** 3,500 * 3,100 ** 1,800 **
Harvested area ha 5,200 1,700 3,500 3,100 1,800
Yield t/ha 2.81 3.82 3.29 3.16 3.00
Total production kt 14.6 6.5 11.5 9.8 5.4
  
Canola
Seeded area1 ha .. .. *** .. ***
Harvested area ha .. .. ..
Yield t/ha .. .. ..
Total production kt .. .. ..
  
Mixed grains
Seeded area ha 700 .. *** .. *** .. *** .. ***
Harvested area ha 600 .. .. .. ..
Yield t/ha 2.50 .. .. .. ..
Total production kt 1.5 .. .. .. ..
  
Tame hay
Seeded area ha 30,500 .. .. .. ..
Harvested area ha 29,600 .. .. .. ..
Yield t/ha 5.89 .. .. .. ..
Total production kt 174.4 .. .. .. ..
  
Fodder corn
Seeded area ha .. 1,500 ** 2,500 ** 1,500 * 1,800 *
Harvested area ha .. 1,500 2,500 1,500 1,700
Yield t/ha .. 52.73 48.84 42.67 51.94
Total production kt .. 79.1 122.1 64.0 88.3
  
Grain corn
Seeded area ha .. 36,500 36,000 33,300 34,100
Harvested area ha .. 36,000 34,800 33,200 33,700
Yield t/ha .. 8.03 7.12 9.70 8.03
Total production kt .. 289.0 247.8 322.2 270.7
  
Barley
Seeded area ha 3,900 4,400 4,500 3,300 * 3,900 *
Harvested area ha 3,900 4,400 4,400 3,100 3,600
Yield t/ha 3.77 3.05 3.32 3.61 3.03
Total production kt 14.7 13.4 14.6 11.2 10.9
  
Pasture2
Seeded area ha 7,300 .. .. .. ..
Harvested area ha .. .. .. .. ..
Yield t/ha .. .. .. .. ..
Total production kt .. .. .. .. ..
  
Soybeans
Seeded area ha .. 23,600 27,000 25,000 28,700
Harvested area ha .. 23,500 26,900 25,000 28,700
Yield t/ha .. 2.45 2.18 3.09 2.86
Total production kt .. 57.5 58.6 77.2 82.1
  

Note: For further information on field crops, see the "Biofood Industry - Crop Production - Fields Crops" section of the ISQ website.
  
Please take into consideration the quality of the 2008 data followed by one, two or three asterisks:
 * Coefficient of variation between 15% and 24.99%, reasonable estimate.
 ** Coefficient of variation between 25% and 34.99%, the estimate should be interpreted with caution.
 *** Coefficient of variation greater than 35%, estimate too unreliable to publish.
  
1. Refers to seeding of spring wheat and winter wheat that survived the cold season.
2. Since 2006, the data on pasture includes seeded and non-seeded pasture.
  
Source: Statistics Canada.
Compilation: Institut de la statistique du Québec, Service des statistiques sectorielles et du développement durable.
 
January 19, 2012
 
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