Acreage of genetically modified field crops, yield per hectare and production, Outaouais, Laurentides and all of Québec, 2007-2011    ( Export to Excel)

Seeded
area
Harvested
area
Yield Total
production


ha t/ha kt

Outaouais and Laurentides
Grain corn
2007 5,900 5,900 7.93 46.8
2008 6,500 ** 6,100 8.44 51.5
2009 8,200 * 7,900 7.87 62.2
2010 7,400 * 7,400 10.22 75.6
2011 16,300 * 16,300 8.29 135.1
  
Soy Beans
2007 4,200 3,800 1.76 6.7
2008 .. *** .. .. ..
2009 4,900 ** 4,900 2.33 11.4
2010 6,200 ** 6,200 3.55 22.0
2011 7,400 ** 7,400 2.72 20.1
  
All of Québec
Grain corn
2007 234,000 234,000 9.15 2,140.0
2008 232,000 222,000 8.27 1,835.0
2009 267,500 257,500 7.53 1,940.0
2010 269,000 266,000 9.42 2,505.0
2011 263,000 262,000 8.49 2,225.0
  
Soy Beans
2007 84,500 84,000 2.69 226.0
2008 113,000 111,000 2.61 290.0
2009 119,000 118,500 2.23 264.0
2010 128,000 127,500 3.14 400.0
2011 157,500 157,500 2.68 422.2
  

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.
  
Sources: Institut de la statistique du Québec, Service des statistiques sectorielles et du développement durable.
Statistics Canada, Field Crop Reporting Series.
 
January 19, 2012
   
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