. Agri-news. Agriculture. CO CO CO CO CO CO CO October 17,1994 Alberta crop production down—except canola Statistics Canada's September crop area, yield and production figures didn't have any surprises, only confirmed observations made through the crop year says an Alberta Agriculture crop statistician. "Alberta farmers harvested much less wheat than in the previous five years, increased canola production, but overall had reduced yields," says Don Hansen of the market analysis and statistics branch. "Although the yields are lower, the quality is higher. Both cereal and oilseed c
. Agri-news. Agriculture. CO CO CO CO CO CO CO October 17,1994 Alberta crop production down—except canola Statistics Canada's September crop area, yield and production figures didn't have any surprises, only confirmed observations made through the crop year says an Alberta Agriculture crop statistician. "Alberta farmers harvested much less wheat than in the previous five years, increased canola production, but overall had reduced yields," says Don Hansen of the market analysis and statistics branch. "Although the yields are lower, the quality is higher. Both cereal and oilseed crops are better quality than last year and the previous five-year average," he adds. Alberta's 1994 total production is estimated at million tonnes. This includes wheat, oats, barley, rye, flaxseed and canola. 'That overall figure is million tonnes less than 1993's total and almost three per cent less than the 1989-1993 average of tonnes," notes Hansen. [See table next page.] "Canola, rye and durum wheat are the only crops to register increased production," he adds. Estimated canola production was set at million tonnes, up about a half million tonnes from 1993 and million more tonnes than the five-year average. Preliminary durum wheat production is estimated at 680,000 tonnes, up from 1993's 544,000. Rye production increased by 28,000 tonnes to an estimated 109,000 tonnes. 'The increase in durum wheat acreage only partially offset the decrease in spring wheat. Durum wheat acreage went up an estimated 300,000 acres, but spring wheat dropped by million acres," notes Hansen. "While the total of all crop acreage was up slightly from both last year and the five-year average, average yields were down accounting for the decreased production," says Hansen. Preliminary yield estimates indicate 1994 crop yields were all below 1993 averages. Some were around the five-year yield average. Oats, barley and rye estimates are sligh
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