date:Jun 28, 2012
Area seeded to field crops in 2012 returned to levels prior to 2011, when flooding in parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan limited planting, Statistics Canada said. Seeding for 2012 was not completed at the time farmers were surveyed and estimates may change later in the growing year, the agency said. The report was based on surveys conducted from May 28 to June 7.
In its report, Statistics Canada estimated 2012 durum plantings at 4,710,000 acres, up 17% from 4,015,000 acres in 2011 and below trad