Friday, November 24, 2006
Potato production
Better weather conditions across most of Canada this year led to the best yielding potato crop in history. Three provinces broke the 300 cwt./acre barrier (33.6 tonnes/hectare) for yields. The national average was 287.1 cwt/acre (32.16 tonne/hectare), up 14% from last year.
Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and Manitoba saw the biggest improvement in yields. Nova Scotia and Alberta were the only provinces to show a reduction.
The 2006 area planted was down 2% from last year, while area harvested was almost identical to 2005.
The Canadian potato production estimate is estimated to be 110,759,000 cwts. (5 024 100 tonnes), up 15% from 2005 but 5% below the record crop in 2003.
Available on CANSIM: table 001-0014.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey numbers, including related surveys, 3401, 3407, 3446 and 3465.
The November 2006 issue of Canadian Potato Production, Vol. 4, no. 2 (22-008-XIE, free) is now available online. From the Publications module of our website, choose Free Internet publications, then Agriculture.
To obtain additional information, call (toll-free 1-800-465-1991). To enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Barbara McLaughlin (902-893-7251; barbara.mclaughlin@statcan.ca), Agriculture Division.
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