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Canadian Wheat Harvest Down on YearOTTAWA - Oct 4/07 - SNS -- Canada's wheat harvest will be somewhat larger than initially expected, according to the latest crop production estimates from Statistics Canada. Prairie farmers reported that they expect to harvest an estimated 15.3 million metric tons (MT) of wheat excluding durum, a decline of 19.6%, or 3.7 million MT, from 2006. The five-year average is 16.3 million MT. The harvested area is expected to fall 16.6%, and the yield may be down by 1.3 bushels per acre to 36.1 bushels per acre. The five-year average yield is 35.1 bushels per acre. Production is expected to fall in all three Prairie provinces and remain below their five-year averages. Potential declines range from 23.5% in Saskatchewan to 15.0% in Manitoba. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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