Stats Canada: Planting Intentions - Record Soybeans, Less Corn in Ontario

Corn for Grain:

Ontario farmers expect to seed 2.1 million acres of this total, down 7.0% from 2013.

Record Soybean Acreage Forecast:
Ontario farmers project seeding 300,000 additional acres compared with 2013, This would bring the total soybean acres to approx. 2.72 million acres. Producers in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan all plan to seed record levels in 2014.

Statistics Canada's March 31, 2014 planting intention report is based on a survey of 11,500 farmers conducted between March 24 and March 31.

You can view the complete report here: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/140424/dq140424a-eng.pdf

Canadian total planting intentions:

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