2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011 2012
p
Alfalfa..............................................................................
11,292
10,345
10,806
14,458
17,030
17,600
18,235
21,265
20,028
21,953
Bromegrass................................................
11,035
9,476
9,233
7,135
9,374
9,515
7,904
5,958
4,557
3,277
Clover.............................................................................
530
1,390
1,982
1,837
1,814
1,962
1,300
1,303
1,620
1,936
Fescue...........................................................
6,077
7,643
12,751
13,494
10,733
14,492
11,091
9,640
6,587
6,641
Ryegrass..........................................................................
242
67
-
893
470
108
36
201
264
300
Timothy............................................................
7,757
7,572
10,027
10,388
12,061
13,094
11,360
9,226
8,486
12,157
Wheatgrass.....................................................................
8,402
5,307
4,806
5,606
6,818
4,425
4,479
5,359
4,653
3,495
Source: Canadian Seed Growers Association
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011 2012
p
Wheat.................................................................
58,590
60,873
80,255
76,131
55,129
66,035
67,825
77,658
90,125
84,014
Oats......................................................................
7,789
6,093
6,133
6,430
5,013
3,229
4,005
7,548
6,951
4,467
Barley.....................................................................
74,629
62,131
52,891
50,053
55,914
50,226
49,703
44,396
59,750
58,161
Other Cereals...........................................................
4,106
2,392
2,450
1,393
3,147
1,822
2,294
2,626
2,944
2,148
Flax....................................................................................
1,530
2,822
4,069
2,264
1,684
2,511
2,818
4,170
4,604
2,705
Oilseeds.............................................................................
39,247
41,381
37,555
31,641
49,554
63,051
48,479
49,989
58,510
2,196
Special Crops.............................................................
17,803
15,890
18,705
16,715
20,156
21,095
22,614
26,686
23,256
26,912
Source: Canadian Seed Growers Association
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
p
Total Seed........................................
29,185,212 29,145,857 25,147,531 24,595,201 25,385,218 25,193,714 26,387,763 26,305,396 26,735,092 29,480,516
Commercial Seed................................
27,053,851 25,654,754 22,028,677 21,506,462 22,328,581 21,532,489 22,920,796 23,201,499 22,947,425 24,824,359
Pedigree Seed...............................
2,131,361 3,491,103 3,118,854 3,088,739 3,056,637 3,661,225 3,466,967 3,103,897 3,787,667 4,656,157
Dockage Removed...................................
3,515,306 3,000,981 4,905,436 4,680,927 4,028,603 3,124,242 5,186,168 4,417,341 6,278,109 12,782,393
Cleaning
Total.............................................................
32,700,518 32,146,838 30,052,967 29,276,128 29,413,821 27,878,323 31,573,931 30,722,737 33,013,201 42,262,909
Per Plant Average....................................
430,270 422,985 401,000 385,212 392,184 388,000 471,000 445,000 472,000 604,000
Treated Seed........................................
2,278,751 2,189,755 2,124,563 2,039,839 1,974,958 2,020,647 2,174,138 2,011,883 2,132,741 2,341,645
Table 97: Alberta Forage Seed Crops Inspected for Pedigree Status,
2003-2012
Table 98: Alberta Pedigreed Acres, 2003-2012
Acres
Acres
Source: Association of Alberta Co-Op Seed Cleaning Plants
Bushels
Table 99: Municipal Co-Operative Seed Cleaning in Alberta, 2002-03 to
2011-12
Alberta Agriculture Statistics Yearbook, 2012
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