Clubroot and the importance of canola in Canada

Figures & data

Fig. 1. (Colour online) Geographic distribution of canola production in Canada (yellow areas).

Fig. 2. Harvested hectares and production of canola in Canada (1986–2012). Adapted from Statistics Canada, CANSIM Table 0001–0010.

Fig. 3. The canola value chain in Canada.

Fig. 4. (Colour online) Total annual economic impact of canola industry sectors in Canada (average 2007–2009 in Canadian dollars).

Table 1. Farm cash receipts in Canada (2008–2012) in C$1000s.

Type of cash receipts	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Total farm cash receipts	$46 093 917	$44 599 139	$44 466 265	$49 964 197	$53 688 347
Total crops receipts	$23 023 963	$23 201 510	$22 405 532	$26 035 382	$29 261 973
Wheat, excluding durum	$3 564 477	$3 270 369	$2 519 854	$3 585 851	$4 178 249
Canola	$4 914 580	$5 107 129	$5 584 110	$7 668 664	$8 227 776

Source: Statistics Canada. CANSIM table 002–0001.

Fig. 5. Canadian canola seed exports by country of destination for the calendar years 2003–2012. Adapted from the Canadian International Merchandise Trade Database – Statistics Canada.

Table 2. Volume of Canadian canola seed, oil and meal exports (2002–2012) in 1000s of tonnes.

	Calendar year
Canola product	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Canola seed	3242	3440	3797	5122	5014	6661	7630	7470	7890	8333
Canola oil	409	983	830	1044	1154	1361	1510	2175	2487	2664
Canola meal	1127	1539	1412	1529	1589	1893	1752	2472	3100	3447

Table 3. Total Canadian canola meal exports (1000s of tonnes) by destination country.

Importing country	Calendar year
	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
China			1	33	825	586	303
European Union (27)		24	10	7	40	61	61
Indonesia		1		9	7		1
Mexico		9	35	161	153	65	66
South Korea					23
Taiwan	9	9	9	6	7	4	1
Thailand		1		41	18	22	42
USA	1505	1542	1837	1468	1347	2337	2879
Vietnam		1		26	47	15	57
Others	15	2	1		6	10	37
Total	1529	1589	1893	1752	2472	3100	3447

Source: Adapted from the Canadian International Merchandise Trade Database – Statistics Canada.