Canada: Barley Supply and Disposition

	2002-2003	2003-2004 p	2004-2005 f
Harvested area (thousand ha)	3,348	4,446	4,265
Yield (tonne/ha)	2.24	2.77	3.02
Production (thousand tonnes)	7,489	12,328	12,900
Imports (thousand tonnes)	259	45	40
Total Supply (thousand tonnes)	9,795	13,847	15,046
Exports (thousand tonnes)	945	2,400	2,600
Food & Industry Use (thousand tonnes)	175	320	375
Feed, Waste, Dock. (thousand tonnes)	6,755	8,601	9,116
Total Domestic Use (thousand tonnes)	7,376	9,341	9,946
Ending Stocks (thousand tonnes)	1,475	2,106	2,500
Average Price (CA$/tonne)	171.88	136	110-130

p: preliminary estimates
f: forecast, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, September 10, 2004
Source: Statistics Canada, Cereals and Oilseeds Review Series, Cat. No. 22-007