Production statistics and harvest quality of western Canadian oats in 2021

Figure 1. Total area seeded with oats in western Canada from 2015 to 2021, measured in million hectares

Figure 2. Production of oats in western Canada from 2015 to 2021, measured in million tonnes

Figure 3. Distribution of oat classes as a percentage (%) of the total area seeded with oats in Western Canada from 2015 to 2021^{Footnote 2}

Figure 4. Percentage (%) of total area seeded with the top seven milling oat cultivars in western Canada from 2015 to 2021: CS Camden (2014), AC Morgan (2000), Summit (2008), ORe3542M (2017), CDC Arborg (2017), Triactor (2007), CDC Endure (2019)^{Footnote 2}

Table 3. Distribution of milling oat cultivars as a percentage (%) of the total area seeded with milling oats in Western Canada in 2021^{Footnote 2}

Milling Oat Cultivars	Alberta	Saskatchewan	Manitoba	Western Canada
	%	%	%	%
CS Camden	3.45	17.48	12.64	33.75
AC Morgan	11.08	7.07	0.32	19.64
Summit	0.05	3.58	13.16	16.78
CDC Arborg	1.31	5.55	3.48	10.69
ORe3542M	0.50	0.75	3.60	5.08
CDC Ruffian	0.17	2.01	0.00	2.21
Triactor	0.00	1.99	0.07	2.06
Souris	0.00	0.78	1.00	1.78
Derby	0.81	0.38	0.00	1.20
CDC Dancer	0.01	0.98	0.14	1.12
CDC Endure	0.02	0.23	0.86	1.11
ORe3541M	0.01	0.11	0.86	1.02
Pinnacle	0.00	0.20	0.48	0.67
Leggett	0.00	0.42	0.17	0.60
CDC Minstrel	0.00	0.50	0.06	0.55
CDC Morrison	0.00	0.35	0.11	0.46
CDC Orrin	0.00	0.32	0.00	0.32
CDC Big Brown	0.03	0.05	0.10	0.17
Furlong	0.00	0.00	0.12	0.12
SW Betania	0.00	0.10	0.00	0.10
CDC SeaBiscuit	0.08	0.00	0.00	0.08
AAC Douglas	0.00	0.00	0.08	0.08
CDC Boyer	0.00	0.07	0.00	0.07
Ronald	0.00	0.03	0.04	0.06
AAC Justice	0.00	0.00	0.06	0.06
Other	0.09	0.00	0.11	0.20
Total Milling	17.6	43.0	37.4	100

Table 4. Protein content^{Footnote 3} (%) in oat samples received by the Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program

Grade	Location	Number of samples Footnote 4	Mean	Standard deviation	Minimum	Maximum
No. 1 CW	Manitoba	4	12.9	1.4	11.2	14.6
	Saskatchewan	2	11.1	0.8	10.5	11.6
	Alberta and British Columbia	2	14.2	0.2	14.0	14.3
	Western Canada	8	12.7	1.5	10.5	14.6
No. 2 CW	Manitoba	18	13.6	0.7	12.3	14.6
	Saskatchewan	29	13.4	0.9	11.4	14.8
	Alberta and British Columbia	26	12.9	1.1	11.3	15.3
	Western Canada	73	13.3	1.0	11.3	15.3
No. 3 CW	Manitoba	23	13.6	0.9	11.9	15.0
	Saskatchewan	50	13.1	1.3	9.5	16.1
	Alberta and British Columbia	14	13.1	0.9	12.1	15.7
	Western Canada	87	13.2	1.2	9.5	16.1
No. 4 CW	Manitoba	26	13.8	0.8	12.2	14.9
	Saskatchewan	38	13.1	1.1	10.3	15.5
	Alberta and British Columbia	12	13.1	0.9	11.3	14.4
	Western Canada	76	13.4	1.0	10.3	15.5
Sample	Manitoba	13	14.0	0.7	12.5	15.8
	Saskatchewan	22	13.5	0.8	12.4	15.1
	Alberta and British Columbia	8	12.9	0.8	11.4	13.9
	Western Canada	43	13.5	0.9	11.4	15.8
All grades	Manitoba	84	13.7	0.8	11.2	15.8
	Saskatchewan	142	13.2	1.1	9.5	16.1
	Alberta and British Columbia	62	13.0	1.0	11.3	15.7
	Total All Grades	288	13.3	1.0	9.5	16.1

Table 5. Quality data for whole oats from the top 5 milling varieties seeded in western Canada (samples received through the Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program)

Variety	Grade	Location	Number of samples	Protein content Footnote 3 %		Test weight kg/hL		1000 kernel weight g
				Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
CS Camden	No. 1 CW	Western Canada	1	11.16	NS Footnote 5	56.3	NS	NS	NS
	No. 2 CW		9	13.4	1.1	53.5	0.5	41.3	5.4
	No. 3 CW		19	13.5	0.8	51.4	0.5	38.4	2.9
	No. 4 CW		25	13.6	0.7	49.2	1.0	35.9	2.7
AC Morgan	No. 1 CW	Western Canada	1	14.0	NS	55.9	NS	NS	NS
	No. 2 CW		17	13.4	0.7	53.6	0.8	34.7	2.8
	No. 3 CW		16	12.9	0.8	52.5	1.6	40.0	3.1
	No. 4 CW		15	12.8	0.8	50.1	2.3	38.9	3.7
Summit	No. 1 CW	Western Canada	4	12.9	1.4	56.4	0.9	35.0	0.5
	No. 2 CW		17	13.4	0.7	53.6	0.8	34.7	2.8
	No. 3 CW		9	13.5	1.5	53.0	2.0	33.2	1.2
	No. 4 CW		5	14.1	0.6	50.1	1.4	34.0	1.3
CDC Arborg	No. 1 CW	Western Canada	1	14.3	NS	56.9	NS	40.8	NS
	No. 2 CW		13	13.8	1.0	54.1	0.8	39.6	3.3
	No. 3 CW		11	12.8	0.8	51.7	0.9	36.0	2.3
	No. 4 CW		7	13.4	0.8	49.5	0.8	35.4	1.4
ORe3542M	No. 1 CW	Western Canada	1	10.5	NS	55.9	NS	35.4	NS
	No. 2 CW		7	13.4	1.2	54.3	0.9	38.0	2.8
	No. 3 CW		4	13.4	0.9	51.8	0.4	36.0	2.7
	No. 4 CW		7	13.6	0.8	49.4	0.7	35.2	2.6

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2022-10-14