Module 8-global wheat production Flashcards

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how much crop land is Saskatchewan home to

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Saskatchewan is home to almost half of Canada’s cropland with 36.7 million acres in crop production

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ho many crops were grown in Saskatchewan in 2020

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In 2020, 12.8 million Saskatchewan acres grew sixteen million tonnes of wheat, almost half of the 35.2 million tonnes produced in Canada

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how much is the value of Saskatchewan wheat in 2018

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According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, the farm gate value of wheat in Saskatchewan was over $3.5 billion in 2018

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what is the largest cereal crop in Saskatchewan and what were most of the Saskatchewan acres seeded to

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Wheat is the largest cereal grain crop in Saskatchewan and, in 2020, more Saskatchewan acres were seeded to wheat than to any other crop.

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how much wheat is produced globally

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Globally, 637,497 thousand tonnes of wheat were produced in 2020

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how big of a wheat producer is Canada compared to the rest of the world

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Canada is the fifth-largest wheat producer in the world

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