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Record Canadian, Ontario Soybean Production In 2014

Canadian farmers are reporting soybean production reached it's sixth consecutive record high this year.

However, the production of most of the rest of the country's field crops declined this year from 2013's bumper levels.

Canadian soybean production was up almost 13 per cent from 2013 to 6 million tonnes.

Ontario production was up 17 point 1 per cent to 3 point 8 million tonnes - a new provincial record.

Canadian corn for grain production was down just over 19 per cent.

Here in Ontario, production was off 15 point 6 per cent to 7 point 6 million tonnes.

According to it's survey of farmers, Statscan says provincial corn acreage was down almost 16 per cent this year.

Canadian wheat production was down 22 per cent while canola production was down 13 point 4 per cent from 2013.

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