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CANADA DATA REACT: Statistics Canada reports on crop areas and stocks-- wheat
acreage +3.3% to 25.4m; canola -1.6% to 20.6m acres, the lowest since 2013.
*Soybeans -8.7% to 5.2m acres, barley -2.1% to 7.2m acres.
*"Planting intentions may have been influenced by several factors, including
high global supply for some crops and ongoing trade issues including tariffs"
Statistics Canada said Thurs
*Wheat stocks as of March 31 were +1.6% to 17.8m metric tons.
*Canola stocks -12% to 8.9m tons; soybeans -12% to 2.8m tons; barley +32% to
3.5m tons.
*Response rate on crop area survey lower than normal with data collection
disrupted by Covid-19. Surveys taken March 2-30, with 11,500 responses. 

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