World average wheat yield 2015 (bushels per acre): 48.4
- U.S. 43.6
- EU 86.5
- Ukraine 57.4
- Uzbekistan 76.4
- Canada 40.3
Percentage increase in five-year average Prairie canola yields, 2005-09 to 2010-14: 5.9
- For spring wheat: 15.6
Average per capita U.S. meat consumption, 1965, ounces per day: 7.8
- In 2015: 9.34
- USDA recommended daily consumption for men 18-30: 6.5
- Canadian overall average daily consumption in 2014: 6.5
Estimated number of Arkansas cotton acres in 2013 hand-weeded due to glyphosate resistance: 750,000
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- Estimated cost per acre: $150
U.S. net farm income in 2013: $123.7 billion
- Latest estimate for 2015: $53.9 billion
Total U.S. Department of Agriculture budget, 2015: $140 billion
- Percentage for farm and commodity programs: 11
- For conservation and forestry: 8
- Nutrition assistance such as food stamps and school lunches: 76
Number of farms in the U.S. in 1962: 2,240,976
- Number in 2012: 2,109,303
Total number of farms in Canada, 1951 census: 623,087
- In 1971: 366,110
- In 1991: 280,043
Number of combines on farms in Canada, 1976 census: 163,558
- Number in 2011: 90,903
Number of tractors on Canadian farms, 1951 census: 399,683
- Number in 2011: 685,914
Number of Manitoba farms reporting pigs, 1951 census: 33,007
- In 1971: 14,201
- In 1991: 2,969
- In 2001: 1,668
- In 2011: 590
Manitoba flax acreage in 1985: 1,050,00
- In 2015: 140,000
Manitoba elevator system turnover ratio 2014-15: 4.6 to 1
- In 1997-98: 5.0 to 1
Average Canadian farm operator income, 2011 census: $63,112
- Average amount that came from off the farm: $38,324
Agriculture as a proportion of Manitoba’s GDP in 2014: 3 per cent
Estimated annual value of food waste in Canada: $31 billion
- Estimated portion of world food lost or wasted in 2013: 32 per cent
Rank of world beef and cattle exporters in 2014: India 1, Brazil 2, Australia, 3 U.S. 4, Canada 5
Chicago nearby wheat future price in March, 1974 (per bushel): $6.25
- Equivalent amount in 2015 dollars: $29.64
Rank of the Soviet Union as a wheat importer in 1992: 1
- Rank of the former Soviet Union as a wheat exporter today: 1
Amount of organic material in Midwest U.S. soils compared to amount in 1930: 50 per cent
Amount of world farmland considered moderately or highly degraded: 33 per cent
Increase in organic matter in strip-tilled compared to zero-tilled soil in a Minnesota five-year study: 8.6 per cent
Number of invasive plant species offered on eBay during a recent 50-day survey: 510
- Number of countries from which the plants were offered: 65
Temperature in Vredendal, South Africa on Oct. 27: 48.4 C
