In Manitoba, the highest projected net return is for lentils, followed by spring wheat, peas, and oats. Net returns are the lowest for flaxseed, feed barley, and canola. Strong local feed demand and strong returns for malting barley will support barley production, and the margin for canola may be improved through more conservative input use. In the Saskatchewan brown soil zone, Desi chick peas, Kabuli chick peas, and lentils have the highest margins, but the increase in area seeded to these crops will be limited due to risks associated with special crop production. The projected net return for durum and yellow mustard are higher than spring wheat.
Returns are lowest for feed barley.
Returns from oats are the lowest. In the Alberta brown soil zone , the potential net returns for Kabuli chick peas and lentils are by far the highest, but as in Saskatchewan, area seeded to special crops will be limited by production and price risks inherent in special crop production. Spring wheat, durum, and feed barley are forecast to have positive net returns, while Polish canola will yield a negative return. The lowest net returns are for feed oats. In Western Canada , the large unseeded area in 1999 makes comparisons with the areas projected for 2000 difficult.