b'CANADAS PEDIGREED SEED ACREAGE: BY THE NUMBERSUsing stats from the Canadian Seed Growers Association, we shed some light on the makeup of pedigreed seed acres in Canada in 2020.CANADA IS A VASTcountry. From coast to coasta span of over 9,000 kilometrescrop seed is grown.Every province is unique, and acreages vary dra-matically, from as high asACRES OF PEDIGREED SEED GROWN353,966 acres in Manitoba in 2020 to only 21 acres in Nova Scotia. With the help of data from the CanadianBCSeed Growers Association,4,705 ABhere are some fun facts353,966about seed acres in Canada. SK MB QC340,621 305,484 84,173 PEAlberta Keeps the Crown ON 1,820 Alberta remained king in170,4812020 with 353,966 acres, while Saskatchewan overtook ManitobaNSwith 340,621 acres. Thats a slightNB 21change from 2019, when Manitoba2,908topped Saskatchewan with 341,753 acres compared to Saskatchewans 2019 acreage of 330,067. Dead HeatInterestingly, Ontario and Quebec The Fall of Manitoba stayed virtually the same. Ontario Manitobas seed acres fell by almostsaw an acreage decrease of less than 12 per cent in 2020 compared toone per cent while Quebecs acres 2019. grew by just over one per cent.Shifts in the East Up and DownIn the East, Nova Scotias acreageThe countrys total inspected seed declined significantly in 2020 (21acreage declined by 27,340 acres inStay tuned to the Analysis & Insights section of our inspected acres) over 2019 (51 acres).2020 compared to 2019, according towebsite for more facts and figures about Canadas Also, Prince Edward Islands acreagethe numbers. Thats an improvementseed landscape.fell from 2,983 in 2019 to 1,820 inover 2019, when acres went down byBookmark germination.ca/category/business/2020a 39 per cent decrease. 41,084 compared to the year prior.analysis-insights/4GERMINATION.CAJULY 2021'