Quality of western Canadian peas 2017

3. Production

Pea production for 2017 was estimated to be 4.1 million tonnes, which was down approximately 15% from 2016, but 19% higher than the 10-year average of 3.3 million tonnes (Table 1). The decrease in production was the result of 2.7% reduction in harvested area and 14% decrease in yield from 2016. Saskatchewan accounted for 48.0% of Canadian pea production, while Alberta accounted for 50.0% and Manitoba accounted for 2.0%.