CSTA Members Invest In Plant Breeding and Research Results of the CSTA Investment Survey Presented to the 2013 Annual Meeting Growing for the World
Investment Survey • Confidential survey of members • Conducted every 5 years • Information is extremely valuable in CSTA`s advocacy efforts • Began Fall 2012 – Results as of July 2013 Growing for the World
Total Investment in Research in Canada • $ 89.5 million in 2012 • $ 94.2 million in 2013 • $130.2 million in 2017 4.7% of combined domestic sales in 2012 Growing for the World
Total Investment in Plant Breeding 2012 Traditional Plant Breeding $44 million 49.2 % Trait Development $ 5 million 5.6% Variety Evaluation $22 million 24.6% Other $18.5 million 20.7% Growing for the World
Employment (Full time Equivalents) 2012 Research 589 Scientists 131 Technicians 219 Support 88 Summer 151 Sales 366 Production 176 Processing 354 Total 1,485 Growing for the World
% of Investment by Crop Kind Crop Kind 1987 2001 2007 2012 2017 Canola 50.0 67.3 74.7 45.1 16.2 Corn 19.7 17.4 8.6 16.7 13.3 Soybeans 4.9 5.7 6.9 9.6 5.7 Other Oilseeds Total Cereals 10.6 5.1 5.9 7.8 8.5 Wheat 5.3 7.4 Barley 1.9 0.5 Other Cereals 0.6 0.4 Pulse Crops 0.3 0.1 Forage & Grass 2.1 1.8 0.9 0.4 0.3 Special Crops 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.02 0.07 Garden Seed 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 Growing for the World
What a Difference 5 years Makes % Total Investment Crop Kind 2012 Actual 2012 2007 Estimate Canola 74% 16% Corn 12% 13% Soybeans 10% 5% Cereals 2% 9% Growing for the World
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