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fertilizer statisticsNutrient Uptake and Removal by Field Crops – Western Canada(pounds per acre)BarleyN P 2O 5K 2O S80 bu/acre Uptake (1) 100 – 122 40 – 49 96 – 117 12 – 14(3,360 kg/ha) Removal (2) 70 – 85 30 – 37 23 – 28 6 – 8Canola35 bu/acre Uptake 100 – 123 46 – 57 73 – 89 17 – 21(1,960 kg/ha) Removal 61 – 74 33 – 40 16 – 20 10 – 12Flax24 bu/acre Uptake 62 – 76 18 – 22 39 – 48 12 – 15(1,492 kg/ha) Removal 46 – 56 14 – 17 13 – 16 5 – 6Spring Wheat40 bu/acre Uptake 76 – 93 29 – 35 65 – 80 8 – 10(2,690 kg/ha) Removal 54 – 66 21 – 26 16 – 19 4 – 5(1) Total nutrient taken up by the crop.(2) Nutrient removed in harvested portion of the crop.Source: Canadian Fertilizer Institute, February 2001102 Agrium FACT BOOK 2015