Canola harvest in Canada is much smaller than in 2023

Corn was also down, but wheat was up Canadian farmers have harvested more wheat from the fields this year, but significantly less canola than expected before the harvest. According to Statistics Canada’s published estimates, based on a survey of about 27,000 farms that ended on November 7, a total of 34.96 million tonnes of wheat was harvested; that’s about 600,000 tonnes more than expected at the end of August and 2.0 million tonnes more than in 2023. Soft wheat production is now estimated at 29.09 tonnes, and durum wheat production at 5.87 million tonnes, exceeding last year’s total by 230,000, or 1.78 million tonnes. Higher soybean yields, lower corn and barley Contrary to earlier expectations, the canola harvest was significantly lower than last year due to lower yields. According to statistics, 17.85 million tons of this raw material were harvested, down 1.35 million tons, or 7 percent. At the end of August, the harvest was forecast at 19.5 million tons. However, analysts now ...