Canada's wheat and canola harvests will be smaller than expected

Published Sep 17, 2024

Tridge summary

Canada's agricultural forecast for the 2024-25 season, as reported by Statistics Canada and The Western Producer, shows a mixed performance across key crops. The canola crop is projected to decrease by 11% from the previous year to 18.98 million tonnes, but still slightly above the five-year average. Wheat is expected to see a 4.1% increase, with durum wheat making up a significant portion of that growth. Barley area and yield are predicted to decline, but an increase in oat area and production, along with peaks in pea, lentil, soybean, and corn production, offset some of the losses. Overall, the forecast highlights variations in crop yields and production levels for Canada's major agricultural crops in the upcoming season.

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Original content

Canada's canola crop is forecast to be 18.98 million tonnes, down 11% from 2023 but above the five-year average of 18.34 million tonnes, Statistics Canada's September 16 forecast was reported by The Western Producer. Wheat will be 33.49 million tonnes, up 4.1% from a year ago. Most of the growth will come from durum, which will be 6.03 million tonnes, up 2 million tonnes from 2023-24. Barley area is down 14.3%, while yield is down 14.7% to 7.6 million tonnes. A 14.6% increase in oat area will offset some of the yield decline. Oat production will increase 14.2% to 3.017 million tonnes. Pea production will increase by 21.1% to ...

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