Wheat production edges lower for Canada

increase in 2025, while soybeans and barley join wheat on the downside. Wheat yields for Canada, perennially among the world’s top exporters, are expected to fall by 1.2% to 49.6 bushels per acre with generally variable crop conditions across the Prairies impacting all crops. The decrease in expected total wheat production is largely attributable to spring wheat, which is anticipated to fall by 2% to 26 million tonnes, Statistics Canada said. The shift is a result of lower projected harvested area, which is expected to fall by 1.5% to 18.4 million acres, and lower yields, which are anticipated to decrease 0.5% to 51.9 bushels per acre. Durum wheat yields are expected to fall 5.1% to 35.1 bushels per acre, offsetting higher harvested area — up slightly to 6.4 million acres — contributing to a 4.7% decrease in durum wheat production to 6.1 million tonnes. Nationally, canola production is expected to increase by 3.6% to 19.9 million tonnes this year for the world’s top producer and ...