Canada’s canola exports down by half year on year

In August–October 2025, Canada exported 11.498 million tonnes of grains, pulses and oilseeds, which is 10% less than in the same period of the previous season. The sharpest decline was recorded in canola (the Canadian version of rapeseed): exports fell by more than half, from 3.03 million tonnes to 1.42 million tonnes, according to the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC).

In the first three months of the current season, exports of other crops amounted to: soft wheat — 5.57 million tonnes versus 5.25 million tonnes a year earlier; durum wheat — 0.90 million tonnes (0.94 million tonnes previously); barley — 1.0 million tonnes (0.57 million tonnes); soybeans — 0.95 million tonnes (0.90 million tonnes); and peas — 0.89 million tonnes compared with 1.0 million tonnes last season. The main buyers of soft wheat were Bangladesh, Japan, China and Indonesia; durum wheat was mainly shipped to Italy; barley to China; and peas to India and Bangladesh. Canola was primarily imported by Japan, Mexico and Bangladesh.

Despite a record canola harvest in Canada in 2025 of 21.8 million tonnes, exports of the oilseed have been declining for several months. Increased shipments to Japan, Mexico and the EU failed to offset a sharp drop in exports to China, which imposed restrictions on imports from Canada. On the Chinese market, Canada is increasingly being replaced by Russia: more than 85% of Russian rapeseed products are shipped to China, with supplies up 21% year on year.

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