Canada’s canola production is expected to grow by 4.2% this year

According to Statistics Canada, Canadian farmers are projected to produce more wheat, canola, grain corn, barley, and oats in 2025, but less soybeans, compared to 2024.

The August Major Field Crop Assessment, released on September 17, cited higher yields and generally favorable weather as reasons for the increase.

Canola production, the commercial version of canola, is expected to increase by 4.1% to 20 million tonnes in 2025. This expected increase is driven by a 6.2% increase in crop yield to 2.59 t/ha, offsetting a reduction in harvested area, which is projected to decline by 2% to 8.66 million hectares.

Soybean production is forecast to decline 5.7% year-on-year to 7.1 million tonnes in 2025, driven by a 6.9% decline in yield to 2.87 t/ha, while harvested area is expected to increase 1.3% to 2.31 million hectares.

Wheat production is forecast to increase 1.9% year-on-year to 36.6 million tonnes in 2025, largely due to higher yields, which are expected to increase 1.8% to 3.2 t/ha. Cultivated area will remain nearly stable, increasing 0.1% to 26.3 million acres.

It was previously reported that Canada plans to increase canola crushing capacity to 15 million tonnes amid the imposition of restrictive tariffs by the US and China.

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