The average oil content of Canada’s canola crop edged higher in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to preliminary data from the Canadian Grain Commission released Nov. 1.
Oil content for number one quality canola across Western Canada ranged from 34.9 to 49.2 per cent, with the average coming in at 42.7 per cent. That compares with the Canada-wide average of only 41.3 per cent reported for 2021, but would still be behind the five-year average (2017-21) of 43.8 per cent.
Of the Prairie provinces, the average oil levels were highest in Alberta and B.C., at 43.2 per cent, with Manitoba at 42.8 per cent and Saskatchewan at 42.2 per cent.
There were 1,312 samples of number one quality canola sampled so far in Western Canada, with 21 samples for Eastern Canada. The preliminary data showed canola in Eastern Canada with average oil content of 45.0 per cent.
