Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian farmers planted more canola and less wheat than originally intended, according to updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada, released June 27.
Canola seedings for 2024/25 were forecast at 22.0 million acres by the government agency, which was up by about 600,000 acres from the March forecast but in line with what was planted the previous year. The seeded area compares with the five-year average of 21.5 million acres.
Meanwhile, total wheat area was estimated at 26.6 million acres, down by about 1.5 per cent from both the March forecast and the year-ago level. However, wheat seedings would still be well above the five-year average of 25.2 million acres.
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Barley area was also revised down from March, coming in at 6.4 million acres. That compares with 7.3 million acres of barley in 2023/24 and would be the smallest area seeded to the crop in seven years.
Lentil and pea seedings were both revised higher from March, with lentil area of 4.2 million acres up from the previous estimate of 3.8 million acres and the year-ago level of 3.7 million.
Soybean seedings at 5.7 million acres were up slightly from the March and year-ago estimates of around 5.6 million acres. An estimated 3.6 million acres of corn were seeded in 2024/25, down slightly from the March estimate of 3.9 million acres and the 3.8 million acres planted in 2023/24.
