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USDA adjusts Canadian canola exports, ending stocks

Data varies from AAFC numbers

Reading Time: < 1 minute There were some notable changes to Canadian canola made in the United States Department of Agriculture world oilseed report issued on June 12. The USDA increased its call on 2024/25 canola exports and trimmed those for 2025/26, and reduced carryout projections for both marketing years.





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Industry believes green pea supplies are over-reported

Analysts say crop insurance data and high prices indicate that stocks of the crop are higher than Statistics Canada is reporting

Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada has far fewer green peas than the government is reporting, says an analyst. “Purely from a price perspective, markets believe the Canadian harvest was smaller than estimated by Statistics Canada,” Stat Publishing noted in a recent article.




“But we lost a lot of acres… which suggests to me that some organic guys have let some of their organics land go. And they are growing canola on the side,” says Laura Telford. Photo: Greg Berg

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola in a good position

July contract to hit C$700/tonne, just when?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Canola futures are expected to climb higher on the Intercontinental Exchange in the coming weeks, commented Phil Speiss, trader with RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg. How quickly that happens is dependent on whether demand rationing kicks in or not.


Canada to seed more wheat, less canola in 2025: StatCan

Canada to seed more wheat, less canola in 2025: StatCan

Farmers also seeding more peas, corn and oats

Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian farmers intend to plant more wheat and less canola in 2025, according to the first survey-based estimates for the upcoming growing season from Statistics Canada released March 12. Area seeded to corn, oats and peas is also expected to rise, while soybeans, barley and lentils are forecast to lose acres.