Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — Exports of Canadian grain for the 2024/25 marketing year were off to a good start with data from the Canadian Grain Commission showing increases for several crops. Overall, 2.79 million tonnes of bulk grain were exported from licensed facilities in August, up from 2.46 million tonnes a year ago the CGC reported on Oct. 8.
Canola exports in August of 956,300 tonnes were more than twice the amount the previous August. The bulk of the canola, 718,000 tonnes, was shipped to China, versus 233,300 tonnes a year ago.
China was also Canada’s top customer for barley, with 34,600 tonnes shipped compared to none a year ago. Total barley exports came to 46,800 tonnes compared to 8,500 the previous August.
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Soybeans as well darted out with 65,500 tonnes exported compared to a mere 200 tonnes a year ago. Algeria was the top destination, taking in 44,000 tonnes.
Canada’s corn exports were 168,200 tonnes shipped versus 86,800 the previous August. Ireland was the leading importer with 121,000 tonnes compared to 42,900 the same time last year.
Durum exports improved to 200,500 tonnes compared to 173,900. At 72,700 tonnes, Morocco was the top buyer, upping their acquisitions from 49,100 tonnes the previous August.
On the flip side, there were some grains that came up short or struggled during the first month of the 2024/25 crop year.
Canada’s wheat exports in August tallied 1.24 million tonnes, down from nearly 1.40 million a year ago. Indonesia led purchases with 159,400 tonnes versus 97,000 the previous August. Also, Peru bought 153,000 tonnes compared to zero a year ago.
Oats dropped to 94,200 tonnes from 234,100 the previous August. The United States was the top destination at 66,900 tonnes, but that’s down from 164,900 a year ago. Also Chile acquired none while having imported 50,900 tonnes last August.
Rye exports in August came to only 2,600 tonnes versus 18,600 tonnes a year ago with all of it for both years going to the U.S.
Flax also dropped with 1,700 tonnes shipped abroad compared to 4,300 tonnes a year ago, with the U.S. as the primary buyer in either August.
Bulk Canadian pea exports tumbled to 10,900 tonnes versus 70,200 tonnes. China cut its imports to 10,600 tonnes from 39,800 and Cuba purchased zero compared to 25,000 tonnes in August 2023.
