Higher deliveries in most grains reports StatCan

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Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Most farmer deliveries of reported grains increased in February from the year before, according to Statistics Canada on March 28.

StatCan said deliveries of all grains last month were just short of 4.70 million tonnes, up 3.7 per cent from previous February. Total wheat comprised the largest amount at 2.55 million tonnes, an improvement of 4.4 per cent from a year ago. Of that, durum accounted for 481,167 tonnes, rising 25.4 per cent from February 2024.

Deliveries of canola rose 11.5 per cent at almost 1.62 million tonnes.

(Source: Producer deliveries of major grains)

Grain        Feb2024     Feb2025     Up/Down

All Grains  4,531,342   4,698,708    +3.69%

Total Wheat 2,444,872   2,551,384    +4.36%

Durum Only    383,767     481,167   +25.38%

Oats          267,551     188,978   -29.37%

Barley        336,283     312,120    -7.19%

Rye            11,509     11,909     +3.48%

Flax           19,138     15,936    -16.73%

Canola      1,451,990   1,618,380   +11.46%

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Glen Hallick writes for MarketsFarm, a Glacier FarmMedia division specializing in grain and commodity market analysis and reporting.

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