Glacier FarmMedia — Canadian farmers made heavy deliveries of grains and oilseeds off the combine and into the commercial pipeline this September, with total deliveries of the major crops up 13.3 per cent from the same month the previous year, reported Statistics Canada.
Why it matters: Large supplies will aide export and domestic usage numbers but also cut into prices.
The 7.23 million tonnes delivered were the second largest for the month on record. Total wheat deliveries were up 14.0 per cent from September 2024, at 4.08 million tonnes, barley was up 86.1 per cent at 828,043 tonnes and oats were 9.1 per cent higher on the year at 356,400 tonnes.
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While the grains were higher, canola deliveries were down 3.4 per cent from September 2024 at 1.92 million tonnes.
The major grains include wheat (excluding durum), durum wheat, oats, barley, rye, flaxseed and canola.
Producer deliveries capture grain that is destined for a primary elevator, feed mill, crushing plant or flour mill. This includes grain elevators that hold grain before it is exported, as well as shipments to markets in the United States that are not licensed by the Canadian Grain Commission.
StatCan warned that “the imposition of tariffs by the United States may have an impact on producer deliveries of major grains in the coming months,” adding that in 2024 Canada exported a total of 4.5 million tonnes of wheat (excluding durum), durum wheat, oats, barley, rye, flaxseed and canola to the U.S.
“Statistics Canada will continue to monitor developments on tariffs and the impact on producer deliveries,” said the government agency.
