Increases seen in most July grain deliveries

Oats deliveries more than double, canola near double

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Published: August 24, 2023

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(Viterra.ca)

MarketsFarm — Most July deliveries of major grains in the country were higher than those from the same period a year ago, Statistics Canada reported Thursday.

Total grain deliveries this past month tallied 4.056 million tonnes for a jump of 43.8 per cent over the previous July.

All wheat came in at 2.186 million tonnes, improving 43.8 per cent from July 2022. However, durum tallied 180,236 tonnes, for a 21.1 per cent drop from July to July.

Among other cereals, oats skyrocketed 173.6 per cent on deliveries of 292,853 tonnes last month, while rye bumped up 6.3 per cent at 15,365 tonnes. Barley slipped 5.4 per cent at 158,194.

Canola also saw significant improvement in its July deliveries, rising 90 per cent at 1.384 million tonnes. Flax gained 30.3 per cent at 18,929 tonnes.

Table: July grain deliveries, in thousands of tonnes. Source: StatCan.

Grain July 2022.   . July 2023.   . Change (pct)
Total grains.   . 2,819.71 4,056.10 +43.8
All wheat 1,787.70 2,185.96 +22.3
Durum 228.42 180.24 -21.1
Oats 107.02 292.85 +173.6
Barley 167.18 158.19 -5.4
Flax 14.53 18.93 +30.3
Canola 728.72 1,384.80 +90.0

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Glen Hallick

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Glen Hallick grew up in rural Manitoba near Starbuck, where his family farmed. Glen has a degree in political studies from the University of Manitoba and studied creative communications at Red River College. Before joining Glacier FarmMedia, Glen was an award-winning reporter and editor with several community newspapers and group editor for the Interlake Publishing Group. Glen is an avid history buff and enjoys following politics.

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