Canadian grain and oilseed exports through the first month of the 2024/25 marketing year are running well ahead of what moved during the same time the previous year, with just over a million tonnes of canola already moved, according to the latest data from the Canadian Grain Commission.
Total exports of all the major grain, oilseed and pulse crops for 2024/25 hit 2.965 million tonnes as of Sep. 1, which compares with 2.052 million tonnes at the same point the previous year.
Canola exports-to-date of 1.005 million tonnes compare with only 297,100 tonnes through four weeks of the previous crop year. Wheat exports of 1.310 million tonnes in August were up by five per cent on the year.
Other notable increases included corn, soybeans and barley. Corn exports of 168,300 were up by 173 per cent compared to the same point in 2023/24. Soybean exports came in at 67,200 tonnes after Canada exported only 200 tonnes of soybeans in August 2024. Barley exports of 67,600 tonnes were well above the 8,600 tonnes reported the same time the previous year.
