Upswings in most December grain deliveries

Declines in rye, flax

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Published: January 29, 2025

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Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – Deliveries of major grains increased from December to December, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Jan. 29.

Total deliveries tallied more than 4.67 million tonnes last month, compared to 3.70 million a year ago. Of that, the largest deliveries were for total wheat at about 2.69 million tonnes versus 2.21 million the previous December.

That broke down to about 2.14 million tonnes of wheat excluding durum and 547,422 tonnes of durum. A year ago, those came in at 1.95 million and 253,927 tonnes.

December canola deliveries exceeded 1.51 million tonnes last month compared to 1.08 million a year ago.

There were also increases for oats and barley, at 196,344 and 248,876 tonnes, respectively.

Rye and flax deliveries stepped back in December, with 8,110 tonnes of rye and 11,942 of flax. The same time last year they amounted to 8,710 and 15,142 tonnes, respectively.

Source: Statistics Canada (tonnes)

Grain            Dec23          Dec24          Change

All Grains     3,704,230      4,668,801        +26.0%

Total Wheat    2,205,036      2,688,920        +21.9%

Wheat Only     1,951,108      2,141,499         +9.8%

Durum            253,927        547,422       +115.6%

Oats             175,671        196,344        +11.8%

Barley           219,775        248,876        +13.2%

Rye                8,710          8,110         -7.4%

Flax              15,142         11,942        -26.8%

Canola         1,079,895      1,514,609        +40.3%

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