Crushing statistics of major oilseeds, Canada and United States, 2023
Released: 2024-03-13
Canadian oilseed processors crushed a record 10 522 947 tonnes of canola in 2023, up 20.0% from 2022, surpassing the previous record set in 2020.
The amount of soybeans crushed in Canada decreased by 5.7% to 1 762 693 tonnes in 2023, compared with 2022. Oil production totalled 4 422 368 tonnes for canola and 329 856 tonnes for soybeans, while meal production totalled 6 200 229 tonnes for canola and 1 371 250 tonnes for soybeans.
Canola crushing in Canada in 2023 was 20.0% higher than in the previous year because of high prices and increased exports of canola oil. In 2021, the price of canola oil increased by 65.2% over the previous year, and it has remained elevated ever since. In 2023, Canadian exports of canola oil increased 20.3% from 2022, totalling 3 149 904 tonnes. This trend was underpinned by higher supplies of canola, as production of canola was 31.2% higher leading into 2023 than in the previous year.
A large portion of the canola grown in Canada is used by domestic crushers, who accounted for 49.4% of total disposition of canola in the 2022/2023 crop year (August 2022 to July 2023 for canola). Over the same period, exports of canola accounted for 39.4% of total disposition.
In the United States, over the 2023 calendar year, oilseed processors crushed 61 267 971 tonnes of soybeans (+2.6% from 2022) and 2 058 625 tonnes of canola (+19.2% from 2022). Oil production totalled 12 052 159 tonnes for soybeans and 825 227 tonnes for canola, while meal production totalled 45 240 726 tonnes for soybeans and 1 197 806 tonnes for canola.
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Statistics Canada is providing annual data on crushing statistics of major oilseeds in Canada and the United States. This series was prepared in collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
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