Total stocks of wheat, canola and oats were down, while stocks of barley, dry peas and lentils increased, as of July 31, compared with the same date one year earlier.
Wheat stocks down on higher exports
Total stocks of wheat fell 22.1% year over year to 4.1 million tonnes as of July 31. Both commercial stocks (-10.1% to 2.4 million tonnes) and on-farm stocks (-34.3% to 1.7 million tonnes) were down compared with one year earlier. The decrease in total wheat stocks was attributable both to stocks of wheat excluding durum (-21.5% to 3.6 million tonnes) and to durum wheat stocks (-25.9% to 496 000 tonnes).
Deliveries of wheat rose 9.1% year over year to 35.2 million tonnes as of July 31. Total wheat exports rose 15.4% to a record 29.2 million tonnes on strong global demand, possibly due to lower exports from other major wheat exporting countries.
Canola stocks fall as crush continues to expand
Total stocks of canola decreased 50.5% year over year to 1.6 million tonnes as of July 31 on lower commercial stocks (-37.9% to 1.2 million tonnes) and on-farm stocks (-70.1% to 378 000 tonnes).
Industrial use, mostly for crushing, rose 3.4% to a record 11.4 million tonnes as the processing industry continued to expand.
Canola exports rose 39.7% to 9.3 million tonnes as of July 31, because of strong international demand.
Higher stocks of dry peas and lentils
Total stocks of dry peas rose 63.5% year over year to 489 000 tonnes as of July 31. On-farm stocks more than doubled, rising to 253 000 tonnes, while commercial stocks increased 20.4% to 236 000 tonnes.
Exports of dry peas fell 9.5% to 2.2 million tonnes.
Stocks of lentils totalled 549 000 tonnes (+232.7%) as of July 31, largely because of higher total supply compared with one year earlier. On-farm stocks rose to 395 000 tonnes, while commercial stocks were up 11.6% to 154 000 tonnes.
As of July 31, exports of lentils increased 8.8% year over year to 1.8 million tonnes.
Barley stocks increase
Barley stocks rose as of July 31, up 8.4% from the previous crop year to 1.2 million tonnes. The increase was attributable to higher on-farm stocks (+13.2% to 994 000 tonnes), which offset lower commercial stocks (-6.6% to 255 000 tonnes).
Deliveries of barley off farm decreased 6.0% to 4.1 million tonnes as of July 31, while exports fell 7.2% year over year to 2.8 million tonnes. Barley used largely for feed purposes fell 2.6% to 5.1 million tonnes.
Oat stocks fall
Total stocks of oats were down 24.3% year over year to 507 000 tonnes as of July 31. Commercial stocks rose 3.4% to 245 000 tonnes, while on-farm stocks fell 39.6% to 262 000 tonnes.
Lower oat stocks were driven by lower total supply for the crop year (-2.8% to 4.0 million tonnes) and higher oat exports (+8.5% to 2.6 million tonnes).
Note to readers
Beginning in 2025, data for the on-farm stock component of principal field crops as of July 31 are modelled using historical survey estimates and administrative data. This new methodology is a continuation of the AgZero initiative, which aims to reduce respondent burden while producing high-quality estimates using alternative methods.
Data on commercial stocks of western major crops originate from the Canadian Grain Commission. Data on commercial stocks of special crops originate from a survey of handlers and agents of special crops.
National supply-disposition tables for the major grains and special crops are published jointly with the current release on stock levels and are available in online data tables 32-10-0013-01 and 32-10-0015-01.
Stock data are subject to revision during the two years following their initial publication.
Stock data on corn for grain and soybeans as of August 31 will be available on October 8, 2025, which corresponds to the end of the crop-year cycle for these two crops.
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