Most analysts believe the Canadian canola crop is much smaller than Statistics Canada’s 19 million tonne estimate made in September.  |  File photo

Disagreement continues over this year’s canola production

Provincial agriculture ministry estimates are lower than Statistics Canada’s numbers, and analysts weigh in on who’s right


WINNIPEG — The size of the 2024 canola crop has become a controversial topic in Western Canada. Most market analysts believe it’s much smaller than the 38 bushel per acre average and 19 million tonne estimate, which Statistics Canada published in September. In late October, Saskatchewan Agriculture pegged the provincial canola yield at 33 bu. […] Read more