Statistics Canada reports farmers made heavy deliveries of grains and oilseeds off the combine and into the commercial pipeline this September, with total deliveries of the major crops up 13.3 per cent from the same month the previous year.
The 7.23 million tonnes delivered were the second largest for the month on record.
Total wheat deliveries were up 14 per cent from September 2024, at 4.08 million tonnes, barley was up 86.1 per cent at 828,043 tonnes and oats were 9.1 per cent higher on the year at 356,400 tonnes.
While the grains were higher, canola deliveries were down 3.4 per cent from September 2024 at 1.92 million tonnes.
The major grains include wheat, durum wheat, oats, barley, rye, flaxseed and canola.
Producer deliveries capture grain that is destined for a primary elevator, feed mill, crushing plant or flour mill.
