Stats Can releases February report

Mar 28, 2023

Statistic's Canada data is out for total grain movements out of Western Canada for the first two months of 2023.

January numbers show the total for all grains including wheat and durum came in at 5.2 million metric tonnes as compared to 4.5 million in February.

Canola was 1.7 million for January 2023 as compared to 1.4 million in February.

Overall, producer deliveries out of Western Canada dropped off in February as compared to January.

February reports from Stats Can show oilseed processors crushed 812,001 tonnes of canola, oil production totalled 336 866 tonnes, while canola meal production came in at 481,939 tonnes.

The latest milled wheat and wheat flour report for February shows millers milled 250,509 tonnes of wheat in February, wheat flour production totalled 191,601 tonnes.

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