# AAFC Updates 2026-27 Crop Price Projections with Gains in Canola and Wheat, Declines in Pulses and Specialty Seeds | Tridge Insights

> Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's May Outlook raised its 2026-27 new-crop price projections, with canola up C$40/t and wheat up C$20/t from April. Barley and oats were raised by C$10/t and C$5/t, while flax, lentils, mustard, canary seed and chickpeas were lowered, chickpeas by C$100/t.

- Date: 2026-05-25 · published 2026-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19316-aafc-updates-2026-27-crop-price-projections-with-gains-in-canola-and-wheat
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Canadian projections for wheat, barley and oats point to firmer feed grain values in western Canada. Lower pulse forecasts suggest weaker prices for pulse-based feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2026-05-25 | [Hursh: Noticable changes in AAFC crop price projections  - SaskToday.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19336-hursh-noticable-changes-in-aafc-crop-price-projections-sasktoday-ca.md) | -2.0% | -16.3% |
| OATS | 2026-07-22 | [Oat price upheaval unlikely, despite tightening supply in 2026-27 - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18396-oat-price-upheaval-unlikely-despite-tightening-supply-in-2026-27-grainews.md) | -5.9% | -0.5% |
| OATS | 2026-08-01 | [Oat price upheaval unlikely, despite tightening supply in 2026-27](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18394-oat-price-upheaval-unlikely-despite-tightening-supply-in-2026-27.md) | +0.2% | +12.4% |
| OATS | 2021-12-03 | [StatsCan Canola, Wheat Production Numbers Drop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43660-statscan-canola-wheat-production-numbers-drop.md) | -2.9% | -7.8% |
| OATS | 2023-05-16 | [Another large wheat crop expected in Canada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35998-another-large-wheat-crop-expected-in-canada.md) | -7.7% | +10.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-21 | [AAFC raises canola carryout projections, wheat to tighten - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30228-aafc-raises-canola-carryout-projections-wheat-to-tighten-grainews.md) | -7.2% | -10.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-12 | [2022 Grains, oilseeds, and pulses outlook update: Canada’s low stocks and dollar to strengthen crop prices \| FCC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39098-2022-grains-oilseeds-and-pulses-outlook-update-canada-s-low-stocks-and-dollar.md) | +3.6% | +4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-29 | [World Wheat Production to Decline in 2017/18 - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70449-world-wheat-production-to-decline-in-2017-18-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | +2.3% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqLZkdLHa3Lku8pC79cRyUauL

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