# Canadian wheat plantings reach recent high | World Grain

> Statistics Canada's June field crop survey shows Canadian wheat plantings at 26.9 million acres in 2023, up 6.7% and the highest level in more than two decades. Canola, barley, corn and soybean areas also rose, while oat, lentil and dry pea area fell.

- Date: 2023-06-28 · published 2023-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35539-canadian-wheat-plantings-reach-recent-high-world-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Larger Canadian wheat and barley areas add to global supply and pressure feed wheat prices. Lower oat plantings support oat prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- OATS: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-28 | [Australian wheat output revised higher \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18304-australian-wheat-output-revised-higher-world-grain.md) | -1.0% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-08 | [Australian wheat, canola getting a boost \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40886-australian-wheat-canola-getting-a-boost-world-grain.md) | +1.2% | -8.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-22 | [Grain market review: Wheat \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23378-grain-market-review-wheat-world-grain.md) | -1.7% | -3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-16 | [Grain market review: Wheat \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21545-grain-market-review-wheat-world-grain.md) | +0.3% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-14 | [Australia’s wheat production reaches record high \| World-grain.com \| February 14, 2017 15:45 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72462-australia-s-wheat-production-reaches-record-high-world-grain-com-february-14.md) | -0.8% | -1.2% |
| OATS | 2024-07-02 | [Canadian wheat and barley areas fall: Grain market daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29320-canadian-wheat-and-barley-areas-fall-grain-market-daily.md) | -2.5% | +3.2% |
| OATS | 2021-01-27 | [Smaller wheat and oat crops forecast for Canada \| 2021-01-27  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49209-smaller-wheat-and-oat-crops-forecast-for-canada-2021-01-27-world-grain.md) | -2.6% | +3.5% |
| OATS | 2022-10-24 | [Canada lifts grain price forecasts, as it upgrades wheat export hopes - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39181-canada-lifts-grain-price-forecasts-as-it-upgrades-wheat-export-hopes-grain.md) | -2.6% | +5.3% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/18702-canadian-wheat-plantings-reach-recent-high

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