# More wheat, canola and barley, less oats and lentils according to Stats Canada’s Seeding Intentions Survey | 620 CKRM - The Voice of Saskatchewan | Harvard Media

> Statistics Canada's Seeding Intentions Survey shows Saskatchewan farmers plan to expand wheat, canola and barley plantings this spring while cutting oats by 22 percent and lentils by 7.7 percent. The survey covered about 9,500 farmers in early January.

- Date: 2023-04-26 · published 2023-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36459-more-wheat-canola-and-barley-less-oats-and-lentils-according-to-stats-canada-s
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Larger wheat, canola and barley acreage points to more feed grain supply later in the year, while smaller oat acreage could tighten oat supply and support prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-19 | [Increasing forecasts of wheat harvest and exports from Canada lowers quotations in the US](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32746-increasing-forecasts-of-wheat-harvest-and-exports-from-canada-lowers-quotations.md) | +0.4% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-06 | [More Wheat, Less Canola Than Expected in StatsCan Production Report - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73436-more-wheat-less-canola-than-expected-in-statscan-production-report.md) | +1.2% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-03 | [Wheat Feeling Pressure Heading into the Weekend - IBest Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11505-wheat-feeling-pressure-heading-into-the-weekend-ibest-media.md) | -1.9% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-06 | [Australia harvested 2 million tons of wheat more than forecast in 2024/25 MY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26019-australia-harvested-2-million-tons-of-wheat-more-than-forecast-in-2024-25-my.md) | -0.7% | -3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-22 | [Accelerating harvesting in the United States and raising harvest forecasts for Russia are lowering wheat prices 22.06.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12702-accelerating-harvesting-in-the-united-states-and-raising-harvest-forecasts-for.md) | +1.8% | -4.6% |
| OATS | 2023-08-29 | [Canada Know-Risk Market Outlook \| Stats Canada Lowers Wheat, Canola, Barley & Oats Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34644-canada-know-risk-market-outlook-stats-canada-lowers-wheat-canola-barley-and.md) | -3.7% | -10.3% |
| 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 | 2026-05-25 | [AAFC Updates 2026-27 Crop Price Projections with Gains in Canola and Wheat, Declines in Pulses and Specialty Seeds \| Tridge Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19316-aafc-updates-2026-27-crop-price-projections-with-gains-in-canola-and-wheat.md) | -2.0% | -16.3% |

## Sources

- 620ckrm.com: https://www.620ckrm.com/2023/04/26/more-wheat-canola-and-barley-less-oats-and-lentils-according-to-stats-canadas-seeding-intentions-survey/

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