# Drought fears, fertilizer may affect Canadian acreage estimates - Country Guide

> Analysts ahead of Statistics Canada's first survey-based 2022-23 acreage report expect 21.6 to 22.75 million acres of crops, against 22.48 million last year. Fertilizer costs, drought risk and competition among crops are the key uncertainties.

- Date: 2022-04-23 · published 2022-04-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41792-drought-fears-fertilizer-may-affect-canadian-acreage-estimates-country-guide
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Canola acreage uncertainty and high fertilizer costs shape expected oilseed and feed grain supply, influencing meal and grain price expectations.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-04-02 | [Urea Western Canada DEL Prices Remained Elevated in March - Genesis Fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9273-urea-western-canada-del-prices-remained-elevated-in-march-genesis-fertilizers.md) | +1.0% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2016-11-17 | [Strategy of grains estimates EU acreage for wheat at](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73796-strategy-of-grains-estimates-eu-acreage-for-wheat-at.md) | +3.0% | +4.6% |
| CORN | 2023-11-30 | [US soybean ledger oddly tight versus corn, acreage shift may correct](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33188-us-soybean-ledger-oddly-tight-versus-corn-acreage-shift-may-correct.md) | +3.6% | +5.8% |
| CORN | 2026-03-31 | [Soybeans see gains after lower than expected acreage estimate - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20194-soybeans-see-gains-after-lower-than-expected-acreage-estimate-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.0% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2022-09-27 | [Fertilizer Prices, Rates, and Costs for 2023 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11906-fertilizer-prices-rates-and-costs-for-2023-farmdoc-daily.md) | +1.8% | +4.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-15 | [France lowered its estimate for winter wheat acreage](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19661-france-lowered-its-estimate-for-winter-wheat-acreage.md) | -0.6% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-28 | [USDA Estimates Farmers Will Plant 90M Corn Acres, 86.5M Soybean Acres This Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31261-usda-estimates-farmers-will-plant-90m-corn-acres-86-5m-soybean-acres-this-year.md) | -1.2% | +2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-30 | [Canadian acres could weigh on barley prices \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52683-canadian-acres-could-weigh-on-barley-prices-ahdb.md) | -7.0% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- country-guide.ca: https://www.country-guide.ca/daily/drought-fears-fertilizer-may-affect-canadian-acreage-estimates/

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