# StatsCan Canola, Wheat Production Numbers Drop

> Statistics Canada's December report shows national wheat production fell 38.5% to 21.7 million tonnes and canola fell 35.4% to 12.6 million tonnes, with barley and oats also lower. Drought in Western Canada drove the declines.

- Date: 2021-12-03 · published 2021-12-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43660-statscan-canola-wheat-production-numbers-drop
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Large Canadian losses in wheat, canola and barley tighten North American and global supplies, supporting feed grain and oilseed meal prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-31 | [StatsCan production report: canola and wheat production down but soybeans production up big - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69432-statscan-production-report-canola-and-wheat-production-down-but-soybeans.md) | +0.5% | -2.7% |
| WHEAT | 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) | -0.5% | +0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-28 | [Canada wheat, barley production down, canola and oats up, according to StatsCan survey \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23369-canada-wheat-barley-production-down-canola-and-oats-up-according-to-statscan.md) | +0.1% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-29 | [Australia’s wheat production forecast to drop \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19682-australia-s-wheat-production-forecast-to-drop-world-grain.md) | -3.1% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-02 | [Global wheat production projected to drop - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72051-global-wheat-production-projected-to-drop-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.0% | +0.2% |
| 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 | 2021-12-06 | [Canada`s Oat Production Down 43 Per Cent In 2021 \| Farms.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43657-canada-s-oat-production-down-43-per-cent-in-2021-farms-com.md) | -1.0% | -6.1% |
| 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

- seed.ab.ca: https://www.seed.ab.ca/statscan-canola-wheat-production-numbers-drop/

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