# Canada's canola crush down slightly in August - Grainews

> Statistics Canada reported that Canadian canola crush in August 2019 was 829,778 tonnes, down 2.89% from July but the second-highest monthly total of the year. Canola oil output was 362,351 tonnes and meal output was 465,424 tonnes, both slightly lower than July. August crush margins averaged C$81.70 per tonne.

- Date: 2019-09-27 · published 2019-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57170-canada-s-canola-crush-down-slightly-in-august-grainews
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Steady crush near record-pace levels supports domestic demand for canola and keeps meal and oil supplies firm for feed buyers, while the modest month-on-month dip is seasonal and unlikely to shift prices much.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-08-26 | [Canada’s canola crush to hit record and continue growing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6515-canada-s-canola-crush-to-hit-record-and-continue-growing.md) | +9.2% | +3.7% |
| SBO | 2018-08-31 | [StatsCan's canola forecast deemed supportive - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63632-statscan-s-canola-forecast-deemed-supportive-grainews.md) | -1.2% | +1.4% |
| SBO | 2020-12-24 | [Canada's November Canola Crush at Near-Record Levels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49749-canada-s-november-canola-crush-at-near-record-levels.md) | +4.8% | +1.6% |
| SBO | 2018-08-28 | [Canada’s July canola crush set record for the month - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63514-canada-s-july-canola-crush-set-record-for-the-month-mckeany-flavell.md) | +0.1% | -0.0% |
| SBO | 2022-07-06 | [Could a drop in Canadian canola area support rapeseed prices? Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40595-could-a-drop-in-canadian-canola-area-support-rapeseed-prices-grain-market-daily.md) | -0.8% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/canadas-canola-crush-down-slightly-in-august/

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