# Less Canola and More Cereals in 2019 | Country 600 CJWW

> Statistics Canada's seeding intentions survey projects canola area down 6.6% to 21.3 million acres, the smallest since 2016, with Saskatchewan canola down 5%. Spring wheat area is forecast up 12% nationally while durum falls more than 15%, and barley area is expected to rise.

- Date: 2019-04-24 · published 2019-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59647-less-canola-and-more-cereals-in-2019-country-600-cjww
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower canola acres reduce future canola meal supply, while the shift toward cereals adds feed grain supply; the weaker canola outlook reflects China's suspension of Canadian canola imports.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-02-28 | [Agribusiness News March 2023 - Cereals and Oilseeds \| Helping farmers in Scotland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37394-agribusiness-news-march-2023-cereals-and-oilseeds-helping-farmers-in-scotland.md) | -1.8% | +5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-26 | [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](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36459-more-wheat-canola-and-barley-less-oats-and-lentils-according-to-stats-canada-s.md) | -0.1% | -2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-06 | [Canada feeds larger Canola and grain crops than](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67575-canada-feeds-larger-canola-and-grain-crops-than.md) | -4.5% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-19 | [Agriculture Canada has lowered its canola export forecast for MY 2023/24](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31642-agriculture-canada-has-lowered-its-canola-export-forecast-for-my-2023-24.md) | +1.0% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- cjwwradio.com: https://www.cjwwradio.com/2019/04/24/less-canola-and-more-cereals-in-2019/

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