# StatsCan Stocks Report Doesn't Surprise Market Analyst - SwiftCurrentOnline.com - Local news, Weather, Sports, Free Classifieds and Job Listings

> Statistics Canada's end-2018 stocks report showed most major crop stocks down from 2017, except canola, which rose. Barley stocks were about one million tonnes lower year over year, oats were tighter, and hard red spring wheat stocks were down about 600,000 tonnes.

- Date: 2019-02-05 · published 2019-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60653-statscan-stocks-report-doesn-t-surprise-market-analyst-swiftcurrentonline-com
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Tight Canadian barley, oat and wheat stocks support feed grain prices in Western Canada, while higher canola stocks reflect sluggish export demand.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2025-05-26 | [North American Oat Ending Stocks Flirting with Record Low Levels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24712-north-american-oat-ending-stocks-flirting-with-record-low-levels.md) | +7.1% | +2.5% |
| OATS | 2021-04-01 | [Agriculture ETFs Surge Following a Surprise USDA Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47553-agriculture-etfs-surge-following-a-surprise-usda-report.md) | -0.5% | +4.6% |
| 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 | 2022-10-24 | [Canada lifts grain price forecasts, as it upgrades wheat export hopes - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39181-canada-lifts-grain-price-forecasts-as-it-upgrades-wheat-export-hopes-grain.md) | -2.6% | +5.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-09-30 | [Key data in USDA stocks and wheat harvest reports, and difference from market forecasts - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39554-key-data-in-usda-stocks-and-wheat-harvest-reports-and-difference-from-market.md) | -0.2% | -3.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-07-12 | [Grain Stocks Surprise Traders in the July WASDE Report \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46000-grain-stocks-surprise-traders-in-the-july-wasde-report-red-river-farm-network.md) | +8.8% | +17.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-03-11 | [SovEcon: Russian and global grain market news – March 11, 2026 - The Sizov Report blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14134-sovecon-russian-and-global-grain-market-news-march-11-2026-the-sizov-report-blog.md) | +1.7% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- strathmorenow.com: https://strathmorenow.com/articles/stats-can-stocks-report-doesnt-surprise-market-analyst
- swiftcurrentonline.com: https://swiftcurrentonline.com/articles/statscan-stocks-report-doesn-t-surprise-market-analyst

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