# Early look at western Canada: major crop acres up, minors down | The Western Producer

> Agriculture Canada's first seeding intentions analysis expects western Canadian cereal and oilseed acres to rise about 2%, while pulse and specialty crop acres fall about 20%. Wheat seeded area is forecast up 4%, with durum up about 5%.

- Date: 2018-01-29 · published 2018-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66960-early-look-at-western-canada-major-crop-acres-up-minors-down-the-western
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Canadian cereal and oilseed acres add to supply, while the expected durum increase lifts supply during a period of low U.S. durum stocks. Overall grain prices are weighed by the larger crop outlook.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: neutral
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-28 | [Prices face pressure as larger U.S. crops expected this year \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26080-prices-face-pressure-as-larger-u-s-crops-expected-this-year-the-western-producer.md) | -3.6% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-26 | [Big global wheat crop expected to pressure prices \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24273-big-global-wheat-crop-expected-to-pressure-prices-the-western-producer.md) | +3.0% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-06 | [Australia set for record wheat crop as harvest wraps up - traders \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37740-australia-set-for-record-wheat-crop-as-harvest-wraps-up-traders-the-western.md) | -2.7% | -3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-29 | [Germany expects larger wheat crop despite heatwave \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57529-germany-expects-larger-wheat-crop-despite-heatwave-the-western-producer.md) | -3.2% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-29 | [Large wheat supply pressures prices \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22436-large-wheat-supply-pressures-prices-the-western-producer.md) | -2.8% | -6.1% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/early-look-western-canada-major-crop-acres-minors/

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