# Tight stocks to limit Canadian canola exports next season – Customs Today Newspaper

> A USDA attaché report in Ottawa forecasts Canadian canola plantings up 5% to 8.5 million hectares in 2017-18, with production flat at 18.5 million tonnes. Carry-in stocks are projected at 1.38 million tonnes, far below 3.01 million tonnes at the start of 2014-15. Exports are forecast to fall to 9.5 million tonnes and the crush to 8.6 million tonnes.

- Date: 2017-03-29 · published 2017-03-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72118-tight-stocks-to-limit-canadian-canola-exports-next-season-customs-today
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Tight canola carry-out stocks, at a stocks-to-use ratio of 7.7%, limit export availability and keep canola supplies firm. This supports canola meal and oil values, though the outlook is for next season.

## Sources

- customstoday.media: https://customstoday.media/tight-stocks-to-limit-canadian-canola-exports-next-season/

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