Exports of Canadian grain for the first month of the 2024-25 marketing year were off to a good start with data from the Canadian Grain Commission showing increases for several crops. Overall, 2.79 MMT of bulk grain were exported from licensed facilities in August, up from 2.46 MMT a year ago, CGC reported.
Canola exports totaled 956,300 MT, more than twice the amount from August 2023. The bulk of the canola, 718,000 MT, was shipped to China, versus 233,300 MT a year ago.
China was also Canada's top customer for barley, with 34,600 MT shipped compared to none a year ago. Total barley exports tallied 46,800 MT compared to 8,500 MT in August 2023.
On the flip side, Canada's wheat exports in August tallied 1.24 MMT, down from nearly 1.40 MMT a year ago.
