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Canada's total wheat production will fall 10.9% year over year in 2026, to 36.1 million tonnes, driven by a smaller harvested area (-5.6%, to 24.8 million acres) and lower yields (-5.6%, to 53.6 bushels per acre), according to Statistics Canada's satellite-based estimates released September 16, 2026.
Statistics Canada (2026)
Statistics Canada. (2026, September 16). Model-based principal field crop estimates, August 2026. The Daily. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260916/dq260916b-eng.htm
Canada's corn-for-grain production will rise 11.3% year over year in 2026, to 16.5 million tonnes, according to Statistics Canada's satellite-based yield estimates released September 16, 2026.
Statistics Canada (2026)
Statistics Canada. (2026, September 16). Model-based principal field crop estimates, August 2026. The Daily. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260916/dq260916b-eng.htm
Canada's soybean production will grow 7.8% year over year in 2026, to 7.5 million tonnes, according to Statistics Canada's satellite-based yield estimates released September 16, 2026.
Statistics Canada (2026)
Statistics Canada. (2026, September 16). Model-based principal field crop estimates, August 2026. The Daily. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260916/dq260916b-eng.htm
Canada's oat production will fall 22.7% year over year in 2026, to 3.0 million tonnes - the steepest percentage decline among the country's major field crops - driven by both lower harvested area and lower yields, according to Statistics Canada's satellite-based estimates released September 16, 2026.
Statistics Canada (2026)
Statistics Canada. (2026, September 16). Model-based principal field crop estimates, August 2026. The Daily. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260916/dq260916b-eng.htm
Nearly 60% of Alberta's major crops were rated in good to excellent condition at the end of August 2026, according to provincial reports cited by Statistics Canada, amid variable precipitation across the Canadian Prairies during the growing season.
Statistics Canada (2026)
Statistics Canada. (2026, September 16). Model-based principal field crop estimates, August 2026. The Daily. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260916/dq260916b-eng.htm
60% of global fertilizer production is concentrated in five countries (China, USA, Russia, India and Canada) (Plataforma Tierra, 2026).
Plataforma Tierra. (2026). El mercado mundial de fertilizantes en 2026: geopolítica y tensiones en la oferta. https://www.plataformatierra.es/mercados/mercado-mundial-fertilizantes-2026-geopolitica
Plataforma Tierra. (2026)
1.6% growth in Canada's agricultural production between 2012 and 2021, below the world average of 1.9%, was explained by increased intermediate inputs and higher productivity, despite the reduction in primary factors (OECD, 2024).
OECD (2024)
OECD (2024), Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2024: Innovation for Sustainable Productivity Growth, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/74da57ed-en
11.6% of Canada's exports and 8.5% of its imports are agri-food products, with a trade surplus of almost US$17 billion (OECD, 2024).
OECD (2024), Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2024: Innovation for Sustainable Productivity Growth, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/74da57ed-en
2% of GDP and 1.6% of employment in Canada come from primary agriculture, which has a greater economic contribution in some regions of the country (OECD, 2024).
OECD (2024), Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2024: Innovation for Sustainable Productivity Growth, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/74da57ed-en
An estimated 6,868 fires burned 14.6 million hectares in Canada (FAO, 2024).
FAO, 2024
FAO. 2024. El estado de los bosques del mundo 2024: Innovaciones en el sector forestal para lograr un futuro más sostenible. Roma.
