Canadian farmers have planted the most wheat in a decade, according to new data from
Statistics Canada.
The federal statistics agency said that wheat acres will rise 8.7% to 25.4 million acres nationally,
the highest level in a decade. High prices for wheat and heavy rainfall in parts of the prairies this
spring have led to the increase in wheat plantings, said Statistics Canada.
Canada is one of the world’s top wheat exporters and more output on the Canadian prairies
comes as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is creating uncertainty about grain shipments from that
region of eastern Europe.
At the same time, Statistics Canada said the amount of canola planted in Canada is expected to
fall 4.7% this year to 21.4 million acres as farmers move away from oilseeds.
Canada is the world’s top grower and exporter of canola.
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