February canola crush up from 2025, StatCan reports

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Canada’s canola crush increased in 2026 compared to February 2025, but StatCan continued to not provide any new data on the soybean crush. Photo: File

Glacier FarmMedia — More canola was crushed in February than a year ago, Statistics Canada reported on March 31. StatCan pegged last month’s domestic crush at 951,353 tonnes, up about 7.8 per cent from February 2025.

As for the Canadian soybean crush, StatCan has not published any new data since it released its report for the July crush in August 2025. The agency said any numbers have been “suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.”

Canola (tonnes)Feb. 2026Feb. 2025To date – 25/26To date – 24/25
Seed crushed951,353882,6107,066,5506,812,342
Oil produced408,564373,4272,999,8012,868,350
Meal produced548,424518,5944,131,5113,991,162

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Soybeans (tonnes)Feb. 2026Feb. 2025To date – 25/26To date – 24/25
Seed crushedn/a140,315n/a887,848
Oil producedn/a26,034n/a164,507
Meal producedn/a110,350n/a691,735

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