The Canadian canola crush in August slipped from the previous month’s record high but was still well above a year earlier.
Statistics Canada reported Friday that domestic processors crushed 1.237 million tonnes of canola in August, down 6.4% from the 1.322 million tonnes processed in July. However, the August total was 42.5% above the 867,944 tonnes crushed in August 2025 and the largest ever for the month.
The elevated processing pace follows continued expansion in Canada’s domestic crushing industry. Statistics Canada reported in a grain stocks report earlier this month that industrial use of canola, primarily crushing, reached a record 12.9 million tonnes in 2025-26, up 13% from the previous year.
In its August supply-demand update, Agriculture Canada projected the full year 2026-27 canola crush at 13.7 million tonnes, up 200,000 from the July estimate and a new record high. If realized, the 2026-27 crush would be 10% higher than the previous year and 28% above the five-year average of 10.7 million.
In addition to expanding crush capacity, Ag Canada attributed the rising crush estimate to continued strong demand of canola oil as a feedstock for biodiesel production.
Canola oil production also remained historically strong in August. Processors produced 530,654 tonnes of oil, down about 6% from July’s 561,644 tonnes, but up roughly 44% from the 367,299 tonnes produced in August 2025.
Meanwhile, canola meal production reached about 724,900 tonnes, down roughly 5% from July’s 764,200 tonnes, but approximately 41% higher than the 514,942 tonnes produced in August 2025.
