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. 2026 | Feb. 2025 | To date – 25/26 | To date – 24/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed crushed | 951,353 | 882,610 | 7,066,550 | 6,812,342 |
| Oil produced | 408,564 | 373,427 | 2,999,801 | 2,868,350 |
| Meal produced | 548,424 | 518,594 | 4,131,511 | 3,991,162 |
| Soybeans (tonnes) | Feb. 2026 | Feb. 2025 | To date – 25/26 | To date – 24/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed crushed | n/a | 140,315 | n/a | 887,848 |
| Oil produced | n/a | 26,034 | n/a | 164,507 |
| Meal produced | n/a | 110,350 | n/a | 691,735 |
