Wheat production in Canada grew by 3.5 percent in 2018 compared to 2017, according to a Statistics Canada survey based in part on satellite and agroclimate data.
The survey, released on Wednesday, also said that barley production grew by 4.3 percent while oat production fell by 9.4 percent. Canola production was also forecast to edge down by 1.5 percent.
Statscan said that despite dry conditions earlier in the growing season, recent weather changes, particularly in the Prairies, have improved the overall conditions and the outlook on production is better than originally estimated in July. Production estimates for Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta are calculated using model-based yields. Estimates for Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and British Columbia are all carried forward from the July estimates of principal field crop production.
(Reporting by Dale Smith)
