Canada Increases Grain Export, Excluding Wheat

21.5 mln tons of grain were exported from Canada between the beginning of the current season (August 1, 2016) and January 29, 2017, which is 2% less than the previous year, Canadian Grain Commission announced

Soft wheat export has been 20% down from the previous year to 6.7 mln tons while hard wheat went 13% down to 2.0 mln tons. Rapeseed export grew by 11% to 5.3 mln tons, soybean jumped by 21% to 3.2 mln tons and peas were 23% up to 2.0 mln tons.