Statistics Canada reports mixed yields and higher acres
Statistics Canada projects Canadian corn-for-grain production to grow slightly in 2025, despite drier-than-normal weather and high temperatures that have pressured yields. National production is forecast to rise 1.4% year over year to 15.6 million tonnes.
This gain comes from higher harvested acres, projected at 3.7 million (+3.1%), while yields are expected to decline by 1.7% to 165.9 bushels per acre.
Ontario, Canada’s largest corn-for-grain-producing province, is expected to see a 2.9% increase in output to 9.9 million tonnes. The growth is driven by higher harvested acres, up 3.4% to 2.2 million, which will balance a slight yield decline of 0.5% to 179.1 bushels per acre.
In Quebec, corn production is anticipated to decline. Output is projected to fall 4.0% to 3.5 million tonnes. Both lower harvested area, down 3.0% to 849,800 acres, and weaker yields, down 1.0% to 160.5 bushels per acre, are expected to contribute to this decrease.