Canadian grain deliveries up 10.8% in September 2026

Deliveries of major grains across Canada totalled 8.1 million tonnes in September 2026, a 10.8 per cent increase from the same month the previous year, Statistics Canada said in a release Monday.

Canola drove much of the increase, rising 43.5 per cent to 2.8 million tonnes. Wheat excluding durum climbed 6.5 per cent to 3.6 million tonnes, while barley edged up 2.2 per cent to 869.9 thousand tonnes.

Saskatchewan accounted for nearly half of all deliveries at 46.7 per cent. Alberta was second at 31.5 per cent, followed by Manitoba at 16.1 per cent.

The September 2026 total compares with 7.2 million tonnes recorded in September 2025, according to Statistics Canada's year-earlier release.

The rail network handling much of that volume also reported strong numbers. Canadian Pacific Kansas City said in an Oct. 2 release it moved 2.94 million metric tonnes and 30,324 carloads of grain and grain products in Canada during September, which it called the second record month in a row to open the 2026-2027 crop year. The railway also said the July-through-September quarter set a third-quarter record for both carloads and metric tonnes of Canadian grain.

"These new records reflect the collective effort of CPKC railroaders, our customers and those across the grain supply chain working together with a shared commitment to service, safety and execution," Elizabeth Hucker, CPKC Vice President, Sales and Marketing Bulk, said in the release.

CPKC said that through the first eight weeks of the crop year it had transported more than 4.99 million metric tonnes and 51,268 carloads of Canadian grain and grain products.

Statistics Canada noted the dissemination frequency for the grain deliveries program has been reduced from monthly to quarterly, with monthly data now collected and published on a quarterly basis.