Name: Crushing statistics of major oilseeds
Creator: Statistics Canada
License: https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

Crushing statistics of major oilseeds — AI AnalysisStatistics Canada's monthly oilseed crushing dataset (Table 32100352) spans over 54 years (August 1971 to January 2026) and reveals that Canola (rapeseed) has become the overwhelming dominant force in Canadian oilseed processing, with crushing volumes surging +4,667% from early averages to recent peKey Findings

Canola (rapeseed) dominates Canadian oilseed crushing with a mean of 210,882 tonnes per period and a single-month record of 1,101,402 tonnes in October 2024 — far exceeding all other commodities.

Canola crushing volumes grew by +4,667%, rising from an early average of ~51,396 tonnes to a recent average of ~2,449,965 tonnes, representing the most dramatic long-term trend in the dataset.

The dataset covers 654 monthly periods from August 1971 to January 2026, totalling over 574 million tonnes across 4 commodities and 6 process types.

The overall distribution is heavily right-skewed, with a mean of 141,273 tonnes versus a median of just 76,932 tonnes and a standard deviation of 179,257 tonnes, driven by Canola's outsized volumes.

Flaxseed and Sunflower seed are minor contributors to Canadian oilseed crushing, with long-term means of just 3,013 and 1,134 tonnes respectively, compared to Soybeans at 55,132 tonnes.

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