Canadian wheat exports were 18.4 million metric tonnes in the 2018-19 crop year, which ended on July 31st. That was approximately two million metric tonnes more, or 12 percent higher, than the previous year.
Indonesia and China were largely responsible for the higher total as each country purchased more than two million metric tonnes, based on statistics to the end of June.
There were a few countries that bought less Canadian wheat in 2018-19 including Mexico, Ecuador, Japan and the United States. The Americans only purchased two-thirds of the total from the previous year.
Canadian durum wheat exports were 4.52 million metric tonnes, or 13 percent higher than the previous crop year.
Algeria and Morocco were the top two customers, increasing durum sales between five and seven percent. The United States was the third largest customer, even though sales were down due to a strong crop south of the border.
Italy has climbed back into the number four spotâbuying an additional 200,000 metric tonnes. At one time, Italy topped the durum export list, but that was prior to non-tariff trade barriers surrounding the use of pre-harvest glyphosate.
You can check out the top ten wheat buyer list here.
