Glacier FarmMedia – Statistics Canada’s first satellite/model-based crop production estimates of the year were released on Aug. 28 and provided a bright outlook for most of the country’s pulse crops.
Dry pea production for 2025-26 was projected at 3.408 million tonnes, compared to 2.997 million the previous year. It would be the largest output in three years, as well as exceeding the five-year average of 2.936 million.
Lentil production is set to reach a five-year high at 2.655 million tonnes, up from 2.431 million last year and up from the five-year average of 2.162 million.
Chickpea production in Canada was also projected for an eight-year high at 308,868 tonnes, up from 286,768 in 2024-25 and well above the five-year average of 198,385.
Dry bean production is expected to decline in 2025-26 to 352,722 tonnes, down from 424,141 the previous year. The five-year average was 358,549 tonnes.
StatCan will release its principal field crop stocks as of July 31 on Sept. 9, followed by its next acreage estimates on Sept. 17.
