Canadian canola yields are on track to set a new record in 2025, potentially surpassing the 2016 benchmark of 42.3 bushels per acre. Favourable growing conditions, including ample rainfall, cooler July weather and extended blooming have lifted yields across much of the Prairies, with many regions reporting 50–60 bu. per acre and some fields approaching 70 bu.

Provincial crop reports from Manitoba and Alberta indicate that canola yields are much higher than previous years. In southwestern Manitoba, the crop report has pegged average yield at 48 bu. per acre. Numbers are even better in central Manitoba.

There are geographic pockets with disappointing yields, such as northwestern Saskatchewan and Alberta’s Peace region, but provincial data and anecdotal reports, as of Sept. 29, shows that farmers in many areas are still achieving yields that are 15 to 25 bu. higher than 2024.

Ironically smoke from persistent forest fires this past summer is also believed to have a positive impact in these yields as the smoke can protect canola from extreme temperatures.