Quality of western Canadian canola by province and crop district data in 2024

This report presents harvest quality data by province and crop district for canola grown in western Canada in 2024. Canola samples were submitted to the Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program by producers and grain companies. Quality data is compiled from the results of analytical tests performed in the Grain Research Laboratory.

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Table 1 Quality data for 2024 harvest samples of Canola, No. 1 Canada, by province and crop district

Manitoba
Crop district	Number of samples	Oil content (%, 8.5% moisture basis)			Protein content (%, 8.5% moisture basis)			Protein content of oil-free meal (%, 12% moisture basis)	Chlorophyll content (mg/kg, as is)			Total glucosinolate content of seeds (µmol/g, 8.5% moisture basis)			Total glucosinolate content of oil-free meal (µmol/g, 8.5% moisture basis)	Distinctly green seeds (%)	Free fatty acid content (% in oil as Oleic acid)	Samples graded Canola No. 1 Canada (%)
Crop district	Number of samples	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max	Protein content of oil-free meal (%, 12% moisture basis)	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max		Distinctly green seeds (%)	Free fatty acid content (% in oil as Oleic acid)	Samples graded Canola No. 1 Canada (%)
1	27	42.4	40.3	45.1	21.8	20.3	22.9	39.0	8	4	25	11	5	12	21	0.5	0.31	93.1
2	32	42.9	38.6	46.5	21.6	19.5	23.3	39.1	9	4	22	11	5	15	22	0.7	0.35	86.5
3	34	42.9	40.9	50.0	21.4	15.5	23.1	38.7	9	4	30	12	5	11	23	0.5	0.37	97.1
4	22	42.6	41.4	45.2	21.7	18.8	23.2	39.1	6	4	20	11	4	10	21	0.3	0.30	95.5
5	14	42.1	40.3	48.0	22.1	18.7	24.3	39.4	10	6	17	11	5	11	21	0.6	0.75	82.4
6	17	41.7	40.1	44.0	22.6	20.9	23.8	39.9	8	4	22	12	4	14	22	0.7	0.50	77.3
7	52	41.3	39.4	47.3	22.8	19.3	25.3	40.0	6	4	23	11	4	16	20	0.6	0.61	94.4
8	95	41.3	38.6	47.2	23.0	19.6	27.2	40.3	5	4	18	12	5	16	21	0.5	0.31	89.7
9, 10	32	41.6	38.5	44.3	22.4	20.0	25.2	39.6	4	4	14	11	3	14	20	0.6	0.51	80.5
11	8	41.5	39.5	43.9	22.2	20.0	24.7	39.1	7	4	27	10	6	11	18	0.9	0.43	88.9
12	2	42.1	42.1	43.3	22.3	21.6	22.8	39.8	10	10	12	11	7	8	21	1.5	0.99	100.0
All samples	335	42.1	38.5	50.0	22.2	15.5	27.2	38.6	7	3	30	11	3	16	21	0.6	0.43	89.3

Saskatchewan
Crop district	Number of samples	Oil content (%, 8.5% moisture basis)			Protein content (%, 8.5% moisture basis)			Protein content of oil-free meal (%, 12% moisture basis)	Chlorophyll content (mg/kg, as is)			Total glucosinolate content of seeds (µmol/g, 8.5% moisture basis)			Total glucosinolate content of oil-free meal (µmol/g, 8.5% moisture basis)	Distinctly green seeds (%)	Free fatty acid content (% in oil as Oleic acid)	Samples graded Canola No. 1 Canada (%)
Crop district	Number of samples	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max	Protein content of oil-free meal (%, 12% moisture basis)	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max		Distinctly green seeds (%)	Free fatty acid content (% in oil as Oleic acid)	Samples graded Canola No. 1 Canada (%)
1	20	43.5	40.3	46.5	21.2	17.5	23.5	38.8	5	0	9	12	7	12	22	0.2	0.12	95.2
2	25	39.6	34.2	45.5	25.6	19.8	29.1	43.4	4	4	8	14	9	18	25	0.3	0.10	100.0
3, 4	21	36.1	32.5	41.9	28.1	23.4	30.2	44.6	2	4	6	14	8	18	22	0.3	0.10	100.0
5	54	43.2	37.9	47.7	21.8	18.4	27.0	39.6	8	4	20	12	6	15	23	0.4	0.22	94.7
6	53	42.5	35.2	47.7	22.7	18.6	29.2	40.8	5	4	20	12	6	26	22	0.2	0.08	96.4
7	25	39.2	33.9	45.6	25.6	21.2	29.4	43.2	3	4	9	13	6	18	22	0.4	0.11	100.0
8	26	37.3	33.1	41.4	28.0	24.1	30.2	45.4	3	4	30	16	8	22	27	0.4	0.16	96.3
9	29	43.4	41.1	47.0	21.3	18.7	23.2	39.0	8	4	28	13	6	16	24	0.6	0.25	90.6
10	26	44.2	40.7	47.4	21.2	17.9	24.3	39.4	10	6	22	12	4	12	22	0.6	0.14	92.9
11	87	41.9	35.6	46.0	23.3	20.0	27.3	41.4	8	4	37	13	5	18	23	0.5	0.17	100.0
12	31	41.5	37.0	47.4	23.4	18.5	29.3	41.2	5	4	23	15	5	20	27	0.3	0.10	97.0
13	60	41.6	36.4	49.1	23.5	17.6	28.8	41.5	6	4	29	13	6	19	25	0.4	0.13	100.0
14	66	42.9	39.4	46.8	22.6	19.2	26.7	41.0	10	4	31	12	5	14	23	0.9	0.48	97.1
15	62	42.9	39.9	47.0	22.4	19.5	25.3	40.6	8	4	28	13	4	19	24	0.5	0.17	96.9
16	65	42.5	37.2	46.1	23.2	19.9	26.9	41.6	10	4	34	13	6	20	25	0.7	0.28	92.9
17	37	42.7	39.7	46.9	23.0	19.9	26.4	41.4	7	4	17	14	8	13	26	0.6	0.27	86.0
All samples	687	42.2	32.5	49.1	23.0	17.5	30.2	41.0	7	0	37	13	4	26	24	0.5	0.19	96.1

Alberta and British Columbia
Crop district	Number of samples	Oil content (%, 8.5% moisture basis)			Protein content (%, 8.5% moisture basis)			Protein content of oil-free meal (%, 12% moisture basis)	Chlorophyll content (mg/kg, as is)			Total glucosinolate content of seeds (µmol/g, 8.5% moisture basis)			Total glucosinolate content of oil-free meal (µmol/g, 8.5% moisture basis)	Distinctly green seeds (%)	Free fatty acid content (% in oil as Oleic acid)	Samples graded Canola No. 1 Canada (%)
Crop district	Number of samples	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max	Protein content of oil-free meal (%, 12% moisture basis)	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max		Distinctly green seeds (%)	Free fatty acid content (% in oil as Oleic acid)	Samples graded Canola No. 1 Canada (%)
1	10	40.8	37.6	44.0	25.9	23.0	29.1	45.0	7	4	19	16	7	18	29	0.6	0.17	100.0
2	57	42.1	35.6	46.0	23.7	18.7	29.0	42.3	5	4	23	14	6	18	27	0.4	0.30	86.4
3	42	42.6	35.7	47.8	23.8	18.7	28.2	42.9	10	4	28	14	6	17	25	0.8	0.43	86.0
4	262	43.3	38.9	49.2	23.3	17.4	27.4	42.5	12	4	40	14	5	18	27	0.6	0.18	89.3
5	53	44.0	40.0	47.5	22.7	19.4	26.6	42.1	13	4	40	13	3	17	25	0.7	0.24	72.6
6	27	43.4	40.2	48.5	22.5	18.7	25.5	41.1	15	6	28	11	6	12	22	0.8	0.37	65.9
7	78	43.7	38.9	49.1	23.0	18.3	26.9	42.2	10	4	24	14	5	18	28	0.7	0.35	76.7
7 (BC)	18	43.5	39.3	49.8	23.2	17.5	26.8	42.4	11	7	18	15	6	14	28	0.7	0.26	90.0
All samples	547	43.1	35.6	49.8	23.3	17.4	29.1	42.3	10	4	40	14	3	18	26	0.7	0.28	83.7

Western Canada
Location	Number of samples	Oil content (%, 8.5% moisture basis)			Protein content (%, 8.5% moisture basis)			Protein content of oil-free meal (%, 12% moisture basis)	Chlorophyll content (mg/kg, as is)			Total glucosinolate content of seeds (µmol/g, 8.5% moisture basis)			Total glucosinolate content of oil-free meal (µmol/g, 8.5% moisture basis)	Distinctly green seeds (%)	Free fatty acid content (% in oil as Oleic acid)	Samples graded Canola No. 1 Canada (%)
Location	Number of samples	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max	Protein content of oil-free meal (%, 12% moisture basis)	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max		Distinctly green seeds (%)	Free fatty acid content (% in oil as Oleic acid)	Samples graded Canola No. 1 Canada (%)
Western Canada	1569	42.4	32.5	50.0	22.9	15.5	30.2	41.0	8	4	40	13	2	26	24	0.5	0.25	90.0

Table 2 Table 2 Fatty acid composition for 2024 harvest samples of Canola, No. 1 Canada, by province and crop district

Manitoba
Crop district	Palmitic acid (C16:0) (%, in oil)	Stearic acid (C18:0) (%, in oil)	Oleic acid (C18:1) (%, in oil)			Linoleic acid (C18:2) (%, in oil)			α-Linolenic acid (C18:3) (%, in oil)			Erucic Acid (C22:1) (%, in oil)	Total saturates (%, in oil)			Iodine value (units, in oil)
Crop district	Avg	Avg	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max	Erucic Acid (C22:1) (%, in oil)	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max
1	3.9	1.8	62.95	59.2	65.5	18.56	17.2	20.9	9.28	8.2	11.3	0.00	6.9	6.6	7.1	111.9	108.7	117.5
2	3.9	1.8	63.39	59.8	66.2	18.51	16.7	20.6	8.89	8.0	10.8	0.00	6.8	6.4	7.4	111.2	108.5	116.3
3	3.9	1.8	63.39	61.6	65.8	18.27	16.8	19.9	9.08	8.5	10.9	0.02	6.9	6.4	7.3	111.3	109.0	115.0
4	3.9	1.9	63.49	60.8	65.1	18.04	16.9	20.3	9.18	8.5	11.0	0.01	6.9	6.5	7.0	111.2	109.7	116.2
5	3.9	1.7	63.25	60.5	64.8	18.31	17.4	20.9	9.14	8.9	10.6	0.00	6.7	6.5	6.9	111.4	110.0	115.3
6	3.9	1.8	63.37	59.7	65.9	18.21	16.6	20.3	9.10	8.5	11.4	0.00	6.9	6.4	6.9	111.2	109.4	117.4
7	3.9	1.7	63.39	58.7	66.3	18.67	16.1	20.8	8.74	7.8	11.0	0.00	6.8	6.4	7.2	111.1	108.2	116.7
8	3.9	1.7	63.80	60.2	66.4	18.55	16.6	20.5	8.62	7.6	11.1	0.00	6.7	6.3	7.2	110.9	107.6	116.8
9, 10	3.9	1.8	64.61	61.8	66.7	18.10	16.4	19.8	8.21	7.3	9.8	0.00	6.8	6.5	7.3	109.7	107.6	113.1
11	3.9	1.8	63.24	61.8	65.1	19.03	17.8	19.6	8.49	8.0	10.0	0.00	6.9	6.8	7.1	110.9	109.0	113.7
12	3.7	1.9	64.55	63.9	65.8	17.70	17.1	17.9	8.36	8.6	9.3	0.00	6.8	6.4	6.8	109.4	109.6	111.1
All samples	3.9	1.7	63.48	58.7	66.7	18.43	16.1	20.9	8.89	7.3	11.4	0.00	6.8	6.3	7.4	111.1	107.6	117.5

Saskatchewan
Crop district	Palmitic acid (C16:0) (%, in oil)	Stearic acid (C18:0) (%, in oil)	Oleic acid (C18:1) (%, in oil)			Linoleic acid (C18:2) (%, in oil)			α-Linolenic acid (C18:3) (%, in oil)			Erucic Acid (C22:1) (%, in oil)	Total saturates (%, in oil)			Iodine value (units, in oil)
Crop district	Avg	Avg	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max	Erucic Acid (C22:1) (%, in oil)	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max
1	3.9	1.7	63.18	59.9	65.2	18.52	17.5	20.4	9.57	8.2	10.8	0.00	6.6	6.3	7.1	112.7	109.2	116.0
2	4.0	1.8	64.32	62.1	67.5	18.14	17.4	20.1	8.45	5.6	10.2	0.00	6.8	6.6	7.7	110.1	104.9	113.5
3, 4	4.3	1.9	65.08	60.6	67.3	18.27	17.5	20.3	7.03	5.6	10.1	0.00	7.3	6.8	7.9	107.3	103.6	114.8
5	3.9	1.7	63.51	58.6	65.7	18.15	16.8	21.9	9.29	7.8	11.3	0.01	6.7	6.3	7.0	111.7	108.3	117.9
6	3.9	1.7	63.76	57.1	66.5	18.05	17.4	20.9	9.27	7.5	12.5	0.00	6.7	6.4	7.4	111.6	107.9	119.9
7	4.0	1.8	64.65	60.6	66.8	18.13	17.2	20.1	8.08	6.4	10.1	0.00	6.9	6.4	7.7	109.4	105.7	114.5
8	4.2	1.8	63.96	60.7	66.2	18.84	17.6	20.3	7.95	6.4	9.9	0.00	7.0	6.6	7.7	109.7	106.2	114.3
9	3.8	1.7	63.39	59.2	65.5	18.28	16.9	20.8	9.28	8.8	10.9	0.00	6.7	6.4	6.9	111.8	109.5	116.7
10	3.9	1.7	62.83	60.0	65.1	19.00	17.6	20.4	9.13	8.4	11.1	0.00	6.7	6.3	7.0	112.2	110.0	116.0
11	3.8	1.7	63.47	59.5	66.1	18.53	16.7	20.9	9.02	7.8	10.8	0.03	6.6	6.3	7.5	111.6	108.7	116.2
12	3.9	1.6	63.85	59.1	66.6	18.48	17.2	21.2	8.70	6.8	10.9	0.01	6.7	6.6	7.4	111.0	106.1	116.8
13	3.9	1.7	63.80	60.1	67.0	18.62	16.4	20.9	8.51	7.0	10.7	0.00	6.8	6.4	7.4	110.7	107.1	115.3
14	3.8	1.7	63.23	59.5	66.5	18.33	16.4	20.5	9.31	8.1	11.8	0.00	6.6	6.3	6.9	111.9	108.5	118.0
15	3.8	1.6	63.06	58.9	65.3	18.35	17.0	21.2	9.68	7.9	11.4	0.03	6.5	6.3	6.9	112.7	109.0	117.6
16	3.8	1.6	63.50	59.0	66.4	18.45	16.2	21.4	9.11	7.1	11.9	0.00	6.6	6.3	7.2	111.8	107.8	117.6
17	3.8	1.7	63.67	61.4	65.8	18.12	16.9	19.8	9.33	8.5	10.7	0.00	6.5	6.3	6.8	111.9	109.3	115.4
All samples	3.9	1.7	63.55	57.1	67.5	18.39	16.9	21.9	9.05	5.6	12.5	0.01	6.7	6.3	7.9	111.5	103.6	119.9

Alberta and British Columbia
Crop district	Palmitic acid (C16:0) (%, in oil)	Stearic acid (C18:0) (%, in oil)	Oleic acid (C18:1) (%, in oil)			Linoleic acid (C18:2) (%, in oil)			α-Linolenic acid (C18:3) (%, in oil)			Erucic Acid (C22:1) (%, in oil)	Total saturates (%, in oil)			Iodine value (units, in oil)
Crop district	Avg	Avg	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max	Erucic Acid (C22:1) (%, in oil)	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max
1	3.9	1.5	63.30	58.0	66.0	18.91	17.2	20.9	8.97	8.0	12.4	0.00	6.5	6.4	7.0	112.0	109.4	119.6
2	3.9	1.7	64.25	59.2	66.1	17.79	16.9	20.8	9.01	7.0	11.0	0.00	6.6	6.3	7.5	111.0	107.5	116.7
3	3.9	1.6	63.62	60.3	65.3	17.72	16.5	21.0	9.74	7.6	11.3	0.00	6.5	6.1	7.6	112.2	108.7	115.2
4	3.7	1.6	63.24	58.2	65.8	18.13	16.4	20.8	9.94	7.0	12.5	0.04	6.3	6.1	7.1	113.2	107.6	119.5
5	3.8	1.5	62.91	59.2	64.8	17.96	17.2	20.2	10.50	9.3	12.2	0.01	6.2	6.1	6.9	114.0	111.3	118.5
6	3.8	1.6	62.11	59.9	64.3	18.56	17.3	20.4	10.43	9.4	11.6	0.01	6.4	6.2	6.8	114.3	111.0	117.0
7	3.8	1.5	62.65	59.4	65.8	18.59	17.0	20.8	9.99	8.5	12.2	0.02	6.3	6.2	6.8	113.6	109.5	118.9
7 (BC)	3.6	1.6	63.20	61.4	66.1	18.90	17.1	19.1	9.10	8.1	10.9	0.02	6.3	6.3	6.8	112.4	108.8	115.5
All samples	3.8	1.6	63.16	58.0	66.1	18.21	16.4	21.0	9.85	7.0	12.5	0.02	6.4	6.1	7.6	113.0	107.5	119.6

Western Canada
Location	Palmitic acid (C16:0) (%, in oil)	Stearic acid (C18:0) (%, in oil)	Oleic acid (C18:1) (%, in oil)			Linoleic acid (C18:2) (%, in oil)			α-Linolenic acid (C18:3) (%, in oil)			Erucic Acid (C22:1) (%, in oil)	Total saturates (%, in oil)			Iodine value (units, in oil)
Location	Avg	Avg	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max	Erucic Acid (C22:1) (%, in oil)	Avg	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max
Western Canada	3.9	1.7	63.43	57.1	67.5	18.35	16.1	21.9	9.23	5.6	12.5	0.01	6.6	6.1	7.9	111.9	103.6	119.9

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2025-04-08

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Quality of western Canadian canola by province and crop district data in 2024

Table 1 Quality data for 2024 harvest samples of Canola, No. 1 Canada, by province and crop district

Table 2 Table 2 Fatty acid composition for 2024 harvest samples of Canola, No. 1 Canada, by province and crop district

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