Group 1 - Canada is expected to have a bumper crop of canola for the 2025/2026 season, with a production estimate of 20.028 million tons, a 12% increase year-on-year, despite a 2% decrease in planting area [2] - Canadian canola exports are projected to decline by 7% to 7 million tons, with only 1.095 million tons exported as of October 17, compared to 2.599 million tons during the same period last year [2] - The carryover stock of Canadian canola is expected to rise significantly by 92% to 2.5 million tons, indicating a substantial increase in inventory pressure [2] Group 2 - Russia's canola production is projected to increase to 5.5 million tons, with a corresponding rise in canola oil exports, as China continues to import Russian canola oil [3] - Australia is in its canola harvest season, with an expected production of 6.4 million tons, but exports to China will be limited as Australia prioritizes meeting EU demand [3] - China's canola imports have sharply decreased to 2.446 million tons in the first nine months of the year, down from 4.23 million tons in the same period last year, with significant declines in imports from Canada and Russia [4] Group 3 - Domestic oilseed crushing has significantly slowed, with coastal oil mills reporting only 0.6 thousand tons of canola stock remaining as of October 24 [4] - The domestic supply of canola oil is heavily reliant on imported canola seeds, with a total canola oil supply of approximately 2.6 million tons in the first nine months, a 14% decrease year-on-year [5] - The demand for canola meal remains stable, with imports of canola meal from Dubai and India increasing despite a 35.5% decrease in imports from Canada due to tariffs [4][5]