Western Canadian wheat went to 35 countries
Canadian ag helped the Port of Vancouver have a record year in 2025.
“The Port of Vancouver handled 170.4 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo in 2025, an almost 8% increase compared to the previous record set in 2024,” the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority said in a March 9 statement.
For context, that volume is approximately the weight of 3,270 Titanic ships.
Ag exports like grain, canola, and potash supported the port’s success.
Here’s how.
The port authority cited “strong wheat exports” which hit a record of 15.9 MMT in 2025, as a factor in its overall record of bulk grain exports reaching 30.3 MMT.
In total, farmers in Western Canada produced 36.4 MMT of wheat in 2025, Stats Canada says.
And almost three dozen countries purchased Canadian wheat leaving from the Port of Vancouver.
“Wheat grown in Western Canada was delivered to 35 countries last year, including communities throughout the Indo-Pacific, Europe, Central America and Middle East regions,” the port authority said.
For canola’s part, it saw an uptick in canola oil exports to markets not named China or the United States.
This included countries who purchased no Canadian canola oil the year prior.
“This growth was led by South Korea (up 37%) and Peru (up 217%) and included nine other countries that saw no canola oil exports in 2024,” the port authority’s report says.
Exports of canola seed, however, did drop 23 per cent due to the Chinese tariffs.
The Port of Vancouver also saw increased potash exports.
With 10.5 MMT of potash exported through the western port last year, that broke the previous record set in 2020.
Potash “reached diverse world markets including Brazil, China and Indonesia,” the port said in its statement.
Other investments at the Port of Vancouver aim to support Canadian ag exports.
The Westshore terminal in Delta, for example, is receiving upgrades so it can export 4.5 MMT of potash annually and support BHP’s Jansen mine in Saskatchewan.
And DP World Fraser Surrey opened a new facility in September to support 1MMT of Canadian canola exports each year.