Begin with the official calendar
The Statistics Canada calendar published October 23 lists major grain deliveries for September on October 26, September oilseed crushing on October 28, and September international merchandise trade on November 4. The calendar is a planning document and can change.
Our watch list links to that source and keeps the scheduled date visible. It does not claim those datasets are released, or present any expected value as an observation. Each needs a fresh source check after publication before it can enter a canola article or dataset.
Ask a different question of each series
A delivery release can inform a question about grain entering a reporting channel. Crushing describes processing activity during its stated month. Merchandise trade requires attention to product definitions, geography and the distinction between value and quantity. None should be treated as a substitute for the other.
Our first editorial task after each release is to identify the canola-specific series, its units, its reporting period and any revision. Only then does comparison begin. A headline based on a newly published month should make clear which month was actually measured.
Build an original comparison, not a rewritten bulletin
Useful coverage can reconstruct a year-over-year change, reconcile related rows or show how a monthly observation fits a longer sequence. The added value is the selected question, transparent calculation, chart and explanation. A link to the release allows readers to examine the input for themselves.
The FRSH desk records claim notes and source periods before drafting, then checks the result against the source. It keeps observed data separate from our interpretation and identifies AI-assisted research and drafting. A named human interview or field visit appears only when that work really happened.
A daily check is not a daily event
The desk’s daily run can find no relevant new release. On those days, it can verify the existing record, check a pending source, or improve an evergreen explanation when there is a substantive reason. It should not manufacture news to fill a date.
This reading plan will be revised as scheduled items are verified. If a source is unavailable, the last dated record remains visible. Readers should be able to tell the difference between the time a source was checked and the time the underlying fact was observed.