OMAFRA says not only was this year's winter wheat crop massive, it was also of excellent quality.
The ministry points to optimal planting conditions a year ago as a big reason for the record yields.
The field crop team says cool nighttime temperatures and a lack of snow cover in March and April led to purple wheat in much of the province.
That turned quickly though as the weather got very warm this summer.
The heat led to a harvest which was two weeks ahead of 2015.
The team says the main issues for wheat producers were stripe rust and cereal leaf beetle.
Stripe rust was dealt with best by tolerant varieties and those who applied foliar fungicides.
The ministry says those who didn't apply fungicides saw significant yield reductions.
Cereal leaf beetle was found to be above threshold in a few areas of the province, most noticeably around Seaforth and Clinton.
The team reports a side bonus to the year's excellent winter wheat yields was an large amount of straw.
Also about 10 per cent less of the crop has been planted for 2017.
