Durum, wheat and canola higher in weekly port price review

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Published: March 19, 2015

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Wheat, durum and canola port prices edged higher in the latest Agriculture Canada weekly price summary.

As of March 13 the West Coast price for No. 1 CW hard red wheat 13.5 percent protein was $334.48 per tonne, up $9.73 a tonne from where it was the week before.

No. 1 durum 13 percent protein prices at the West Coast were $568.53, up $7.87.

Canola at the West Coast was $497.28, up $3.48.

The full report from Agriculture Canada provides a listing of crop prices for specific commodities in Canada and the United States in which comparisons can be made between current prices, cumulative to-date averages, and historical crop year and calendar year averages.

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The full report is available by clicking here at Agriculture Canada’s web site.

The summary is for information only. The prices are believed to be accurate but are not endorsed by the government of Canada.

The “Indicator Price” is collected from the International Grains Council and industry and represents a sample of FOB asking prices for export. It may not be reflective of actual selling prices.

The following is a sample of the full report.

 

$C/tonne West CoastNo 1 CWRS13.5% Protein

Indicator price

St. LawrenceNo 1 CWRS13.5% Protein

Indicator price

Mar 13 334.48 329.38
Mar 6 324.75 333.38
Feb 27 326.50 342.30
Mar 14, 2014 368.57 N/A

 

$C/tonne West CoastNo 1 CWAD13.0% Protein

Indicator price

St. LawrenceNo 1 CWAD12.0% Protein

Indicator price

Mar 13 568.53 528.23
Mar 6 560.66 523.96
Feb 27 555.76 519.58
Mar 14, 2014 405.00 N/A

 

$C/tonne Par RegionSaskatoonNo 1 CAN

Cash

TrackVancouverNo 1 CAN

Cash

Mar 13 446.23 497.28
Mar 6 437.08 493.80
Feb 27 438.22 501.74
Mar 14, 2014 407.40 503.38

 

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