Durum and canola prices rose in the latest Agriculture Canada weekly price summary while wheat dipped.
As of May 29 the Agriculture Canada West Coast price for No. 1 durum 13 percent protein was $437.08, up $19.15 from the week before and the St. Lawrence 12 percent protein price rose to $435.13, up $26.71.
According to the website PDQinfo.ca, Prairie durum bids range from about $268.78 to $313.06 per tonne.
The May 29 West Coast port price for No. 1 CW hard red wheat 13.5 percent protein was $298.60 per tonne, down $10.22 a tonne from where it was the week before. The St. Lawrence price for the same grade was $299.12, down $5.36.
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The PDQinfo.ca site says CWRS wheat on the Prairies today ranges from about $209.07 to $224.12 a tonne.
Canola at the West Coast was $498.16, up $7.01.
PDQInfo.ca reports canola ranges from about $421.64 to $477.21 across the Prairies.
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.
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 information extracted from the full report.
| $C/tonne | West Coast
No 1 CWRS 13.5% Protein Indicator price* |
St. Lawrence
No 1 CWRS 13.5% Protein Indicator price |
| May 29 | 298.60 | 299.12 |
| May 22 | 308.82 | 304.48 |
| May 15 | 302.68 | 276.69 |
| May 30, 2014 | 331.89 | 350.74 |
| $C/tonne | West Coast
No 1 CWAD 13.0% Protein Indicator price* |
St. Lawrence
No 1 CWAD 12.0% Protein Indicator price |
| May 29 | 437.08 | 435.13 |
| May 22 | 417.93 | 408.42 |
| May 15 | 432.43 | 396.30 |
| May 30, 2014 | 407.36 | 407.21 |
| $C/tonne | Par Region
Saskatoon No 1 CAN Cash |
Track
Vancouver No 1 CAN Cash |
| May 29 | 458.16 | 498.16 |
| May 22 | 451.15 | 491.15 |
| May 15 | 445.30 | 485.30 |
| May 30, 2014 | 448.88 | 505.88 |
