Durum enjoys strong rally at port — Ag Can’s weekly port roundup

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Published: February 5, 2015

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Durum port prices rose in the latest Agriculture Canada weekly price summary but wheat was lower.

As of Jan. 30 the West Coast price for No. 1 CW hard red wheat was $334.84 per tonne, down $3.84 a tonne from where it was the week before.

No. 1 durum prices at the West Coast rose to $572.13, up $12.28.

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 Coast

No 1 CWRS

13.5% Protein

Indicator price*

St. Lawrence

No 1 CWRS

13.5% Protein

Indicator price

Jan 30 334.84

 

350.46

 

Jan 23 338.73

 

366.46

 

Jan 16 329.87

 

362.59

 

Jan 31, 2014 328.77

 

N/A

 

$C/tonne West Coast

No 1 CWAD

13.0% Protein

Indicator price*

St. Lawrence

No 1 CWAD

12.0% Protein

Indicator price

Jan 30 572.13

 

591.20

 

Jan 23 559.85

 

587.51

 

Jan 16 539.01

 

573.64

 

Jan 31, 2014 390.63

 

N/A

 

$C/tonne Par Region

Saskatoon

No 1 CAN

Cash

Track

Vancouver

No 1 CAN

Cash

Jan 30 429.52

 

494.52

 

Jan 23 437.58

 

497.58

 

Jan 16 430.58

 

490.58

 

Jan 31, 2014 388.31

 

459.04

 

 

 

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