Spring wheat port prices have fallen for a third straight week while durum prices are up on the West Coast, but down at the St. Lawrence, according to the Agriculture Canada weekly price summary.
As of Jan. 16 the West Coast price for No. 1 CW hard red wheat was $329.87 per tonne, down about $6 a tonne from where it was the week before.
At the St. Lawrence the price was $362.59 a tonne, down $10.52 from the week before.
No. 1 durum prices at the West Coast rose to $539.01, up $3.42.
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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 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 16 | 329.87 | 362.59 |
| Jan 9 | 335.98 | 373.11 |
| Jan 2 | 336.06 | 377.46 |
| Jan 17, 2014 | 317.50 | N/A |
| $C/tonne | West Coast
No 1 CWAD 13.0% Protein Indicator price* |
St. Lawrence
No 1 CWAD 13.0% Protein Indicator price |
| Jan 9 | 539.01 | 573.64 |
| Jan 2 | 535.59 | 595.84 |
| Dec 26 | 530.37 | 594.89 |
| Jan 17, 2014 | 380.62 | N/A |
| $C/tonne | Par Region
Saskatoon No 1 CAN Cash |
Track
Vancouver No 1 CAN Cash |
| Jan 16 | 430.58 | 490.58 |
| Jan 9 | 431.63 | 491.46 |
| Jan 2 | 427.71 | 482.40 |
| Jan 17, 2014 | 376.80 | 456.70 |
