Durum and wheat prices at port were mostly steady in the latest Agriculture Canada weekly price summary and canola rose.
The Aug, 7 West Coast port price for No. 1 CW red spring wheat 13.5 percent protein was $306.35 per tonne, up $2.74 a tonne from where it was the week before. The St. Lawrence price for the same grade was $303.14, down $1.15.
As of Aug. 7 the West Coast price for No. 1 durum 13 percent protein was $512.07, down $3.13 from the week before. The St. Lawrence 12 percent protein price was $552.11, up $1.68 from the week before.
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The full report is available by clicking here at Agriculture Canada’s web site.
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 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 |
| Aug 7 | 306.35 | 303.14 |
| July 31 | 303.61 | 304.29 |
| July 24 | 311.11 | 314.37 |
| Aug 8, 2014 | 304.65 | 316.00 |
| $C/tonne | West Coast
No 1 CWAD 13.0% Protein Indicator price* |
St. Lawrence
No 1 CWAD 12.0% Protein Indicator price |
| Aug 7 | 512.07 | 552.11 |
| July 31 | 515.20 | 550.43 |
| July 24 | 508.01 | 553.00 |
| Aug 8, 2014 | 424.91 | 456.71 |
| $C/tonne | Par Region
Saskatoon No 1 CAN Cash |
Track
Vancouver No 1 CAN Cash |
| Aug 7 | 493.73 | 535.73 |
| July 31 | 477.30 | 525.46 |
| July 24 | 510.54 | 546.54 |
| Aug 8, 2014 | 443.56 | 488.92 |
