Wheat port price lower in latest report

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Published: June 25, 2015

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Spring wheat port prices for Western Canadian crops were down in the latest Agriculture Canada weekly price summary.

The June 19 West Coast port price for No. 1 CW red spring wheat 13.5 percent protein was $298.23 per tonne, down $10.59 a tonne from where it was the week before. The St. Lawrence price for the same grade was $293.48, down $12.73.

As of June 19 the Agriculture Canada West Coast price for No. 1 durum 13 percent protein was $427.98, down $3.82 from the week before and the St. Lawrence 12 percent protein price rose to $473.16, up $23.21.

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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 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

June 19 298.23 293.48
June 12 308.82 306.21
June 5 315.65 307.38
June 20, 2014 321.41 343.85

 

$C/tonne West Coast

No 1 CWAD

13.0% Protein

Indicator price*

St. Lawrence

No 1 CWAD

12.0% Protein

Indicator price

June 19 427.98 473.16
June 12 431.80 449.95
June 5 434.81 446.61
June 20, 2014 402.60 419.24

 

$C/tonne Par Region

Saskatoon

No 1 CAN

Cash

Track

Vancouver

No 1 CAN

Cash

June 19 483.88 523.68
June 12 480.44 513.54
June 5 480.56 520.56
June 20, 2014 455.80 513.60

 

 

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