Crops

Opening grain prices Friday, August 11 Durum                           505.23 Feed barley                   310.61 Canola                           723.52 Chickpeas                     1036.17 Flax                                561.54 Lentils                            744.50 Oats                               277.32 Yellow Peas                   365.89 Feed Wheat                   270.97 1 Red Spring Wheat      346.45  Here are today’s future price quotations with Adam Pukalo of P.I. Financial.

Analysts say the U.S. corn harvest could be the second-largest on record this year.  A strong harvest would add to domestic stockpiles that are expected to balloon as demand for U.S. corn exports wilts due to a massive harvest in Brazil, which is expected to overtake the United States as the world’s top corn supplier. Corn prices […]

The war in Ukraine isn’t just impacting Ukrainian grain shipments, it is also taking a toll on Russia’s wheat sales.  Russia’s lack of ships and Western grain traders’ waning appetite for business with Moscow are adding to rising costs of moving Russian wheat. Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to replace Ukrainian grain with Russian shipments […]

A Chief Market Analyst with Grain Fox believes durum wheat prices won’t spike to 20 dollars a bushel like they did in 2021. Neil Townsend could see durum trade around 15 dollars, but it largely depends on demand around the world. “There’s a big shortage in Tunisia, tight situation in Algeria, big shortage in Morocco, […]

Harvest is underway in earnest in Saskatchewan, as four percent of the crop has been combined. It’s ahead of the 5-year and 10-year averages of 2 percent for this time of year. Crops Extension Specialist MacKenzie Hladun says the southwest is leading the way at 11 percent complete and the northeast is just starting at […]

Closing grain prices Thursday, August 10 Durum 505.23Feed barley 310.61Canola 725.62Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 561.54Lentils 744.50Oats 277.32Yellow Peas 365.89Feed Wheat 270.971 Red Spring Wheat 347.33 Here is today’s closing future price quotations with Adam Pukalo of P.I. Financial.

Opening grain prices Thursday, August 10 Durum 505.23Feed barley 310.61Canola 724.92Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 561.54Lentils 744.50Oats 277.32Yellow Peas 365.89Feed Wheat 270.971 Red Spring Wheat 348.51 Here’s today’s opening future price quotations with Adam Pukalo of P.I. Financial.

Durum wheat is going to be at a premium. It appears highly unlikely that this year’s durum crop in Canada and the U.S. will be large enough to meet the demands of the countries that normally import durum for their pasta needs. In the July 12 Crop Production report, USDA said durum production in 2023 was […]

From this week’s Manitoba Crop Report. Harvesting of winter wheat and fall rye continued over the past week.  Harvest in the Dauphin and Swan Valley area is approximately 80% complete. Early yield reports on winter wheat were averaging around 65 bushels an acre. Most spring cereal crops are in the intermediate to hard dough stage.     Overall, […]

Closing grain prices Wednesday, August 9 Durum 505.23Feed barley 310.61Canola 728.32Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 561.54Lentils 744.50Oats 277.32Yellow Peas 365.89Feed Wheat 270.971 Red Spring Wheat 348.24 Check out today’s closing future price quotations with Adam Pukalo of P.I. Financial below.