Glacier FarmMedia|MarketsFarm—Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Sept. 19, as losses in the United States futures and seasonal harvest pressure weighed on values.
Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5%) wheat prices were down by C$1.50 to C$5.90 per tonne across the Prairies, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes). Average prices ranged from C$252.10 per tonne in southeastern Saskatchewan to as high as C$280.50 per tonne in southern Alberta.
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Quoted basis levels varied from location to location and ranged from $28.80 to $57.20 per tonne above the futures when using the grain company methodology of quoting the basis as the difference between the U.S. dollar denominated futures and the Canadian dollar cash bids.
When accounting for currency exchange rates by adjusting everything into Canadian dollars (C$1=US$0.7373) CWRS basis levels ranged from C$12.20 to C$27.60 below the futures.
Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat bids were down by C$3.60 to C$6.30 per tonne, with prices ranging from C$223.20 to C$245.10 per tonne.
Average durum prices were up by C$1.90 to C$3.80 per tonne, ranging from C$293.50 to C$308.30 per tonne.
Spring wheat futures in Minneapolis were down by 14 cents per bushel in the December contract to settle at US$6.0775 per bushel on Sept. 19.
The Kansas City hard red winter wheat futures, which are now traded in Chicago, are more closely linked to CPSR in Canada. The December Kansas City wheat contract was down by 21.75 cents at US$5.6450 per bushel on Sept. 19.
The December Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat contract settled at US$5.6550 per bushel on Sept. 19, losing 13 cents on the week.
The Canadian dollar held firm relative to its United States counterpart, up by about a tenth of a cent at 73.73 U.S. cents on Sept. 19.
