Alberta grain prices, month by month
The average price Alberta farmers received for each crop, month by month, from Statistics Canada's farm product prices. Every month since 2016 is on the chart.
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Adapted from Statistics Canada, Farm product prices, crops and livestock, table 32-10-0077-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Each crop year runs from August 1 and is measured from its own August, so years at different price levels line up. The dashed line is the middle of the last ten crop years at each point, and half of those years fell inside the shaded range. A record of past years, not a forecast.
Other provinces: Saskatchewan · Manitoba · Ontario
What these prices are
Statistics Canada publishes the average price farmers in each province received for each crop, every month (table 32-10-0077-01, Farm product prices, crops and livestock). It runs a few months behind, so it shows where prices have been, not this week's.
They're a record of where prices have been, not advice on when to sell. Your own buyer's bid is the number to sell on.
Your own sales on this line
GrainPosition draws this chart with each of your sales on it: fixed-price contracts on their contract date, sales with no contract on their settlement date, each against the price that month, and your break-even. You see what you got against the market, in dollars. Free during early access.
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Where do these Alberta grain prices come from?
Statistics Canada publishes the average price farmers in each province received for each crop, every month (table 32-10-0077-01, Farm product prices, crops and livestock). It runs a few months behind, so it shows where prices have been, not this week's.
Is this what my elevator will pay?
No. It's a provincial average for one grade of each crop. Your own buyer's bid depends on the company, the delivery point, freight, the grade you deliver and the day. Use this to see where the market has been; your elevator's bid is the number to sell on.
How often is it updated?
Monthly, a few months behind. A new month shows here the day Statistics Canada publishes it.
Can I see my own sales against these prices?
Yes. In GrainPosition, the Prices tab draws this line with each of your sales on it: fixed-price contracts on their contract date and sales with no contract on their settlement date, each against the price that month, with your break-even. Free during early access.
Sources
- Statistics Canada, table 32-10-0077-01: Farm product prices, crops and livestock, under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Were you paid right on your last grain settlement?
Send me a photo of the settlement, and the contract if you have it. Within a day I’ll email you back what each line is, what’s worth asking the buyer about, and any grade or payment deadline that’s still open. Free, no account.
Ruslan Glick, Winnipeg. Not a farmer, so I check against your contract and the grain rules, not opinions. Top Crop Manager wrote about GrainPosition.