Prairie grain prices stayed under pressure this week. Canola broke lower on the weekly chart, December spring wheat fell below its moving averages, and durum held up better than spring wheat. Here's everything we published, in one place.
Prairie Grain Market Outlook: Oct 19–23, 2026
Start here. The weekly wrap covers canola, spring wheat, durum, the durum-to-spring-wheat ratio and feed barley, plus a "what to watch next week" list. Trent flags a good chance of a brief relief rally in grain futures before further downside risk.
Tags: Canola · MGEX HRS Wheat and CWRS · Durum · Barley
Saskatchewan Farmland Values: 2.6% H1 Gain & Supply Shift
Tim Hammond of Hammond Realty returns to the podcast. Saskatchewan farmland appreciation has slowed to 2.6% while total dollar inventory is up 92%, alongside the large Monette land package. They also cover interest rates, Canada vs. U.S. affordability and farm succession.
Feed Barley Prices in Saskatchewan: The Complete Producer's Guide
How a Saskatchewan feed barley bid is built, why Saskatchewan and southern Alberta are charted separately, and what moves prices: cattle-feeding demand, U.S. corn, crop size and quality, freight, and the Canadian dollar. It closes with a framework for building a selling plan around your cash-flow timeline.
Canola Price Breakdown: Futures Break Lower on the Weekly Chart 🔒
January canola futures were at C$785/tonne and the Klarenbach Saskatchewan Canola Price Index at $16.42/bu on Oct 21.
Tags: Canola
Hard Red Spring Wheat: Futures Fall Below Moving Averages 🔒
December HRS futures fell below their moving averages to $6.495/bu on Oct 21. A rally above declining moving averages failed to hold, and a monthly "death cross" remains a non-bullish signal.
Tags: MGEX HRS Wheat and CWRS
Durum Wheat Market: SK, US and Europe Face Pressure 🔒
The U.S. Cash Durum Wheat Index was $5.98/bu on Oct 22. Trent's outlook is bearish out to six months, though the broader chart still points to higher long-term potential. European durum is consolidating in line with North American pullbacks.
Tags: Durum
Durum vs Wheat Ratio: Prairies Spread Analysis 🔒
In August, Trent flagged the durum-to-spring-wheat ratio at historically low support and anticipated a rally. Since then, it bottomed at trendline support, broke out and moved above its 50-week moving average.
Tags: Durum · MGEX HRS Wheat and CWRS
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