Durum prices in Alberta
Updated every week. Latest data: week ending Nov 8, 2026, crop week 14.
In the week ending Nov 8, 2026 (crop week 14), the elevator cash bid for durum in Alberta was C$298.34 a tonne in South Alberta, according to PDQ (Price and Data Quotes).
The South Alberta bid was down C$2.61 on the week.
As of the week ending Nov 8, 2026, country elevators in Alberta held 80 thousand tonnes of durum, 14% below the 5-year average, according to the Canadian Grain Commission.
Durum cash bids by region in Alberta
Canadian dollars a tonne. Each figure is the average posted bid of elevators in that region; individual elevators may bid more or less. A region's bid is its latest on or before the week's last publication day, no more than 10 days old. No. 1 Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) wheat, 13.0% protein. Posted elevator bids, not transaction prices.
| Region | Latest bid (C$ a tonne) | Change on the week | Sep 18 (week 7) | Sep 25 (week 8) | Oct 2 (week 9) | Oct 9 (week 10) | Oct 16 (week 11) | Oct 23 (week 12) | Oct 30 (week 13) | Nov 6 (week 14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Alberta | 298.34 | −2.61 | 289.72 | 294.39 | 299.83 | 314.14 | 315.25 | 301.74 | 300.95 | 298.34 |
Source: PDQ (Price and Data Quotes) elevator cash bids.
The Alberta government price for durum
Canadian dollars a tonne. Published quotes, not transaction prices.
| Quote | Latest quote (C$ a tonne) | Quote date | Change on the previous week | Same week last year | Average of 5 earlier years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durum | 321.43 | Nov 6, 2026 | 0.00 | 284.34 | 463.77 |
Alberta quote: South region elevator bid. Repeated values are unchanged publisher quotes. Last year and the average use the same crop-year week. The average covers the previous 5 crop years. Source: Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, Weekly Crop Market Review.
Durum stocks in Alberta
The week ended November 8, 2026, and the change from November 1.
| Where | Stocks now (thousand tonnes) | Change in one week | Against the 5-year average | Weeks at recent outflow pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country elevators | 80 | −9.8 | 14% below | 4.3 weeks (usual 4.1) |
| Processors | 2.1 | +0.5 | average 1.1 | n/a |
Weeks at recent outflow pace is the stock divided by the average weekly outflow over up to 4 weeks. Source: Canadian Grain Commission.
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