# Hursh: Noticable changes in AAFC crop price projections  - SaskToday.ca

> Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's May outlook raised new-crop price projections for canola by $40 per tonne and wheat by $20 per tonne. Barley rose $10 and oats $5, while flax, lentils, mustard, Canary seed and chickpeas fell, with chickpeas down $100 per tonne. Spring wheat is now forecast at a premium to durum.

- Date: 2026-05-25 · published 2026-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19336-hursh-noticable-changes-in-aafc-crop-price-projections-sasktoday-ca
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher government price projections for wheat, barley and oats signal firmer Canadian new-crop grain values, which buyers should expect to feed into bids.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-30 | [New Crop Year Price Predictions  - SaskAgToday.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29315-new-crop-year-price-predictions-saskagtoday-com.md) | +4.9% | -3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-25 | [AAFC Updates 2026-27 Crop Price Projections with Gains in Canola and Wheat, Declines in Pulses and Specialty Seeds \| Tridge Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19316-aafc-updates-2026-27-crop-price-projections-with-gains-in-canola-and-wheat.md) | -1.6% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-21 | [AAFC raises canola carryout projections, wheat to tighten - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30228-aafc-raises-canola-carryout-projections-wheat-to-tighten-grainews.md) | -7.2% | -10.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-10 | [COCERAL reduces crop projection for EU-27+UK  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45013-coceral-reduces-crop-projection-for-eu-27-uk-world-grain.md) | +3.6% | +5.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-27 | [Tightening canola stocks projected, AAFC says \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34058-tightening-canola-stocks-projected-aafc-says-farmtario.md) | -5.3% | -2.4% |
| OATS | 2026-05-25 | [AAFC Updates 2026-27 Crop Price Projections with Gains in Canola and Wheat, Declines in Pulses and Specialty Seeds \| Tridge Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19316-aafc-updates-2026-27-crop-price-projections-with-gains-in-canola-and-wheat.md) | -2.0% | -16.3% |
| OATS | 2021-08-13 | [USDA projecting smaller oat crop - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45605-usda-projecting-smaller-oat-crop-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.9% | +3.9% |
| OATS | 2023-05-16 | [Another large wheat crop expected in Canada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35998-another-large-wheat-crop-expected-in-canada.md) | -7.7% | +10.6% |

## Sources

- sasktoday.ca: https://www.sasktoday.ca/agriculture/hursh-noticable-changes-in-aafc-crop-price-projections-12324514

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