# Hursh: Manitoba Crop Insurance prices higher than expected  - SaskAgToday.com

> Manitoba's 2026 crop insurance prices were released at Ag Days in Brandon, with canola at C$14.74, hard red spring wheat at C$7.89, barley at C$4.57 and oats at C$3.93 per bushel. Most prices came in higher than observers expected, while peas came in lower.

- Date: 2026-01-22 · published 2026-01-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21130-hursh-manitoba-crop-insurance-prices-higher-than-expected-saskagtoday-com
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher insured prices raise coverage levels and can support planted area and farm income. The effect on market prices is modest, since the insured values are set by a federal forecast rather than by the market.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2025-03-24 | [Flax is the bright spot in new crop price projections  - SaskAgToday.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25665-flax-is-the-bright-spot-in-new-crop-price-projections-saskagtoday-com.md) | -8.0% | -6.6% |
| OATS | 2024-07-30 | [New Crop Year Price Predictions  - SaskAgToday.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29315-new-crop-year-price-predictions-saskagtoday-com.md) | -0.0% | -0.7% |
| OATS | 2026-05-25 | [Hursh: Noticable changes in AAFC crop price projections  - SaskToday.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19336-hursh-noticable-changes-in-aafc-crop-price-projections-sasktoday-ca.md) | -2.0% | -16.3% |
| OATS | 2024-06-25 | [AAFC releases June outlook report for principal field crops  - SaskAgToday.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29831-aafc-releases-june-outlook-report-for-principal-field-crops-saskagtoday-com.md) | +2.4% | +10.5% |
| 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

- saskagtoday.com: https://www.saskagtoday.com/agnews/hursh-manitoba-crop-insurance-prices-higher-than-expected-11777367

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