# Producers face the reality of shifting grain price expectations | The Western Producer

> Kevin Hursh compares current Prairie grain bids with Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. price expectations set at the end of 2024. Canola bids are more than $1 per bushel above the SCIC price of $13.50, while hard red spring wheat bids are below the $7.74 SCIC level. Durum and feed barley bids are above their insurance benchmarks.

- Date: 2025-07-29 · published 2025-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23818-producers-face-the-reality-of-shifting-grain-price-expectations-the-western
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker wheat bids relative to insurance expectations point to softer Canadian wheat values, while firm canola and barley bids support those markets.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/opinion/producers-face-the-reality-of-shifting-grain-price-expectations/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.