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Opening Comments
Agri-Trade Day I
Day I of Agri-Trade is in the books, and we’re excited to welcome even more of you today! Thank you to everyone who stopped by with soil samples and completed fertility questionnaires. We plan to have those submitted to the lab by Monday, with results expected within approximately 10 days.
If you’re attending the show today, be sure to swing by the booth — Dr. Karthi is back with us, offering a fantastic opportunity to discuss your ideas and ask questions directly to a PhD microbiologist.
Same location as always: Booth 152 in the Centrium Concourse. We look forward to seeing you there!
Financial Data provided by Glengarry Farm Finance
Current Prime: 4.45%,
Estimated 5-year fixed rate available to prime borrowers: 4.5%
Next Bank of Canada rate decision: December 10, 2025 (unlikely to change).
Financing Tip of the Week: Are You Operating Too Close to the Edge? Signs Your Business is in Financial Stress.
Many farmers ignore the early warning signs of financial trouble and only realize the severity of the issue when a major event occurs. The early signs of financial stress are the lack of a financial cushion and marketing produce in unfavorable market conditions. Did you know these early warning signs, and do you know what comes next? Find out how these situations get out of control here https://johnstons.glengarry.ca/post/farming-financial-problems-warning-signs
Fall Soil Sampling Program
We’re currently running our fall soil sampling program and our team are on the ground pulling samples in Alberta and Western Saskatchewan. After soil sampling, we send sample to the Croplands Analytics lab in Tofield, AB for a Full Spectrum Analysis. And, if you’re willing to fill out a 2025 fertility questionnaire our team will return you an Advanced Fertility Recommendation designed to lower your crop input costs and rehabilitate challenging soil conditions, all the while maintaining or increasing yield. Through the use of our novel crop input products like vermicastings biology from Annelida, activated Calcium from Croplands Solution, and Humic Substances from BlackEarth, we’re able to make a low-cost and high-impact remediations to your soil.
Many of you will remember Dr. Karthi Narayanan from our 2025 Soil Health Events. If you attended one of these events, you will remember the value that Full Spectrum Analysis and Advanced Fertility Recommendations offer to your farm. We deployed our Advanced Fertility Recommendations on over 1,000,000 acres of crop and hay this year and the results have been outstanding. We were able to reduce several farms crop input bills by $25-$50/acre without sacrificing any yield and while making a lasting investment in soil health. Many of these farms also experienced large yield increases
How to participate:
- Send soil samples to Cropland Analytics (Dr. Karthi’s Lab) – 9068 51st Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 5X4.
- Submit your fertility program.
- Receive a custom review from Dr. Karthi and his team.
💲 $120/sample
🎁 Bonus: Submit both your sample and fertility form by Nov. 15 for a chance to win a FREE Rhyz Seed Enhancement Kit (valued at $1,250).
We’re here to complement your agronomist, not replace them, bringing added focus to soil biology and regenerative outcomes.
Chemical Packages
Glyphosate 540 (500L totes)
$5.49/L
Bundling Discounts Available with the purchase of Sulfentrazone 480
$5.29/L — Bundled price (<3,000 acres)
$5.19/L — Volume pricing (>3,000 acres / >5 x 500L totes)
$5.09/L — Bulk pricing (>6,000 acres / >10 x 500L totes)
For bundled purchases not requiring delivery until spring, 1,000L totes are available upon request!
Sulfentrazone 480
$8.10/acre — Regular price (<3,000 acres)
$7.80/acre — Volume pricing (>3,000 acres / >18 cases)
$7.50/acre — Bulk pricing (>6,000 acres / >36 cases)
Contact Information
To reach a sales agronomist, please call:
Randy Adrian: (306) 294-0042
Deepak Chaunkaria: (844) 324-7778
Levon Sargsyan: (844) 324-7778
Travis Albrecht, Director of Johnston’s Regenerative, please call: (403) 502-6332 (travis@johnstonsregenerative.com)
Michael Launer, Director of Johnston’s Regenerative, Lead Annelida Sales Rep, please call: (780) 232-0358 (michael@johnstonsregenerative.com)
To reach a territorial rep, please call:
Northwest, SK (Lashburn):
Kylar Hope – (306) 361-0053 (kylar@johnstonsgrain.com)
Northwest MB (Calgary Office):
Levon Sargsyan – (403) 836-8918 (levon@johnstonsgrain.com)
South Central Manitoba (Calgary Office): Kress Schmidt – (844) 324-7778 (kress@johnstonsgrain.com)
SE Sask & SW Man (Welwyn Office):
Mark Rankin – (844) 324-7778 (mark@johnstonsgrain.com)
Calgary Northeast (Calgary Office): Garrett Forster – (844) 324-7778 (garrett.forster@johnstonsgrain.com)
Calgary South (Calgary Office):
Kurt Paskal – (844) 324-7778 (kurt@johnstonsgrain.com)
Foam Lake, SK Area:
Cole Maksymytz – (306) 560-8770 (cole@johnstonsgrain.com)
Edmonton, AB Area:
Michael Launer – (780) 232-0358 (michael@johnstonsregenerative.com)
Trades Update
Johnstons Grain
| Contract Date | Commodity | Grade | Price | Quantity | Seller Location | Shipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | Small Green Lentils | #2 | $0.18/lb FOB Farm | Approx. gross 139mt | Hazenmore, SK | 11/06/25 – 11/30/25 |
| 2025-11-05 | Feed Barley | Feed, >48 lbs, <14.8% Moisture | $4.30/Bushel FOB Farm | Approx. Gross 176 Mt | Lintlaw, SK | 11/09/25 – 11/15/25 |
| 2025-11-05 | Brown Flax | #1, <10% dockage, <10% Moisture | $16.50/Bushel CAD FOB Farm | Approx. Gross 82 Mt | Redvers, SK | 11/09/25 – 11/15/25 |
Total Tonnage: 397MT
Johnstons Connected
| Origin | Commodity | Product Type | Grade | Price | Volume | Ship Begin | Ship End | Delivery Type | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Barley | – | Feed | CAD $261.00 / MT | 1032 MT | 2026-01-01 | 2026-02-28 | Delivered | Lethbridge, AB, CAN |
| Canada | Corn | Yellow | No. 2 | CAD $5.56 / BU | 504 MT | 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-30 | FOB Farm | Holland, MB, CAN |
Total Tonnage: 1,536MT
Johnstons Connected Trading Platform
Access the link below in order to create your Johnstons Connected Trading Platform account. Once registered and verified, you’ll be able to set Target Price Agreements (TPAs) across our entire grain marketing network granting you access to large selection of commercial buyers & farm grain resellers, making it easier to buy and sell grain at the price that you want!
Johnston’s Connected Home Page
Western Canadian Weather Update
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Currency Update
USD into CAD: $1.4118
CAD into USD:$0.7082
Other Commodities Update
Dec’25 Live Cattle: $219.875
Dec’25 Lean Hogs: $80.40
Oil (WTI): $59.01
Oil (WCS): $48.07
Gold: $3,987.59
Silver: $48.16
Bitcoin: $103,466.00
Ethereum: $3,389.27
Daily Joke
I can’t take my dog to the pond anymore because the ducks keep attacking him.
That’s what I get for buying a pure bread dog…
Grain Bid Update
BARLEY
| Feed Barley | FOB Farm (Nov-Dec) |
| Medicine Hat, AB | $4.75-$4.85 |
| Red Deer, AB | $4.45-$4.60 |
| Edmonton, AB | $4.15-$4.30 |
| Swift Current, SK | $4.35-$4.50 |
| Saskatoon, SK | $4.05-$4.20 |
| Regina, SK | $4.05-$4.20 |
| Yorkton, SK | $3.95-$4.10 |
| Estevan, SK | $4.00-$4.25 |
| Brandon, MB | $3.90-$4.05 |
Southern Alberta Feed Barley (Delivered)
$250 ND
$255 JFM 26′
$265 AMJ 26′
Malt Barley
No bid
CANARY SEED
#1 Canada
$0.18-0.19/bu
FOB Farm Nov-Dec
CANOLA
Conventional Canola
$13.00-13.50/bu
Delivered Strathmore Ab
Nov-Dec
$12.50-13.00/bu
FOB Farm Feb
South-East SK
Closing Futures Prices
Jan 2025 futures: $ 638.90
We are always looking for tough, green, sprouted or heated canola. Please reach out with any offers
Non-Gmo Canola (Clearfield)
ND: Call for bid
JFM 26: Call for bid
AMJ 26: Call for bid
CHICKPEAS
Kabuli Chickpeas
#2 Canada: $0.28-0.29/lb
FOB Farm for Nov-Dec
Max 10% 7mm, Min 30% 9mm
Desi Chickpeas
Call for bid
CORN
#2CW Corn MB FOB Farm
ND: $5.00-5.15/bu
JFM 2026: $5.15-5.50/bu
AM 2026: $5.25-5.50/bu
OND 2026: $5.70/bu
JFM 2027: $5.85/bu
Closing Futures Prices
Dec 25′ Futures: $430-6
March 26′ futures: $445-6
May 26′ Futures: $454-2
FOB Farm Southern AB Corn
$286 Nov-Dec
$294 Jan-Mar 26′
Basis Contracts Available*
BEANS
Black Beans
Call for bid
Cranberry Beans
$0.59-0.61/Lb
FOB Farm JFM
Southern Alberta- Western Sask
Great Northern Beans
$0.53-0.55/Lb
FOB Farm JFM
Southern Alberta- Western Sask
Fababeans
Call for bid
Pinto Beans
Call for bid
FLAX
Brown Flax
#1 Canada: $15.25-16.00/bu
FOB Farm for Nov-Dec, SK
Limited volume available
#1 Canada: $17.-17.50/bu
FOB Farm Nov, AB
#1 Canada: $16.00-16.25/bu
FOB Farm Jan-Mar, SK
Yellow Flax
#1 Canada: $20.50-21.00/bu
FOB Farm Nov-Dec
possibly into January 2026
LENTILS
Large Greens (Lairds)
#2 Canada: $0.25-0.26/lb
FOB Farm for Nov-Dec
Medium Greens (Richleas)
#2 Canada/US: $0.14-0.15/lb USD
FOB farm Nov-Dec
Small Greens (Estons)
#1 Canada: $0.20-0.21/lb
FOB Farm for Nov-Dec
Red Lentils
#2 Canada: $0.21-0.22/lb
FOB Farm for Nov-Dec
Feed Lentils
$0.15-0.16/lb
FOB farm Nov-Dec
French Green Lentils
No Bid
Beluga Lentils (Black)
#1 Canada: $0.39-0.41/Lb
FOB Farm Jan-Mar
Southern Alberta – Western Sk
MUSTARD
Yellow Mustard
#1 Canada: $0.42-0.43/lb
FOB farm for Nov-Dec
or as needed within that delivery window
ask us about Jan-Mar 26 pricing!
Brown Mustard
#1 Canada: $0.33-0.33/lb
FOB farm for Nov-Dec
or as needed within that delivery window
ask us about Jan-Mar 26 pricing!
Oriental Mustard
#1 Canada: $0.41-0.42/lb
FOB farm for Nov-Dec
or as needed within that delivery window
ask us about Jan-Mar 26 pricing
OATS
Milling Oats (Min: 42Lb/Bu)
$3.25-3.45/bu
FOB Farm for Nov-Dec AB/SK/MB
freight area sensitive*
Feed Oats (38-40Lb/Bu)
$2.00-$2.25/bu
FOB Farm Nov-Dec
Discounts for lighter product
Freight area sensitive
Closing Futures Prices
Dec 2025 futures: $294-4
March 2026 futures: $313-6
PEAS
Yellow Peas
#2 Canada:
Call For Bid
Green Peas
#2 Canada: $9.50-10.00/bu
FOB farm for Nov-Dec
or as needed within that delivery window
Maple Peas
Acers/Blazers/Mosaic: $9.00-9.50/bu
FOB farm Nov-Dec, Alberta
Mosaic:$9.50-10.00/bu
Acers: $10.50-11.00/bu
FOB farm Nov-Dec, Saskatchewan
Forage Peas (4010 Peas)
$12.00/bu FOB Farm MB, SK & AB
Feed Peas
$5.75-$6.25/bu
FOB farm ND AB/SK/MB
RYE
Hybrid Rye
$4.00-$4.50/bu
FOB farm Nov-Dec
Open-Pollinated Rye
$4.00-4.50/bu
FOB farm Nov-Dec
SOYBEANS
Soybeans
US #2 or better:
$11.25-11.75/bu
FOB farm Nov-Dec SK/MB
$11.50-$12.00/bu
FOB Farm Jan-Mar
SE SK & SW Manitoba
Closing Futures Prices
Jan 26′ Futures: $1115–0
March 26′ Futures: $1125-0
Nov 26′ Futures: $1102-2
WHEAT
#1 CWRS 13.5% Protein
$7.75/bu
Delivered Southern AB
PROMPT
#1 CWRS 13.5% Pro:
$6.30-$6.70/bu
Nov-Dec SK
#1 CWAD (Durum)
Call for bid
Feed Wheat
$5.00-5.25/bu
FOB Farm
Nov-Dec AB/SK/MB
$5.50-$5.75/bu
Mar-May
SK & MB ONLY, Freight Sensitive
interest across most varieties of wheat: (White, Red, Winter)
Triticale
Call for bid
