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Domestic Brokerage:
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Freight/Logistics:
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Commercial Brokerage/Platform Inquiries (Feedlot/Track/Export):
connected@johnstonsgrain.com
Opening Comments
Financial Data provided by Glengarry Farm Finance
The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday morning, bringing it to 2.25% — a move widely expected to be the last cut of 2025. The Bank projects Canada’s GDP to grow 1.25% in 2025, 1.1% in 2026, and 1.6% in 2027, with inflation expected to hold near 2.5%.
When analyzing GDP growth, it’s essential to look beyond the top-line number to understand what’s truly driving economic growth. Real GDP ,which adjusts for inflation provides a more accurate measure of output than nominal GDP. The GDP per capita metric reveals whether individual living standards are improving, while examining which sectors contribute to growth helps identify its sustainability or lack thereof. The balance between household consumption and business investment indicates whether expansion is being fueled by long-term productivity or short-term spending.
Similarly, government deficits, trade balances, and productivity trends all influence the quality of growth. GDP can appear strong even when it’s driven by borrowing, inflation, or one-time boosts from exports or government spending. In short, healthy GDP growth depends not just on how fast the economy is expanding, but on whether that growth is sustainable, broad-based, and improving real prosperity.
Current Prime: 4.7%
Estimated 5-Year Fixed Rate (as of Oct 27): 4.8% for prime borrowers
Next Bank of Canada Rate Decision: December 10 2025
Financing Tip of the Week
The Advance Payments Program (Cash Advance) offers the lowest-cost operating capital available to farmers; with the first $250,000 at 0.0% interest and an additional $750,000 at Prime minus 0.5%. However, if balances aren’t paid off in full by the due date, farmers can face steep penalties — in some cases equivalent to 40% annual interest.
👉 Learn how to avoid this costly mistake here:https://johnstons.glengarry.ca/post/advance-payments-program-loans-farmers
Chemical: Pricing Bundles
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)
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-28 | Yellow Peas | #2 Or Better | $8.00 | approx gross: 88mt | Weyburn, SK | 10/28/25 – 11/28/25 |
| 2025-10-28 | Brown Flax | #1, Max 8% dockage | $18.25/bu delivered to Carseland, AB | Approx Gross 176mt (4lds x 44mt) | Lethbridge County, AB | 10/29/25 – 11/28/25 |
| 2025-10-28 | Brown Flax | #1, <8% Dockage, <10% Moisture | $16.50/Bushel FOB Farm | Approx. Gross 132 Mt | Carlyle, SK | 01/01/26 – 03/31/26 |
Total Tonnage: 396MT
Johnstons Connected
| Origin | Commodity | Product Type | Grade | Price | Volume | Ship Begin | Ship End | Delivery Type | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Flax | Brown | No. 1 | CAD $688.94 / MT | 43 MT | 2025-11-01 | 2025-11-30 | Delivered | Strathmore, AB, CAN |
| Canada | Corn | Yellow | No. 2 | CAD $4.95 / BU | 88 MT | 2025-10-30 | 2025-10-31 | FOB Farm | Manitou, MB, CAN |
| Canada | Corn | Yellow | No. 2 | CAD $5.05 / BU | 219 MT | 2025-10-28 | 2025-10-31 | FOB Farm | Niverville, MB, CAN |
| Canada | Corn | Yellow | No. 2 | CAD $5.30 / BU | 3000 MT | 2026-01-01 | 2026-03-31 | FOB Farm | Morden, MB, CAN |
Total Tonnage: 3,350MT
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: $1.3908
CAD into USD:$0.7189
Other Commodities Update
Dec’25 Live Cattle: $227.775
Dec’25 Lean Hogs: $81.250
Oil (WTI): $60.68
Oil (WCS): $47.56
Gold: $4,011.80
Silver: $48.34
Bitcoin: $115,084.00
Ethereum: $4,143.06
Daily Joke
I was at a job interview today when the manager handed me a laptop: “l want you to try to sell this to me.”
I put it under my arm, left the building and went home.
He called me and said: “Bring my laptop back now.”
I said: “$200 and it’s yours.”
Grain Bid Update
BARLEY
| Feed Barley | FOB Farm (Oct-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 OND
$255 JFM 26′
$260 AMJ 26′
Malt Barley
No bid
CANARY SEED
#1 Canada
$0.18-0.19/bu
FOB Farm Oct-Dec
CANOLA
Conventional Canola
$13.00-13.50/bu
Delivered Strathmore Ab
Oct-Nov
$12.50-13.00/bu
FOB Farm Feb
South-East SK
Closing Futures Prices
Jan 2025 futures: $ 643.70
We are always looking for tough, green, sprouted or heated canola. Please reach out with any offers
Non-Gmo Canola (Clearfield)
OND: 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 Oct-Dec
Max 10% 7mm, Min 30% 9mm
Desi Chickpeas
Call for bid
CORN
#2CW Corn MB FOB Farm
OND: $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: $432-2
March 26′ futures: $445-0
May 26′ Futures: $453-4
FOB Farm Southern AB Corn
$283 Nov-Dec
$291 Jan-Mar 26′
Basis Contracts Available*
BEANS
Black Beans
Call for bid
Cranberry Beans
Call for bid
Fababeans
Call for bid
Pinto Beans
Call for bid
FLAX
Brown Flax
#1 Canada: $15.25-16.00/bu
FOB Farm for Oct-Dec
Limited volume available
#1 Canada: $16.00-16.25/bu
FOB Farm Jan-Mar
Yellow Flax
#1 Canada: $20.50-21.00/bu
FOB Farm Oct-Dec
LENTILS
Large Greens (Lairds)
#2 Canada: $0.25-0.26/lb
FOB Farm for Oct-Dec
Medium Greens (Richleas)
#2 Canada/US: $0.14-0.15/lb USD
FOB farm Oct-Dec
Small Greens (Estons)
#1 Canada: $0.20-0.21/lb
FOB Farm for Oct-Dec
Red Lentils
#2 Canada: $0.21-0.22/lb
FOB Farm for Oct-Dec
Feed Lentils
$0.15-0.16/lb
FOB farm Oct-Dec
French Green Lentils
No Bid
Beluga Lentils (Black)
Call for bid
MUSTARD
Yellow Mustard
#1 Canada: $0.42-0.43/lb
FOB farm for Oct-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 Oct-Dec AB/SK/MB
freight area sensitive*
Feed Oats (38-40Lb/Bu)
$2.00-$2.25/bu
FOB Farm Oct-Dec
Discounts for lighter product
Freight area sensitive
Closing Futures Prices
Dec 2025 futures: $290-6
March 2026 futures: $311-4
PEAS
Yellow Peas
#2 Canada: $7.00-7.25/bu
FOB farm Oct-Dec
South-East SK & MB
#2 Canada: $7.00-7.50/bu
FOB Farm Oct-Dec Southern AB
Green Peas
#2 Canada: $9.50-10.00/bu
FOB farm for Oct-Dec
or as needed within that delivery window
Maple Peas
Acers/Blazers/Mosaic: $9.00-9.50/bu
FOB farm Oct-Nov, Alberta
Mosaic:$9.50-10.00/bu
Acers: $10.50-11.00/bu
FOB farm Oct-Nov, Saskatchewan
Forage Peas (4010 Peas)
$12.00/bu FOB Farm MB, SK & AB
Feed Peas
$5.75-$6.25/bu
FOB farm OND AB/SK/MB
RYE
Hybrid Rye
$4.00-$4.50/bu
FOB farm Oct-Dec
Open-Pollinated Rye
$4.00-4.50/bu
FOB farm Oct-Dec
SOYBEANS
Soybeans
US #2 or better:
$11.25-11.75/bu
FOB farm Oct-Dec SK/MB
$11.50-$12.00/bu
FOB Farm Jan-Mar
SE SK & SW Manitoba
Closing Futures Prices
Jan 26′ Futures: $1093-4
March 26′ Futures: $1093-0
WHEAT
#1 CWRS 13.5% Protein
$7.75/bu
Delivered Southern AB
PROMPT
#1 CWRS 13.5% Pro:
$6.30-$6.70/bu
Oct-Dec SK
#1 CWAD (Durum)
Call for bid
Feed Wheat
$5.00-5.25/bu
FOB Farm
Oct-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
