Closing grain prices for Wednesday, October 14, 2026 are now posted by 620 CKRM, the Regina-based radio station that runs one of Western Canada's longest-running daily ag price summaries.

The report lands inside Saskatchewan's peak harvest stretch. Combines run on canola and spring wheat, and elevators reset cash bids twice daily.

What's in the closing sheet

The closing sheet at 620 CKRM lists each commodity beside the elevator, cash bid, and delivered quote in Canadian dollars per tonne. Wheat, durum, barley, oats, canola, flax, peas and lentils each get a row.

Specialty crops break out into a separate column. They trade on a smaller buyer pool and a different delivery schedule than the bulk grains.

Why does the Oct. 14 print matter?

Mid-October closes the harvest window for most Saskatchewan farms. Whatever cash price prints on Oct. 14 sets the reference for unpriced bushels that already sit in the bin or sit on deferred-pricing contracts at the elevator.

A move in canola bids between Oct. 13 and Oct. 14 directly changes the cash cheque a grower writes for that load.

A widening elevator basis on the Oct. 14 sheet tells exporters that offshore demand is leaning against farmer deliveries. A narrowing basis signals selling pressure, which usually points canola into crush channels through the back half of October. Lentils and flax often split off the same closing sheet into specialty-crop rows with separate buyer names.

What changes for farm managers?

For grain already in the bin, the Oct. 14 closes anchor cash-marketing decisions for the trading week. For unpriced bushels on deferred-pricing contracts, the same numbers pin the reference that rolls into the next delivery slot.

Processors and exporters watch the same closes to set crush margins and rail-car allocation into November.

Input-buying rides on the same data. Fertilizer orders for fall application under Saskatchewan air-seeder operations get priced against expected canola revenue — a swing in the closing sheet can move an order by the tank.

What does the day look like at CKRM?

The closing report posts after futures exchanges settle, capturing the spot trade that sets the next morning's basis. Farm offices in Saskatchewan still tape the closing sheet to the wall at 5 p.m. — a holdover from the all-radio era when the day's cash move reached growers only through AM airwaves.

620 CKRM has carried closing grain prices since its launch as a prairie farm broadcaster. The closing segment runs in the station's late-afternoon ag block, with the same numbers repeated on the morning show the next day. The format has stayed plain for decades: commodity, location, cash bid, delivered bid.

What comes next on Thursday?

Watch the next closing report on Thursday, October 15, 2026, when futures markets will set the morning's open against Wednesday's settlement. Basis moves from Wednesday's close into Thursday's open will tell prairie growers whether to lock cash now or hold for the post-roll spread.