Monthly Grains and Specialty Crops Prices Survey - 2025

- Provide the quantity purchased and the amount you paid to producers for any grains, oilseeds and specialty crops you purchased during the reference month.
- Report grains that you purchased directly from farmers.
- Report your purchases as to the province that the grain was grown in.
- Report dollar amounts in Canadian dollars.
- When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimates.

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:1

Please verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed. Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

Legal name

Operating name (if applicable)

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:2

Please verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed. Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.

First name

Last name

Title

Preferred language of communication

Mailing address (number and street)

City

Province, territory or state

Postal code or ZIP code Example: A9A 9A9 or 12345-1234

Country

Email address Example: user@example.gov.ca

Telephone number (including area code) Example: 123-123-1234

Extension number (if applicable)

Fax number (including area code) Example: 123-123-1234

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3

Please verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.

Why is this business or organization not currently operational?

• 1: Seasonal operations
• 2: Ceased operations
• 3: Sold operations
• 4: Amalgamated with (an) other business(es) or organization(s)
• 5: Temporarily inactive but will re-open
• 6: No longer operating due to other reason(s)

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3a

Seasonal operations

When did this business or organization close for the season?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD

When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3b

Ceased operations

When did this business or organization cease operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD

Why did this business or organization cease operations?

• 1: Bankruptcy
• 2: Liquidation
• 3: Dissolution
• 4: Other reasons - specify:

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3c

Sold operations

When was this business or organization sold?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD

What is the legal name of the buyer?

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3d

Amalgamated with (an) other business(es) or organization(s)

When did this business or organization amalgamate?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD

What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?

What is (are) the legal name(s) of the other amalgamated business(es) or organization(s)?

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3e

Temporarily inactive but will re-open

When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD

When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD

Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3f

No longer operating due to other reason(s)

When did this business or organization cease operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD

Why did this business or organization cease operations?

Main activity - Question identifier:4.

Please verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name.

Note: The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

• 1: This is the current main activity. -- Go to next section
• 2: This is not the current main activity.
  Please provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity.
  e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

Main activity - Question identifier:5.

Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as:___________________________________________________________________________

• 1: Yes
• 2: No -- Go to next section

Main activity - Question identifier:6.

When did the main activity change?

Date: YYYY / MM / DD

Quantity purchased and amount paid - Question identifier:1.

For the following grains, oilseeds and specialty crops, please provide the quantity of tonnes purchased and the amount paid to producers.

Include:
- tonnes purchased (dockage and shrinkage deducted)
- gross receipts (only rail freight and elevation deducted).

Wheat, feed
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Prince Edward Island
b. Nova Scotia
c. New Brunswick

Wheat, milling
- Tonnes Purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Prince Edward Island
b. Nova Scotia
c. New Brunswick

Wheat, milling
Exclude durum.
- Tonnes Purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

d. Manitoba
e. Saskatchewan
f. Alberta

Wheat, nonmilling
Exclude durum.
e.g., wheat used for feed or ethanol production
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Manitoba
b. Saskatchewan
c. Alberta

Wheat, durum
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Manitoba
b. Saskatchewan
c. Alberta

Oats
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Prince Edward Island
b. Nova Scotia
c. New Brunswick
d. Manitoba
e. Saskatchewan
f. Alberta

Barley
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Prince Edward Island
b. Nova Scotia
c. New Brunswick

Barley, feed
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

d. Manitoba
e. Saskatchewan
f. Alberta

Barley, malting
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Manitoba
b. Saskatchewan
c. Alberta

Mixed grain
e.g., two or more grains sown together
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Prince Edward Island
b. Nova Scotia
c. New Brunswick

Rye
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Manitoba
b. Saskatchewan
c. Alberta

Corn for grain
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Prince Edward Island
b. Nova Scotia
c. New Brunswick
d. Manitoba
e. Saskatchewan
f. Alberta

Flaxseed
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Manitoba
b. Saskatchewan
c. Alberta

Canola
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Prince Edward Island
b. Nova Scotia
c. New Brunswick
d. Manitoba
e. Saskatchewan
f. Alberta

Soybeans, raw
e.g., not roasted
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Prince Edward Island
b. Nova Scotia
c. New Brunswick

Soybeans
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Manitoba
b. Saskatchewan
c. Alberta

Dry field peas
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Manitoba
b. Saskatchewan
c. Alberta

Chickpeas
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Manitoba
b. Saskatchewan
c. Alberta

Dry beans
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Manitoba
b. Saskatchewan
c. Alberta

Mustard seed
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Manitoba
b. Saskatchewan
c. Alberta

Sunflower seed
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Manitoba
b. Saskatchewan
c. Alberta

Canary seed
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Manitoba
b. Saskatchewan
c. Alberta

Other grain
- please specify:__________________________________
- Tonnes purchased
- Paid to producers (CAN$)

a. Prince Edward Island
b. Nova Scotia
c. New Brunswick
d. Manitoba
e. Saskatchewan
f. Alberta

Changes or events - Question identifier:2.

Indicate any changes or events that affected the reported values for this business or organization, compared to the last reporting period.

Mark all that apply.

• 1.: Strike or lock-out
• 2.: Exchange rate impact
• 3.: Price changes in goods or services sold
• 4.: Contracting out
• 5.: Organisational change
• 6.: Price changes in labour or raw materials
• 7.: Natural disaster
• 8.: Recession
• 9.: Change in product line
• 10.: Sold business units
• 11.: Expansion
• 12.: New/lost contract
• 13.: Plant closures
• 14.: Acquisition of business units
• 15.: Other change or event — please specify:
• 16.: No changes or events

Contact person - Question identifier:1.

Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information.

If the contact person is the same as on cover page, please check or Go to " Feedback "

Otherwise, who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

First name
Last name
Title
Email address (example: user@example.gov.ca)
Telephone number (including area code) - Example: 123-123-1234
Extension number (if applicable)
Fax number (including area code) - Example: 123-123-1234

Feedback - Question identifier:1.

How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?
Include the time spent gathering the necessary information
- Hours
- Minutes

Feedback - Question identifier:2.

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