WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of May 02/2008
CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
MONTH HIGH LOW CLOSE CHANGE
WHEAT -SASK JUL08 N/A N/A 300.00 +0.00
-SASK OCT08 N/A N/A 293.00 +0.00
-SASK DEC08 N/A N/A 293.00 +0.00
BARLEY -SASK JUL08 255.00 245.00 246.20 -2.40
-SASK OCT08 257.00 255.00 254.10 -1.40
-SASK DEC08 260.00 257.80 261.00 -0.10
CANOLA -SASK JUL08 621.80 584.40 603.80 -8.90
-SASK NOV08 639.00 603.10 623.20 -8.40
-SASK JAN09 645.70 616.30 632.80 -9.30
U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of May 02/2008
CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
MONTH HIGH LOW CLOSE CHANGE
WHEAT -CBT JUL08 8.40 7.77 7.90 -0.25 1/2
-CBT SEP08 8.55 7.96 8.04 1/4 -0.25 1/2
WHEAT -MINN JUL08 9.63 9.28 9.36 -0.09
-MINN SEP08 9.03 8.67 8.77 -0.15
WHEAT -KANS JUL08 8.74 8.27 8.39 1/2 -0.12
-KANS SEP08 8.83 8.39 1/2 8.51 1/2 -0.11 1/2
CORN -CBT JUL08 6.20 1/2 5.89 6.17 1/4 +0.26 1/2
-CBT SEP08 6.30 5.97 6.26 3/4 +0.26 1/4
OATS -CBT JUL08 4.08 3.78 1/2 4.07 1/2 +0.27 1/2
-CBT SEP08 4.18 3.90 1/2 4.18 +0.27 1/2
SOYBEAN -CBT JUL08 13.72 12.44 12.71 -0.66
-CBT AUG08 13.44 12.36 12.60 -0.57 1/2
-CBT SEP08 12.91 12.27 12.27 -0.42
SOYOIL -CBT JUL08 61.35 55.83 56.35 -3.30
(¢/lb) -CBT AUG08 61.25 56.13 56.68 -3.23
SOYMEAL -CBT JUL08 352.50 322.20 329.50 -15.50
($/ton) -CBT AUG08 348.00 319.80 326.50 -11.00
FEEDMILL BIDS on Apr 28/2008 (Different Delivery Points)
THIS WEEK LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH 280.00-310.00 280.00-330.00
-REDDEER 227.80-280.00 227.80-275.00
-EDMTN 227.80-280.00 227.80-275.00
OATS -EDMTN 162.10-168.60 162.10-168.60
PEAS - EDMTN 213.10-220.50 213.10-220.50
BARLEY-LETH 224.00-242.00 220.00-245.00
-MH/BRKS 212.00-218.00 210.00-218.00
-CALGARY 190.60-240.00 190.60-245.00
-REDDEER 199.80-241.00 199.80-205.00
-VERM 197.50-202.10 197.50-204.40
-EDMTN 188.30-242.00 188.30-250.00
-PEACE R 195.20-202.10 190.60-195.20
CANOLA CRUSHER on May 01/2008
-Meal (FOB) 255.67 275.90
-Seed (DEL) 585.30 611.73
ELEVATOR BIDS on May 02/2008 (Delivered)
THIS WEEK LAST WEEK
FEED WHEAT -Red Deer 242.17 241.62
FEED OATS -Red Deer N/A N/A
FEED BARLEY-Red Deer 207.86 206.57
RYE -Red Deer 161.00 161.00
FLAXSEED -Brooks 433.84 528.71
CANOLA -Red Deer 538.68 561.38
SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on May 01/2008
Year Ago
Basis delivered plant $/Tonne $/Bushel $/Bushel
PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER 376.62 10.25 6.71
FEED 180.41 4.91 4.10
LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER 363.03 9.88 7.24
$/Lb $/Lb
LENTILS #1 LAIRD 775.03 0.35 0.16
#1 ESTON 569.12 0.26 0.15
MUSTARD #1 YELLOW 1324.64 0.60 0.23
#1 BROWN 960.88 0.44 0.19
#1 ORIENTAL 751.44 0.34 0.16
WORLD AND US CASH MARKETS (CAN $/TONNE) as of May 01/2008
THIS LAST AVG TO LAST YR PCT
WEEK WEEK DATE AV PRICE CHG
WHEAT -CWB #1CWRS ST LAW 477.60 503.35 475.46 263.74 +80.3%
-CWB #1CWRS VANC* N/A 513.21 492.54 267.07 +84.4%
-#1DNS GREAT FALLS N/A N/A 381.08 202.85 +87.9%
-#1DNS PORTLAND N/A N/A 407.13 245.52 +65.8%
CORN -#2 CHICAGO 231.24 217.90 165.04 146.05 +13.0%
BARLEY-#2 PORTLAND N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
-#2FD GREAT FALLS 188.20 199.56 212.95 147.63 +44.3%
-#2 STOCKTON 329.77 328.12 291.71 217.66 +34.0%
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS 471.34 497.96 409.69 281.99 +45.3%
EXCH RATE May 01/2008: US$ in CANADA$ 1.0193 CANADA$ IN US$ 0.9811
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN
CANADIAN EXPORTS AND CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of Apr 27/2008
WEEK* CROP YR LAST YR PCT YR END
COMMODITY #39 TO DATE TO DATE CHG FORECAST
WHEAT(EXC DUR) 212.4 8,546.0 10,140.6 -15.7% -26.2%
DURUM 16.8 2,481.9 3,293.0 -24.6% -30.1%
BARLEY 42.7 2,257.0 898.3 +151.3% +116.2%
OATS 56.3 1,516.8 1,345.2 +12.8% +12.2%
PEAS 27.5 1,429.1 1,235.3 +15.7% +6.6%
FLAXSEED 10.9 396.2 406.1 -2.4% -11.9%
CANOLA-EXPORTS 63.9 4,235.2 4,070.5 +4.0% -1.4%
CANOLA-CRUSH 79.8 2,967.6 2,544.4 +16.6% +6.2%
U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Apr 24/2008
WHEAT 515.0 30,624.3 21,574.2 +41.9% +40.3%
BARLEY N/A 725.1 409.5 +77.0% -20.0%
CORN 887.5 41,880.4 35,256.8 +18.8% +17.6%
SOYBEANS 387.5 24,691.1 25,299.1 -2.4% -3.8%
NOPA SOYBEAN Month Ending: Mar 31/2008
SOYBEAN CRUSH 4032.4 28,221.9 27,685.9 +1.9% +1.9%
* From Canadian Grain Commission Calendar