WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of Aug 08/2008
CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
MONTH HIGH LOW CLOSE CHANGE
WHEAT -SASK OCT08 N/A N/A 285.00 +0.00
BARLEY -SASK OCT08 239.90 215.00 218.00 -15.60
-SASK DEC08 240.00 224.00 225.50 -16.10
-SASK MAR09 229.00 229.00 231.00 -16.60
CANOLA -SASK NOV08 581.20 530.90 535.00 -64.50
-SASK JAN09 590.40 544.40 546.00 -65.60
-SASK MAR09 593.00 554.10 556.20 -64.10
U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of Aug 08/2008
CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
MONTH HIGH LOW CLOSE CHANGE
WHEAT -CBT SEP08 8.25 3/4 7.49 7.65 1/4 -0.28 3/4
-CBT DEC08 8.50 1/2 7.75 7.90 1/4 -0.28 3/4
WHEAT -MINN SEP08 9.13 3/4 8.31 8.58 -0.16
-MINN DEC08 9.19 8.45 8.66 -0.20 1/2
WHEAT -KANS SEP08 8.52 7.85 8.03 3/4 -0.18 1/2
-KANS DEC08 8.75 1/2 8.09 1/2 8.20 3/4 -0.28 1/4
CORN -CBT SEP08 5.60 4.94 1/2 4.98 1/2 -0.66 1/2
-CBT DEC08 5.77 1/2 5.13 3/4 5.18 1/4 -0.66 3/4
OATS -CBT SEP08 3.68 3.52 1/4 3.56 -0.12
-CBT DEC08 3.89 3.70 3.75 1/4 -0.12 1/4
SOYBEAN -CBT SEP08 13.26 11.73 11.77 -1.78 1/2
-CBT NOV08 13.38 11.74 11.80 1/2 -1.84 1/2
-CBT JAN09 13.55 11.92 11.98 1/4 -1.84 3/4
SOYOIL -CBT SEP08 55.90 50.05 50.57 -6.26
(¢/lb) -CBT OCT08 56.25 50.70 50.87 -6.29
SOYMEAL -CBT SEP08 362.00 319.50 319.80 -48.60
($/ton) -CBT OCT08 356.00 312.50 312.40 -51.60
FEEDMILL BIDS on Aug 04/2008 (Different Delivery Points)
THIS WEEK LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH 260.00-285.00 260.00-285.00
-REDDEER 257.20-260.00 N/A
-EDMTN 249.90-265.00 249.90-271.90
OATS -EDMTN N/A N/A
PEAS - EDMTN N/A N/A
BARLEY-LETH 235.00-248.00 225.00-245.00
-MH/BRKS 230.00-232.00 235.00-250.00
-CALGARY 215.90-245.00 225.10-258.00
-REDDEER 218.20-248.00 218.20-250.00
-VERM 202.10-211.30 202.10-211.30
-EDMTN 206.70-251.00 206.70-252.00
-PEACE R 202.10-202.20 195.20-202.10
CANOLA CRUSHER on Aug 06/2008
-Meal (FOB) 219.42 272.33
-Seed (DEL) 525.00 577.27
ELEVATOR BIDS on Aug 08/2008 (Delivered)
THIS WEEK LAST WEEK
FEED WHEAT -Red Deer 217.34 227.11
FEED OATS -Red Deer 161.08 174.54
FEED BARLEY-Red Deer 165.81 193.52
RYE -Red Deer N/A N/A
FLAXSEED -Brooks 455.09 612.96
CANOLA -Red Deer 475.15 527.23
SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on Aug 07/2008
Year Ago
Basis delivered plant $/Tonne $/Bushel $/Bushel
PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER 356.41 9.70 6.04
FEED 175.82 4.79 4.29
LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER 316.00 8.60 6.25
$/Lb $/Lb
LENTILS #1 LAIRD 774.92 0.35 0.18
#1 ESTON 738.54 0.33 0.16
MUSTARD #1 YELLOW 1267.65 0.57 0.24
#1 BROWN 959.01 0.43 0.19
#1 ORIENTAL 901.13 0.41 0.16
WORLD AND US CASH MARKETS (CAN $/TONNE) as of Aug 07/2008
THIS LAST AVG TO LAST YR PCT
WEEK WEEK DATE AV PRICE CHG
WHEAT -CWB #1CWRS ST LAW 399.55 398.05 398.80 466.99 -14.6%
-CWB #1CWRS VANC* 404.57 N/A 404.57 485.04 -16.6%
-#1DNS GREAT FALLS 319.59 317.56 318.58 374.44 -14.9%
-#1DNS PORTLAND 367.18 354.44 360.81 402.31 -10.3%
CORN -#2 CHICAGO 197.84 218.70 208.27 183.26 +13.6%
BARLEY-#2 PORTLAND N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
-#2FD GREAT FALLS 207.19 198.10 202.65 207.48 -2.3%
-#2 STOCKTON 345.32 335.81 340.56 299.99 +13.5%
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS 480.35 530.14 505.25 440.20 +14.8%
EXCH RATE Aug 07/2008: US$ in CANADA$ 1.0530 CANADA$ IN US$ 0.9497
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN
CANADIAN EXPORTS AND CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of Jul 27/2008
WEEK* CROP YR LAST YR PCT YR END
COMMODITY #52 TO DATE TO DATE CHG FORECAST
WHEAT(EXC DUR) 410.8 11,726.2 14,073.4 -16.7% -23.5%
DURUM 14.4 3,123.9 4,415.3 -29.2% -27.8%
BARLEY 6.0 2,941.8 1,144.7 +157.0% +168.1%
OATS 52.5 1,965.0 1,552.3 +26.6% +17.8%
PEAS .1 1,635.6 1,492.5 +9.6% +6.6%
FLAXSEED 32.4 545.1 579.2 -5.9% -1.7%
CANOLA-EXPORTS 206.4 5,546.1 5,426.7 +2.2% -1.4%
CANOLA-CRUSH 76.2 3,947.2 3,373.2 +17.0% +14.6%
U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Jul 31/2008
WHEAT 746.7 5,254.9 4,404.0 +19.3% -21.1%
BARLEY N/A 25.6 14.8 +72.9% -39.0%
CORN 753.7 55,125.5 47,838.2 +15.2% +15.3%
SOYBEANS 205.6 29,226.8 28,975.4 +0.9% +2.4%
NOPA SOYBEAN Month Ending: Jun 30/2008
SOYBEAN CRUSH 3633.6 39,583.8 39,215.9 +0.9% +1.8%
* From Canadian Grain Commission Calendar
