WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of Sep 05/2008
CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
MONTH HIGH LOW CLOSE CHANGE
BARLEY -SASK OCT08 225.00 210.00 215.00 -8.90
-SASK DEC08 233.50 216.00 221.90 -10.40
-SASK MAR09 228.40 226.20 228.40 -10.50
CANOLA -SASK NOV08 543.70 506.90 508.60 -37.50
-SASK JAN09 552.70 516.00 519.30 -38.10
-SASK MAR09 562.00 527.00 528.80 -39.60
U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of Sep 05/2008
CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
MONTH HIGH LOW CLOSE CHANGE
WHEAT -CBT DEC08 7.85 7.45 1/2 7.51 1/2 -0.49 3/4
-CBT MAR09 8.06 7.69 1/2 7.74 3/4 -0.50 1/2
WHEAT -MINN DEC08 8.54 8.10 8.15 1/4 -0.54 1/2
-MINN MAR09 8.66 8.29 8.34 -0.50 1/2
WHEAT -KANS DEC08 8.25 7.88 7.95 -0.44 1/2
-KANS MAR09 8.42 1/4 8.09 8.16 1/2 -0.43 1/2
CORN -CBT DEC08 5.71 5.42 3/4 5.48 1/2 -0.36 1/2
-CBT MAR09 5.90 5.61 1/2 5.67 1/4 -0.36 3/4
OATS -CBT DEC08 3.60 1/4 3.38 1/2 3.41 -0.21 1/4
-CBT MAR09 3.70 3.58 1/2 3.58 1/2 -0.21 3/4
SOYBEAN -CBT NOV08 13.02 11.68 11.77 -1.47
-CBT JAN09 13.18 11.85 11.93 3/4 -1.47 3/4
-CBT MAR09 13.30 11.98 12.06 3/4 -1.47
SOYOIL -CBT OCT08 52.45 47.80 48.40 -5.27
(¢/lb) -CBT DEC08 52.90 48.27 48.89 -5.31
SOYMEAL -CBT OCT08 356.30 324.00 327.20 -31.20
($/ton) -CBT DEC08 355.80 322.50 327.00 -31.00
FEEDMILL BIDS on Sep 01/2008 (Different Delivery Points)
THIS WEEK LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH 235.00-280.00 230.00-285.00
-REDDEER N/A N/A
-EDMTN 216.80-260.90 230.00-264.60
OATS -EDMTN N/A N/A
PEAS - EDMTN 183.70-220.50 183.70-220.50
BARLEY-LETH 205.00-222.00 210.00-230.00
-MH/BRKS 205.00-209.00 215.00-216.00
-CALGARY 205.00-226.00 211.30-240.00
-REDDEER 200.00-229.00 200.00-235.00
-VERM 160.80-183.70 160.80-183.70
-EDMTN 174.50-232.00 183.70-238.00
-PEACE R 186.00-197.50 183.70-202.10
CANOLA CRUSHER on Sep 03/2008
-Meal (FOB) 250.33 266.67
-Seed (DEL) 508.90 510.70
ELEVATOR BIDS on Sep 05/2008 (Delivered)
THIS WEEK LAST WEEK
FEED WHEAT -Red Deer 212.34 212.34
FEED OATS -Red Deer 146.98 158.17
FEED BARLEY-Red Deer 165.66 169.67
RYE -Red Deer 170.39 N/A
FLAXSEED -Brooks 531.47 526.35
CANOLA -Red Deer 461.29 463.95
SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on Sep 04/2008
Year Ago
Basis delivered plant $/Tonne $/Bushel $/Bushel
PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER 329.23 8.96 6.25
FEED 166.08 4.52 4.23
LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER 249.12 6.78 6.38
$/Lb $/Lb
LENTILS #1 LAIRD 801.38 0.36 0.20
#1 ESTON 694.45 0.31 0.19
MUSTARD #1 YELLOW 1096.80 0.50 0.25
#1 BROWN 986.56 0.45 0.20
#1 ORIENTAL 898.38 0.41 0.16
WORLD AND US CASH MARKETS (CAN $/TONNE) as of Sep 04/2008
THIS LAST AVG TO LAST YR PCT
WEEK WEEK DATE AV PRICE CHG
WHEAT -CWB #1CWRS ST LAW 402.60 412.10 417.62 466.99 -10.6%
-CWB #1CWRS VANC* 411.05 N/A 423.58 485.04 -12.7%
-#1DNS GREAT FALLS 315.07 319.26 329.28 374.44 -12.1%
-#1DNS PORTLAND 353.19 N/A 372.33 402.31 -7.4%
CORN -#2 CHICAGO 214.52 218.65 215.46 183.26 +17.6%
BARLEY-#2 PORTLAND N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
-#2FD GREAT FALLS 205.13 201.76 204.18 207.48 -1.6%
-#2 STOCKTON 350.73 344.96 344.65 299.99 +14.9%
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS 490.24 516.57 505.19 440.20 +14.8%
EXCH RATE Sep 04/2008: US$ in CANADA$ 1.0695 CANADA$ IN US$ 0.9350
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN
CANADIAN EXPORTS AND CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of Aug 31/2008
WEEK* CROP YR LAST YR PCT YR END
COMMODITY # 5 TO DATE TO DATE CHG FORECAST
WHEAT(EXC DUR) 225.1 846.4 1,284.0 -34.1% -23.5%
DURUM 9.1 191.7 341.1 -43.8% -27.8%
BARLEY 21.4 37.4 9.9 +277.8% +168.1%
OATS 70.9 203.2 152.0 +33.7% +17.8%
PEAS N/A N/A 152.4 -100.0% +6.6%
FLAXSEED 6.5 50.0 57.7 -13.3% -1.7%
CANOLA-EXPORTS 177.9 507.0 486.3 +4.3% -1.4%
CANOLA-CRUSH 63.3 344.6 347.8 -0.9% +14.6%
U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Aug 28/2008
WHEAT 820.6 8,788.4 8,488.1 +3.5% -20.9%
BARLEY .3 33.3 27.9 +19.3% -39.0%
CORN 840.8 59,125.0 51,977.0 +13.8% +14.1%
SOYBEANS 202.2 30,276.7 30,134.8 +0.5% +2.6%
NOPA SOYBEAN Month Ending: Jun 30/2008
SOYBEAN CRUSH 3633.6 39,583.8 39,215.9 +0.9% +1.2%
* From Canadian Grain Commission Calendar