WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of Dec 19/2008
CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
MONTH HIGH LOW CLOSE CHANGE
BARLEY -SASK MAR09 155.00 148.50 149.70 +2.20
-SASK MAY09 160.50 156.70 156.70 +1.80
-SASK JUL09 N/A N/A 161.20 +1.80
CANOLA -SASK JAN09 394.00 376.30 389.80 +3.10
-SASK MAR09 401.60 383.20 396.70 +3.50
-SASK MAY09 409.70 396.90 405.40 +3.30
U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of Dec 19/2008
CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
MONTH HIGH LOW CLOSE CHANGE
WHEAT -CBT MAR09 5.75 5.18 5.63 1/4 +0.50 1/4
-CBT MAY09 5.84 5.33 5.76 +0.50
WHEAT -MINN MAR09 6.37 5.85 6.25 1/4 +0.35 1/4
-MINN MAY09 6.37 1/2 5.84 1/4 6.26 +0.39 1/4
WHEAT -KANS MAR09 5.96 5.42 5.83 +0.44 3/4
-KANS MAY09 6.03 5.54 1/2 5.93 3/4 +0.45 1/4
CORN -CBT MAR09 4.02 3.73 1/2 3.80 3/4 +0.07 1/4
-CBT MAY09 4.13 3.85 3.91 +0.06 1/4
OATS -CBT MAR09 2.31 2.14 3/4 2.19 +0.05 1/2
-CBT MAY09 2.32 2.25 1/4 2.28 +0.05
SOYBEAN -CBT JAN09 8.77 8.45 8.68 1/4 +0.14 1/4
-CBT MAR09 8.80 8.49 8.72 1/2 +0.16 1/4
-CBT MAY09 8.88 8.59 8.83 3/4 +0.18
SOYOIL -CBT JAN09 32.00 30.35 30.60 -0.32
(¢/lb) -CBT MAR09 32.25 30.77 30.91 -0.37
SOYMEAL -CBT JAN09 268.00 254.50 267.50 +9.80
($/ton) -CBT MAR09 267.00 254.80 267.40 +10.40
FEEDMILL BIDS on Dec 15/2008 (Different Delivery Points)
THIS WEEK LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH 170.00-180.00 170.00-190.00
-REDDEER 168.00-170.00 170.00-178.00
-EDMTN 165.30-180.00 165.30-183.70
OATS -EDMTN N/A N/A
PEAS - EDMTN 176.40-191.10 176.40-215.00
BARLEY-LETH 147.00-170.00 160.00-178.00
-MH/BRKS 151.00-165.00 154.00-179.10
-CALGARY 154.00-165.30 154.00-165.30
-REDDEER 145.00-160.00 148.00-165.00
-VERM 137.80-142.40 137.80-142.40
-EDMTN 130.00-160.00 130.00-165.00
-PEACE R 130.90-137.80 128.60-137.80
CANOLA CRUSHER on Dec 17/2008
-Meal (FOB) 244.31 226.42
-Seed (DEL) 380.23 374.67
ELEVATOR BIDS on Dec 19/2008 (Delivered)
THIS WEEK LAST WEEK
FEED WHEAT -Red Deer 154.03 154.28
FEED OATS -Red Deer 89.25 87.55
FEED BARLEY-Red Deer 137.33 139.44
RYE -Red Deer 150.10 147.25
FLAXSEED -Brooks 351.95 338.17
CANOLA -Red Deer 373.63 366.41
SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on Dec 18/2008
Year Ago
Basis delivered plant $/Tonne $/Bushel $/Bushel
PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER 252.61 6.87 9.46
FEED 139.44 3.79 4.91
LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER 193.46 5.27 8.96
$/Lb $/Lb
LENTILS #1 LAIRD 484.46 0.22 0.25
#1 ESTON 504.31 0.23 0.21
MUSTARD #1 YELLOW 912.16 0.41 0.47
#1 BROWN 631.07 0.29 0.35
#1 ORIENTAL 834.99 0.38 0.24
WORLD AND US CASH MARKETS (CAN $/TONNE) as of Dec 18/2008
THIS LAST AVG TO LAST YR PCT
WEEK WEEK DATE AV PRICE CHG
WHEAT -CWB #1CWRS ST LAW 402.55 406.90 396.76 466.99 -15.0%
-CWB #1CWRS VANC* N/A N/A 405.66 485.04 -16.4%
-#1DNS GREAT FALLS 299.68 295.33 303.58 374.44 -18.9%
-#1DNS PORTLAND 344.90 339.53 345.66 402.31 -14.1%
CORN -#2 CHICAGO 169.09 152.02 185.32 183.26 +1.1%
BARLEY-#2 PORTLAND N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
-#2FD GREAT FALLS 105.73 104.71 162.02 207.48 -21.9%
-#2 STOCKTON 246.04 277.42 300.74 299.99 +0.3%
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS 388.79 390.52 433.60 440.20 -1.5%
EXCH RATE Dec 18/2008: US$ in CANADA$ 1.2065 CANADA$ IN US$ 0.8288
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN
CANADIAN EXPORTS AND CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of Dec 14/2008
WEEK* CROP YR LAST YR PCT YR END
COMMODITY #20 TO DATE TO DATE CHG FORECAST
WHEAT(EXC DUR) N/A N/A 4,834.2 N/A +12.2%
DURUM N/A N/A 1,195.3 N/A +18.3%
BARLEY N/A N/A 1,022.6 N/A -59.2%
OATS N/A N/A 838.8 N/A -7.0%
PEAS N/A N/A 958.8 N/A +9.0%
FLAXSEED N/A N/A 323.1 N/A +0.2%
CANOLA-EXPORTS N/A N/A 1,981.7 N/A +6.0%
CANOLA-CRUSH 79.3 1,564.9 1,479.2 +5.8% +8.6%
U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Dec 11/2008
WHEAT 335.9 17,384.4 20,525.8 -15.3% -20.9%
BARLEY N/A 214.6 511.1 -58.0% -51.2%
CORN 744.4 11,617.6 18,611.6 -37.6% -26.1%
SOYBEANS 936.2 11,748.7 10,498.6 +11.9% -9.6%
NOPA SOYBEAN Month Ending: Oct 31/2008
SOYBEAN CRUSH 3902.6 7,178.7 8,023.2 -10.5% -4.8%
* From Canadian Grain Commission Calendar
