Weekly Crop Market Review - September 25, 2009

The next weekly will be published on Friday, October 2, 2009
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of Sep 25/2009
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
BARLEY  -SASK  OCT09     108.50     104.00     104.50     -16.00
        -LETH  NOV09     151.70     146.10     148.00      -2.50
        -SASK  DEC09        N/A        N/A     107.50     -16.00
CANOLA  -SASK  NOV09     394.00     376.10     386.60      -3.60
        -SASK  JAN10     397.60     380.30     391.60      -2.70
        -SASK  MAR10     399.20     385.30     394.60      -2.30

U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of Sep 25/2009
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
WHEAT   -CBT   DEC09   4.74       4.48 1/4   4.49 3/4  -0.07 1/2
        -CBT   MAR10   4.93       4.69 3/4   4.69 3/4  -0.07
WHEAT   -MINN  DEC09   5.09 1/4   4.84 1/4   4.86 3/4  -0.10
        -MINN  MAR10   5.25       4.99 3/4   5.03      -0.07 3/4
WHEAT   -KANS  DEC09   4.88 1/2   4.64       4.69 1/4  -0.02 3/4
        -KANS  MAR10   5.05       4.80       4.85 3/4  -0.02 1/2
CORN    -CBT   DEC09   3.40 1/2   3.10 1/2   3.34      +0.16
        -CBT   MAR10   3.53       3.24 1/4   3.46 3/4  +0.15 1/4
OATS    -CBT   DEC09   2.20 1/2   2.11 3/4   2.19      +0.06
        -CBT   MAR10   2.32 1/2   2.25       2.32 1/2  +0.06 1/2
SOYBEAN -CBT   NOV09   9.31       9.02 1/2   9.26      -0.15
        -CBT   JAN10   9.35       9.08       9.31      -0.14 1/4
        -CBT   MAR10   9.32       9.10       9.32      -0.14 1/2
SOYOIL  -CBT   OCT09      34.49      33.53      34.04      -0.64
(¢/lb)  -CBT   DEC09      34.95      33.87      34.44      -0.66
SOYMEAL -CBT   OCT09     289.20     276.00     289.20      -0.80
($/ton) -CBT   DEC09     284.00     272.20     283.90      -0.90

FEEDMILL BIDS on Sep 21/2009 (Different Delivery Points)
                       THIS WEEK         LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH           140.00-165.00    140.00-165.00
      -REDDEER        147.00-150.00    147.00-150.00
      -EDMTN          150.00-165.30    150.00-165.30
OATS  -EDMTN               N/A              N/A
PEAS - EDMTN          176.40-200.30    176.40-213.10
BARLEY-LETH           133.00-150.00    133.00-150.00
      -MH/BRKS        138.00-148.00    138.00-150.00
      -CALGARY        140.00-148.00    140.00-145.00
      -REDDEER        135.00-148.00    135.00-145.00
      -VERM           119.40-119.40    119.40-126.30
      -EDMTN          121.70-148.00    121.70-145.00
      -PEACE R        103.30-137.80    103.30-137.80
CANOLA CRUSHER on Sep 23/2009
      -Meal (FOB)        208.67           229.67
      -Seed (DEL)        378.33           397.50

ELEVATOR BIDS on Sep 25/2009 (Delivered)
                        THIS WEEK        LAST WEEK
FEED WHEAT -Red Deer     135.35           135.35
FEED OATS  -Red Deer      95.21            97.70
FEED BARLEY-Red Deer     116.50           140.88
RYE        -Red Deer     116.62           116.62
FLAXSEED   -Brooks       299.98           253.92
CANOLA     -Red Deer     381.20           404.73

SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on Sep 24/2009
                                                    Year Ago
 Basis delivered plant           $/Tonne  $/Bushel  $/Bushel
 PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER           257.21      7.00      8.75
     FEED                         129.34      3.52      4.25
     LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER    168.84      4.60      6.20
                                              $/Lb      $/Lb
 LENTILS #1 LAIRD                 574.63      0.26      0.36
         #1 ESTON                 526.35      0.24      0.33
 MUSTARD #1 YELLOW                489.20      0.22      0.47
         #1 BROWN                 482.26      0.22      0.41
         #1 ORIENTAL              625.56      0.28      0.41

WORLD AND US CASH MARKETS (CAN $/TONNE) as of Sep 24/2009
                             THIS     LAST    AVG TO   LAST YR     PCT
                             WEEK     WEEK     DATE    AV PRICE    CHG
WHEAT -CWB #1CWRS ST LAW    278.65   281.05   285.27   386.99    -26.3%
      -CWB #1CWRS VANC*       N/A    329.10   294.35   380.18    -22.6%
      -#1DNS GREAT FALLS    193.67   188.35   191.82   293.37    -34.6%
      -#1DNS PORTLAND       224.88   229.31   230.04   335.56    -31.4%
CORN  -#2 CHICAGO           134.62   127.04   129.33   176.85    -26.9%
BARLEY-#2 PORTLAND            N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A
      -#2FD GREAT FALLS      96.03    95.84    94.71   137.01    -30.9%
      -#2 STOCKTON          171.66   164.63   164.50   271.92    -39.5%
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS          382.93   383.36   429.73   449.31     -4.4%
EXCH RATE Sep 24/2009: US$ in CANADA$ 1.0890  CANADA$ IN US$ 0.9183
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN

CANADIAN EXPORTS AND CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of Sep 20/2009
                    WEEK*  CROP YR   LAST YR       PCT    YR END
COMMODITY            # 7   TO DATE   TO DATE       CHG  FORECAST
 WHEAT(EXC DUR)    317.7   1,784.9   1,646.1     +8.4%    -12.2%
 DURUM              37.1     315.0     234.5    +34.3%     +3.1%
 BARLEY              5.0     217.1      80.8   +168.7%    -19.7%
 OATS               18.1     150.0     338.1    -55.6%     -9.8%
 PEAS               25.5     148.0     305.4    -51.5%    -15.0%
 FLAXSEED            1.3      24.8      68.9    -64.0%     +8.3%
 CANOLA-EXPORTS     83.0     660.4     791.5    -16.6%    -35.5%
 CANOLA-CRUSH       65.9     517.8     570.5     -9.2%    +14.5%
U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Sep 17/2009
 WHEAT             631.6   6,691.7  10,970.9    -39.0%     -6.4%
 BARLEY             N/A       15.5     119.7    -87.1%    +15.4%
 CORN              841.3   2,573.0   2,228.9    +15.4%    +18.9%
 SOYBEANS            5.6     476.4     341.0    +39.7%     N/A
NOPA SOYBEAN Month Ending: Jul 31/2009
 SOYBEAN CRUSH   3,290.9  40,442.3  43,204.3     -6.4%     +1.8%
* From Canadian Grain Commission Calendar