Weekly Crop Market Review - December 4, 2009

The next weekly will be published on Friday, December 11, 2009
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of Dec 04/2009
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
BARLEY  -LETH  JAN10     162.00     160.00     162.00      +4.00
        -LETH  MAR10     160.00     160.00     160.00      +0.50
        -LETH  MAY10        N/A        N/A     161.20      +1.70
CANOLA  -SASK  JAN10     415.50     404.10     412.70      +4.80
        -SASK  MAR10     421.80     410.30     419.40      +4.90
        -SASK  MAY10     426.80     415.00     424.10      +4.50

U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of Dec 04/2009
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
WHEAT   -CBT   MAR10   5.96 1/2   5.57       5.58      -0.11 3/4
        -CBT   MAY10   6.02       5.70       5.70 3/4  -0.11 1/2
WHEAT   -MINN  MAR10   5.97 1/4   5.62       5.63      -0.07 3/4
        -MINN  MAY10   6.08 3/4   5.74 1/4   5.75 1/4  -0.07 3/4
WHEAT   -KANS  MAR10   5.86       5.48       5.49      -0.10
        -KANS  MAY10   5.96       5.60       5.60 1/4  -0.10 3/4
CORN    -CBT   MAR10   4.21       3.88       3.88 1/2  -0.25
        -CBT   MAY10   4.30 1/2   3.98 3/4   3.99      -0.25
OATS    -CBT   MAR10   2.67 3/4   2.56       2.57      -0.11 1/2
        -CBT   MAY10   2.75 3/4   2.65 1/2   2.65 1/2  -0.11 1/4
SOYBEAN -CBT   JAN10  10.78      10.31      10.43      -0.10
        -CBT   MAR10  10.83      10.39      10.50 1/2  -0.08 1/4
        -CBT   MAY10  10.87 1/2  10.47      10.57 3/4  -0.02 1/2
SOYOIL  -CBT   JAN10      41.40      39.82      40.13      -0.39
(¢/lb)  -CBT   MAR10      41.74      40.26      40.52      -0.39
SOYMEAL -CBT   JAN10     319.50     305.00     310.70      -3.80
($/ton) -CBT   MAR10     313.50     300.50     306.40      -2.10

FEEDMILL BIDS on Nov 30/2009 (Different Delivery Points)
                       THIS WEEK         LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH           165.00-173.00    165.00-165.00
      -REDDEER             N/A              N/A
      -EDMTN          146.98-165.00    146.98-165.00
OATS  -EDMTN          129.68-150.00    129.68-150.00
PEAS - EDMTN          180.00-202.09    180.00-191.07
BARLEY-LETH           153.00-156.00    155.00-156.00
      -MH/BRKS        145.00-154.00    148.00-154.00
      -CALGARY             N/A              N/A
      -REDDEER             N/A              N/A
      -VERM           119.42-137.79    124.01-137.79
      -EDMTN          122.00-152.00    122.00-155.00
      -PEACE R        114.83-121.71    114.83-121.71
CANOLA CRUSHER on Dec 02/2009
      -Meal (FOB)        224.33           235.60
      -Seed (DEL)        397.03           397.60

ELEVATOR BIDS on Dec 04/2009 (Delivered)
                        THIS WEEK        LAST WEEK
FEED WHEAT -Red Deer     131.88           138.36
FEED OATS  -Red Deer     121.32           120.71
FEED BARLEY-Red Deer     135.46           127.91
RYE        -Red Deer       N/A              N/A
FLAXSEED   -Brooks       320.06           320.06
CANOLA     -Red Deer     395.72           390.32

SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on Dec 03/2009
                                                    Year Ago
 Basis delivered plant           $/Tonne  $/Bushel  $/Bushel
 PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER           264.19      7.19      7.62
     FEED                         151.39      4.12      3.79
     LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER    215.69      5.87      5.67
                                              $/Lb      $/Lb
 LENTILS #1 LAIRD                 753.98      0.34      0.25
         #1 ESTON                 636.03      0.29      0.24
 MUSTARD #1 YELLOW                548.40      0.25      0.45
         #1 BROWN                 451.95      0.20      0.31
         #1 ORIENTAL              526.35      0.24      0.39

WORLD AND US CASH MARKETS (CAN $/TONNE) as of Dec 03/2009
                             THIS     LAST    AVG TO   LAST YR     PCT
                             WEEK     WEEK     DATE    AV PRICE    CHG
WHEAT -CWB #1CWRS ST LAW    310.20   306.60   292.29   386.99    -24.5%
      -CWB #1CWRS VANC*     308.89   306.05   299.98   380.18    -21.1%
      -#1DNS GREAT FALLS      N/A      N/A    194.06   293.37    -33.9%
      -#1DNS PORTLAND         N/A      N/A    228.84   335.56    -31.8%
CORN  -#2 CHICAGO           146.68   148.84   140.00   176.85    -20.8%
BARLEY-#2 PORTLAND            N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A
      -#2FD GREAT FALLS     120.33   123.33   102.77   137.01    -25.0%
      -#2 STOCKTON            N/A      N/A    181.24   271.92    -33.4%
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS          405.17   410.32   406.79   449.31     -9.5%
EXCH RATE Dec 03/2009: US$ in CANADA$ 1.0547  CANADA$ IN US$ 0.9481
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN

CANADIAN EXPORTS AND CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of Nov 29/2009
                    WEEK*  CROP YR   LAST YR       PCT    YR END
COMMODITY            #17   TO DATE   TO DATE       CHG  FORECAST
 WHEAT(EXC DUR)    270.9   4,625.5   4,151.4    +11.4%    -12.2%
 DURUM              57.0     980.6   1,012.1     -3.1%     +3.1%
 BARLEY             21.6     540.1     391.8    +37.9%    -19.7%
 OATS               15.6     339.9     735.0    -53.8%    -10.0%
 PEAS               32.1     532.4     615.2    -13.5%    -15.1%
 FLAXSEED            8.9      67.6     240.6    -71.9%     -0.5%
 CANOLA-EXPORTS    138.0   2,442.9   2,497.7     -2.2%    -30.4%
 CANOLA-CRUSH       81.5   1,239.5   1,398.5    -11.4%    +14.5%
U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Nov 26/2009
 WHEAT             399.4  11,566.7  16,691.0    -30.7%    -13.8%
 BARLEY             N/A       21.7     214.6    -89.9%    -23.1%
 CORN              603.3  10,103.5  10,258.3     -1.5%    +13.0%
 SOYBEANS        1,123.1  12,885.1   9,684.8    +33.0%     +3.3%
NOPA SOYBEAN Month Ending: Oct 31/2009
 SOYBEAN CRUSH   4,225.5   7,147.9   7,178.7     -0.4%     +2.0%
* From Canadian Grain Commission Calendar