Weekly Crop Market Review - December 18, 2009

The next weekly will be published on Thursday, December 31, 2009
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of Dec 18/2009
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
BARLEY  -LETH  JAN10     160.00     159.00     160.00      +1.00
        -LETH  MAR10     162.00     156.00     156.00      -4.00
        -LETH  MAY10        N/A        N/A     157.20      -4.00
CANOLA  -SASK  JAN10     416.40     403.30     404.70      -7.50
        -SASK  MAR10     423.80     410.50     411.70      -7.50
        -SASK  MAY10     430.20     417.90     418.70      -7.00

U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of Dec 18/2009
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
WHEAT   -CBT   MAR10   5.48       5.14 1/2   5.28      -0.09 1/2
        -CBT   MAY10   5.56 1/4   5.31       5.41 1/4  -0.09 1/2
WHEAT   -MINN  MAR10   5.51 1/4   5.24       5.35 1/4  -0.07 1/4
        -MINN  MAY10   5.63       5.36       5.47      -0.08 1/4
WHEAT   -KANS  MAR10   5.39       5.10       5.24 1/4  -0.03 1/4
        -KANS  MAY10   5.45       5.22       5.36      -0.03 1/4
CORN    -CBT   MAR10   4.13 1/4   3.91       3.97 3/4  -0.06 3/4
        -CBT   MAY10   4.24       4.03       4.08 1/2  -0.07
OATS    -CBT   MAR10   2.62 1/4   2.57       2.60 1/4  +0.01 1/4
        -CBT   MAY10   2.70 1/2   2.67 1/4   2.68 1/2  +0.01
SOYBEAN -CBT   JAN10  10.70 1/2  10.09      10.12      -0.23
        -CBT   MAR10  10.77      10.17      10.20      -0.23
        -CBT   MAY10  10.79 1/2  10.25 1/2  10.26 1/4  -0.22 3/4
SOYOIL  -CBT   JAN10      40.41      38.20      38.33      -1.24
(¢/lb)  -CBT   MAR10      40.75      38.60      38.74      -1.25
SOYMEAL -CBT   JAN10     320.80     304.50     305.40      -1.10
($/ton) -CBT   MAR10     316.50     298.50     300.20      -3.70

FEEDMILL BIDS on Dec 14/2009 (Different Delivery Points)
                       THIS WEEK         LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH           158.00-165.00    150.00-172.00
      -REDDEER        147.00-150.42    150.00-155.00
      -EDMTN          147.00-165.00    145.00-165.00
OATS  -EDMTN          136.17-155.00    129.68-155.00
PEAS - EDMTN          180.05-202.09    176.37-191.07
BARLEY-LETH           150.00-155.00    145.00-158.00
      -MH/BRKS        148.00-153.00    145.00-153.00
      -CALGARY        148.00-155.00    144.00-153.00
      -REDDEER        145.00-146.97    142.00-146.96
      -VERM           124.01-137.79         N/A
      -EDMTN          135.95-155.00    133.20-155.00
      -PEACE R        114.83-121.71    114.83-121.71
CANOLA CRUSHER on Dec 16/2009
      -Meal (FOB)        235.67           229.97
      -Seed (DEL)        400.02           398.93

ELEVATOR BIDS on Dec 18/2009 (Delivered)
                        THIS WEEK        LAST WEEK
FEED WHEAT -Red Deer     134.55           131.88
FEED OATS  -Red Deer     118.10           112.40
FEED BARLEY-Red Deer     127.99           128.22
RYE        -Red Deer       N/A              N/A
FLAXSEED   -Brooks       325.18           322.03
CANOLA     -Red Deer     387.86           391.80

SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on Dec 17/2009
                                                    Year Ago
 Basis delivered plant           $/Tonne  $/Bushel  $/Bushel
 PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER           281.09      7.65      6.87
     FEED                         145.51      3.96      3.79
     LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER    210.36      5.72      5.27
                                              $/Lb      $/Lb
 LENTILS #1 LAIRD                 753.98      0.34      0.22
         #1 ESTON                 665.79      0.30      0.23
 MUSTARD #1 YELLOW                507.94      0.23      0.41
         #1 BROWN                 449.19      0.20      0.29
         #1 ORIENTAL              494.61      0.22      0.38

WORLD AND US CASH MARKETS (CAN $/TONNE) as of Dec 17/2009
                             THIS     LAST    AVG TO   LAST YR     PCT
                             WEEK     WEEK     DATE    AV PRICE    CHG
WHEAT -CWB #1CWRS ST LAW    302.74   298.25   293.11   386.99    -24.3%
      -CWB #1CWRS VANC*       N/A    276.21   297.82   380.18    -21.7%
      -#1DNS GREAT FALLS      N/A      N/A    194.06   293.37    -33.9%
      -#1DNS PORTLAND         N/A      N/A    228.84   335.56    -31.8%
CORN  -#2 CHICAGO           151.48   139.77   140.56   176.85    -20.5%
BARLEY-#2 PORTLAND            N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A
      -#2FD GREAT FALLS     120.93   121.00   104.59   137.01    -23.7%
      -#2 STOCKTON          214.14   210.15   185.36   271.92    -31.8%
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS          403.49   395.80   406.07   449.31     -9.6%
EXCH RATE Dec 17/2009: US$ in CANADA$ 1.0703  CANADA$ IN US$ 0.9343
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN

CANADIAN EXPORTS AND CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of Dec 13/2009
                    WEEK*  CROP YR   LAST YR       PCT    YR END
COMMODITY            #19   TO DATE   TO DATE       CHG  FORECAST
 WHEAT(EXC DUR)     N/A      N/A     4,821.8   -100.0%    -12.2%
 DURUM              N/A      N/A     1,055.6   -100.0%     +2.7%
 BARLEY             N/A      N/A       430.6   -100.0%    -20.0%
 OATS               N/A      N/A       787.2   -100.0%    -10.0%
 PEAS               N/A      N/A       729.3   -100.0%    -15.1%
 FLAXSEED           N/A      N/A       297.2   -100.0%     -7.4%
 CANOLA-EXPORTS     N/A      N/A     2,695.3   -100.0%    -25.4%
 CANOLA-CRUSH       78.2   1,401.6   1,564.9    -10.4%    +14.5%
U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Dec 10/2009
 WHEAT             354.8  12,365.3  17,393.8    -28.9%    -13.8%
 BARLEY             N/A       44.8     218.0    -79.4%    -23.1%
 CORN              713.5  11,724.8  11,685.0     +0.3%    +10.3%
 SOYBEANS        1,459.0  16,298.5  11,772.7    +38.4%     +4.4%
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