Weekly Crop Market Review - March 5, 2010

The next weekly will be published on Friday, March 12, 2010
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch
WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of Mar 05/2010
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
BARLEY  -LETH  MAY10     147.00     142.00     145.50      -2.50
        -LETH  JUL10        N/A        N/A     145.50      -2.50
        -LETH  OCT10        N/A        N/A     145.50      -2.50
CANOLA  -SASK  MAY10     389.80     380.20     382.40      -6.20
        -SASK  JUL10     397.50     386.20     388.30      -6.90
        -SASK  NOV10     402.80     392.90     394.70      -8.10

U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of Mar 05/2010
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
WHEAT   -CBT   MAY10   5.17       4.92       4.93 1/2  -0.25 3/4
        -CBT   JUL10   5.29 3/4   5.05 1/2   5.05 3/4  -0.25 1/2
WHEAT   -MINN  MAY10   5.32       5.10 3/4   5.12 1/4  -0.17 1/4
        -MINN  JUL10   5.43 1/2   5.21 1/2   5.23      -0.18
WHEAT   -KANS  MAY10   5.19 1/4   4.99 1/2   5.00 1/2  -0.20 1/2
        -KANS  JUL10   5.30 1/2   5.10       5.11 1/2  -0.20 1/4
CORN    -CBT   MAY10   3.88 3/4   3.75       3.75 1/2  -0.13 1/2
        -CBT   JUL10   3.99       3.86       3.86 1/2  -0.13 1/4
OATS    -CBT   MAY10   2.30 3/4   2.26 1/2   2.26 1/2  -0.04
        -CBT   JUL10   2.39       2.35 1/4   2.35 1/4  -0.03 1/4
SOYBEAN -CBT   MAY10   9.71 1/2   9.38       9.42 3/4  -0.18 1/4
        -CBT   JUL10   9.78       9.46       9.50 1/2  -0.18 1/2
        -CBT   AUG10   9.70       9.47 3/4   9.47 3/4  -0.17 1/2
SOYOIL  -CBT   MAY10      40.50      39.63      40.05      +0.35
(¢/lb)  -CBT   JUL10      40.90      40.15      40.48      +0.35
SOYMEAL -CBT   MAY10     270.20     255.50     257.70     -12.30
($/ton) -CBT   JUL10     269.50     256.50     258.60     -11.00

FEEDMILL BIDS on Mar 01/2010 (Different Delivery Points)
                       THIS WEEK         LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH           160.00-160.00    145.00-160.00
      -REDDEER             N/A         140.00-147.00
      -EDMTN          139.63-165.00    139.63-165.00
OATS  -EDMTN          129.68-168.00    123.20-165.00
PEAS - EDMTN          183.72-185.00    175.00-191.07
BARLEY-LETH           148.00-150.00    138.00-146.00
      -MH/BRKS        128.00-145.00    128.00-145.00
      -CALGARY             N/A         138.00-145.00
      -REDDEER             N/A         132.00-138.00
      -VERM           112.53-117.12    114.83-117.12
      -EDMTN          128.50-145.00    128.50-145.00
      -PEACE R             N/A         126.31-135.49
CANOLA CRUSHER on Mar 03/2010
      -Meal (FOB)        180.00           190.67
      -Seed (DEL)        386.37           387.43

ELEVATOR BIDS on Mar 05/2010 (Delivered)
                        THIS WEEK        LAST WEEK
FEED WHEAT -Red Deer     123.75           123.01
FEED OATS  -Red Deer     101.24           104.25
FEED BARLEY-Red Deer     117.79           119.10
RYE        -Red Deer       N/A              N/A
FLAXSEED   -Brooks       305.10           305.10
CANOLA     -Red Deer     376.18           376.64

SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on Mar 04/2010
                                                    Year Ago
 Basis delivered plant           $/Tonne  $/Bushel  $/Bushel
 PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER           241.22      6.56      8.19
     FEED                         128.61      3.50      4.30
     LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER    176.92      4.81      6.04
                                              $/Lb      $/Lb
 LENTILS #1 LAIRD                 710.43      0.32      0.29
         #1 ESTON                 640.99      0.29      0.24
 MUSTARD #1 YELLOW                532.75      0.24      0.36
         #1 BROWN                 396.06      0.18      0.27
         #1 ORIENTAL              418.55      0.19      0.38

WORLD AND US CASH MARKETS (CAN $/TONNE) as of Mar 04/2010
                             THIS     LAST    AVG TO   LAST YR     PCT
                             WEEK     WEEK     DATE    AV PRICE    CHG
WHEAT -CWB #1CWRS ST LAW    286.45   297.45   294.84   386.99    -23.8%
      -CWB #1CWRS VANC*     271.10     N/A    291.16   380.18    -23.4%
      -#1DNS GREAT FALLS    200.89   203.18   194.73   293.37    -33.6%
      -#1DNS PORTLAND       236.49   245.80   232.26   335.56    -30.8%
CORN  -#2 CHICAGO           141.60   145.02   141.57   176.85    -20.0%
BARLEY-#2 PORTLAND            N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A
      -#2FD GREAT FALLS     118.15   121.44   110.67   137.01    -19.2%
      -#2 STOCKTON            N/A      N/A    185.36   271.92    -31.8%
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS          355.77   369.18   394.36   449.31    -12.2%
EXCH RATE Mar 04/2010: US$ in CANADA$ 1.0306  CANADA$ IN US$ 0.9703
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN

CANADIAN EXPORTS AND CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of Feb 28/2010
                    WEEK*  CROP YR   LAST YR       PCT    YR END
COMMODITY            #30   TO DATE   TO DATE       CHG  FORECAST
 WHEAT(EXC DUR)    210.9   7,841.3   7,460.6     +5.1%     -8.9%
 DURUM               7.9   1,767.7   1,754.0     +0.8%     -2.8%
 BARLEY              2.1     762.2     746.2     +2.1%     N/A
 OATS               11.1     552.6   1,049.7    -47.4%    -25.9%
 PEAS               29.9     926.9   1,072.5    -13.6%    -15.1%
 FLAXSEED            3.5     312.0     351.8    -11.3%    -20.2%
 CANOLA-EXPORTS    153.2   4,076.1   4,195.7     -2.9%    -20.3%
 CANOLA-CRUSH       91.7   2,316.0   2,441.9     -5.2%     +5.1%
U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Feb 25/2010
 WHEAT             481.1  16,849.2  21,157.9    -20.4%    -18.7%
 BARLEY             N/A       54.9     240.4    -77.1%    -61.5%
 CORN              987.1  20,416.0  19,759.2     +3.3%     +7.6%
 SOYBEANS        1,092.1  30,108.4  22,411.6    +34.3%     +9.1%
NOPA SOYBEAN Month Ending: Jan 31/2010
 SOYBEAN CRUSH   4,419.7  20,402.6  18,426.9    +10.7%     +3.5%
* From Canadian Grain Commission Calendar