Weekly Crop Market Review - March 12, 2010

The next weekly will be published on Friday, March 19, 2010
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of Mar 12/2010
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
BARLEY  -LETH  MAY10     155.00     147.50     154.00      +8.50
        -LETH  JUL10        N/A        N/A     154.00      +8.50
        -LETH  OCT10        N/A        N/A     145.50      +0.00
CANOLA  -SASK  MAY10     389.70     377.00     377.50      -4.90
        -SASK  JUL10     394.30     382.30     383.10      -5.20
        -SASK  NOV10     398.50     386.70     387.20      -7.50

U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of Mar 12/2010
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
WHEAT   -CBT   MAY10   4.99       4.75 1/2   4.85 1/4  -0.08 1/4
        -CBT   JUL10   5.09 3/4   4.89       4.98      -0.07 3/4
WHEAT   -MINN  MAY10   5.18       5.02 1/2   5.13 1/2  +0.01 1/4
        -MINN  JUL10   5.28 3/4   5.13 3/4   5.24 1/4  +0.01 1/4
WHEAT   -KANS  MAY10   5.04 3/4   4.86       4.94 3/4  -0.05 3/4
        -KANS  JUL10   5.14 1/2   4.96 1/2   5.05 1/2  -0.06
CORN    -CBT   MAY10   3.78 1/2   3.61 1/2   3.64 1/4  -0.11 1/4
        -CBT   JUL10   3.88 1/4   3.72 3/4   3.75 1/2  -0.11
OATS    -CBT   MAY10   2.27 3/4   2.16 1/4   2.18 1/2  -0.08
        -CBT   JUL10   2.36 1/4   2.24       2.27      -0.08 1/4
SOYBEAN -CBT   MAY10   9.64       9.23       9.25 1/2  -0.17 1/4
        -CBT   JUL10   9.71       9.32       9.33 1/2  -0.17
        -CBT   AUG10   9.62 1/2   9.33       9.33      -0.14 3/4
SOYOIL  -CBT   MAY10      41.05      39.05      39.55      -0.50
(¢/lb)  -CBT   JUL10      41.40      39.50      39.99      -0.49
SOYMEAL -CBT   MAY10     263.20     251.20     251.30      -6.40
($/ton) -CBT   JUL10     262.00     251.20     251.40      -7.20

FEEDMILL BIDS on Mar 08/2010 (Different Delivery Points)
                       THIS WEEK         LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH           155.00-165.00    160.00-160.00
      -REDDEER             N/A              N/A
      -EDMTN          135.95-168.00    139.63-165.00
OATS  -EDMTN          129.68-165.00    129.68-168.00
PEAS - EDMTN          183.72-191.07    183.72-185.00
BARLEY-LETH           148.00-150.00    148.00-150.00
      -MH/BRKS        141.00-146.00    128.00-145.00
      -CALGARY             N/A              N/A
      -REDDEER             N/A              N/A
      -VERM           112.53-126.31    112.53-117.12
      -EDMTN          128.50-146.00    128.50-145.00
      -PEACE R        114.83-137.79         N/A
CANOLA CRUSHER on Mar 10/2010
      -Meal (FOB)        173.30           180.00
      -Seed (DEL)        385.07           386.37

ELEVATOR BIDS on Mar 12/2010 (Delivered)
                        THIS WEEK        LAST WEEK
FEED WHEAT -Red Deer     133.52           123.75
FEED OATS  -Red Deer      97.67           101.24
FEED BARLEY-Red Deer     122.54           117.79
RYE        -Red Deer       N/A              N/A
FLAXSEED   -Brooks       305.10           305.10
CANOLA     -Red Deer     371.38           376.18

SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on Mar 11/2010
                                                    Year Ago
 Basis delivered plant           $/Tonne  $/Bushel  $/Bushel
 PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER           245.82      6.69      8.13
     FEED                         122.54      3.34      4.30
     LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER    175.45      4.78      6.01
                                              $/Lb      $/Lb
 LENTILS #1 LAIRD                 710.43      0.32      0.29
         #1 ESTON                 628.31      0.28      0.24
 MUSTARD #1 YELLOW                493.28      0.22      0.36
         #1 BROWN                 361.01      0.16      0.27
         #1 ORIENTAL              364.09      0.17      0.38

WORLD AND US CASH MARKETS (CAN $/TONNE) as of Mar 11/2010
                             THIS     LAST    AVG TO   LAST YR     PCT
                             WEEK     WEEK     DATE    AV PRICE    CHG
WHEAT -CWB #1CWRS ST LAW    276.55   286.45   294.27   386.99    -24.0%
      -CWB #1CWRS VANC*     264.85   271.10   289.61   380.18    -23.8%
      -#1DNS GREAT FALLS    197.41   200.89   194.86   293.37    -33.6%
      -#1DNS PORTLAND       233.16   236.49   232.31   335.56    -30.8%
CORN  -#2 CHICAGO           133.58   141.60   141.32   176.85    -20.1%
BARLEY-#2 PORTLAND            N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A
      -#2FD GREAT FALLS     116.30   118.15   110.85   137.01    -19.1%
      -#2 STOCKTON            N/A      N/A    185.36   271.92    -31.8%
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS          348.33   355.77   392.92   449.31    -12.5%
EXCH RATE Mar 11/2010: US$ in CANADA$ 1.0243  CANADA$ IN US$ 0.9763
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN

CANADIAN EXPORTS AND CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of Mar 07/2010
                    WEEK*  CROP YR   LAST YR       PCT    YR END
COMMODITY            #31   TO DATE   TO DATE       CHG  FORECAST
 WHEAT(EXC DUR)    286.7   8,128.0   7,719.8     +5.3%     -8.9%
 DURUM              30.1   1,797.8   1,767.3     +1.7%     -2.8%
 BARLEY             50.4     812.6     747.2     +8.8%     N/A
 OATS               14.7     567.3   1,063.0    -46.6%    -25.9%
 PEAS               16.3     943.2   1,149.1    -17.9%    -15.1%
 FLAXSEED            2.8     314.8     355.4    -11.4%    -20.2%
 CANOLA-EXPORTS    175.8   4,265.3   4,291.3     -0.6%    -20.3%
 CANOLA-CRUSH      100.6   2,416.6   2,522.6     -4.2%     +5.1%
U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Mar 04/2010
 WHEAT             556.2  17,443.9  21,557.3    -19.1%    -18.7%
 BARLEY             N/A       54.9     241.2    -77.2%    -61.5%
 CORN              865.6  21,371.6  20,875.3     +2.4%     +2.3%
 SOYBEANS          841.9  30,967.3  23,256.1    +33.2%    +10.7%
NOPA SOYBEAN Month Ending: Jan 31/2010
 SOYBEAN CRUSH   4,419.7  20,402.6  18,426.9    +10.7%     +4.1%
* From Canadian Grain Commission Calendar