Weekly Crop Market Review - March 19, 2010

The next weekly will be published on Friday, March 26, 2010
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of Mar 19/2010
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
BARLEY  -LETH  MAY10        N/A        N/A     154.00      +0.00
        -LETH  JUL10     145.00     145.00     145.00      -9.00
        -LETH  OCT10        N/A        N/A     145.50      +0.00
CANOLA  -SASK  MAY10     382.40     372.90     377.80      +0.30
        -SASK  JUL10     387.60     378.30     383.30      +0.20
        -SASK  NOV10     389.70     380.70     384.80      -2.40

U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of Mar 19/2010
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
WHEAT   -CBT   MAY10   4.98       4.78       4.83 3/4  -0.01 1/2
        -CBT   JUL10   5.09 1/2   4.92 1/4   4.96 1/2  -0.01 1/2
WHEAT   -MINN  MAY10   5.22       5.06 3/4   5.09 1/4  -0.04 1/4
        -MINN  JUL10   5.32 3/4   5.17 1/2   5.20 1/4  -0.04
WHEAT   -KANS  MAY10   5.05       4.87 1/2   4.92      -0.02 3/4
        -KANS  JUL10   5.15 1/4   4.98 1/2   5.03      -0.02 1/2
CORN    -CBT   MAY10   3.76 1/2   3.62 1/4   3.74 1/2  +0.10 1/4
        -CBT   JUL10   3.87 1/2   3.73 1/2   3.85 1/2  +0.10
OATS    -CBT   MAY10   2.25 1/2   2.16       2.24 1/2  +0.06
        -CBT   JUL10   2.34       2.25 1/4   2.33      +0.06
SOYBEAN -CBT   MAY10   9.62 1/2   9.22       9.61 3/4  +0.36 1/4
        -CBT   JUL10   9.69 1/2   9.30       9.69 1/2  +0.36
        -CBT   AUG10   9.66       9.35 1/2   9.66      +0.33
SOYOIL  -CBT   MAY10      39.85      38.75      39.30      -0.25
(¢/lb)  -CBT   JUL10      40.23      39.20      39.73      -0.26
SOYMEAL -CBT   MAY10     270.80     252.30     270.20     +18.90
($/ton) -CBT   JUL10     269.60     253.00     269.50     +18.10

FEEDMILL BIDS on Mar 15/2010 (Different Delivery Points)
                       THIS WEEK         LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH           157.00-162.00    155.00-165.00
      -REDDEER             N/A              N/A
      -EDMTN          135.95-165.00    135.95-168.00
OATS  -EDMTN          126.44-158.00    129.68-165.00
PEAS - EDMTN          183.72-191.07    183.72-191.07
BARLEY-LETH           148.00-150.00    148.00-150.00
      -MH/BRKS        141.00-148.00    141.00-146.00
      -CALGARY             N/A              N/A
      -REDDEER             N/A              N/A
      -VERM           114.83-126.31    112.53-126.31
      -EDMTN          128.50-148.00    128.50-146.00
      -PEACE R        114.83-135.49    114.83-137.79
CANOLA CRUSHER on Mar 17/2010
      -Meal (FOB)        182.50           173.30
      -Seed (DEL)        382.84           385.07

ELEVATOR BIDS on Mar 19/2010 (Delivered)
                        THIS WEEK        LAST WEEK
FEED WHEAT -Red Deer     135.89           133.52
FEED OATS  -Red Deer      91.81            97.67
FEED BARLEY-Red Deer     122.21           122.54
RYE        -Red Deer       N/A              N/A
FLAXSEED   -Brooks       305.10           305.10
CANOLA     -Red Deer     377.94           371.38

SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on Mar 18/2010
                                                    Year Ago
 Basis delivered plant           $/Tonne  $/Bushel  $/Bushel
 PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER           245.82      6.69      8.19
     FEED                         122.54      3.34      4.23
     LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER    171.23      4.66      5.72
                                              $/Lb      $/Lb
 LENTILS #1 LAIRD                 710.43      0.32      0.30
         #1 ESTON                 626.66      0.28      0.24
 MUSTARD #1 YELLOW                493.28      0.22      0.36
         #1 BROWN                 361.01      0.16      0.25
         #1 ORIENTAL              364.09      0.17      0.38

WORLD AND US CASH MARKETS (CAN $/TONNE) as of Mar 18/2010
                             THIS     LAST    AVG TO   LAST YR     PCT
                             WEEK     WEEK     DATE    AV PRICE    CHG
WHEAT -CWB #1CWRS ST LAW    276.25   276.55   293.73   386.99    -24.1%
      -CWB #1CWRS VANC*     270.64   264.85   288.56   380.18    -24.1%
      -#1DNS GREAT FALLS    217.90   197.41   195.96   293.37    -33.2%
      -#1DNS PORTLAND       250.86   233.16   233.40   335.56    -30.4%
CORN  -#2 CHICAGO           138.88   133.58   141.24   176.85    -20.1%
BARLEY-#2 PORTLAND            N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A
      -#2FD GREAT FALLS     109.51   116.30   110.81   137.01    -19.1%
      -#2 STOCKTON            N/A      N/A    185.36   271.92    -31.8%
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS          355.52   348.33   391.79   449.31    -12.8%
EXCH RATE Mar 18/2010: US$ in CANADA$ 1.0137  CANADA$ IN US$ 0.9865
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN

CANADIAN EXPORTS AND CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of Mar 14/2010
                    WEEK*  CROP YR   LAST YR       PCT    YR END
COMMODITY            #32   TO DATE   TO DATE       CHG  FORECAST
 WHEAT(EXC DUR)    183.6   8,311.6   7,974.5     +4.2%     -8.9%
 DURUM              21.0   1,818.8   1,837.4     -1.0%     -2.8%
 BARLEY              8.2     820.8     852.8     -3.8%     N/A
 OATS               23.8     591.1   1,077.5    -45.1%    -25.9%
 PEAS                9.6     954.3   1,162.5    -17.9%    -15.1%
 FLAXSEED           19.1     335.3     358.8     -6.5%    -20.2%
 CANOLA-EXPORTS    184.5   4,461.7   4,473.9     -0.3%    -20.3%
 CANOLA-CRUSH      101.8   2,518.4   2,606.0     -3.4%     +5.1%
U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Mar 11/2010
 WHEAT             249.5  17,731.4  21,907.3    -19.1%    -18.7%
 BARLEY             N/A       57.2     241.2    -76.3%    -61.5%
 CORN              927.7  22,405.1  21,770.8     +2.9%     +2.3%
 SOYBEANS          857.2  31,942.3  23,906.4    +33.6%    +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