Weekly Crop Market Review - March 26, 2010

The next weekly will be published on Thursday, April 1, 2010
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of Mar 26/2010
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
BARLEY  -LETH  MAY10        N/A        N/A     154.00      +0.00
        -LETH  JUL10        N/A        N/A     145.00      +0.00
        -LETH  OCT10        N/A        N/A     145.50      +0.00
CANOLA  -SASK  MAY10     384.60     374.10     382.30      +4.50
        -SASK  JUL10     389.50     379.20     388.30      +5.00
        -SASK  NOV10     390.20     380.00     388.60      +3.80

U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of Mar 26/2010
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
WHEAT   -CBT   MAY10   4.92       4.64       4.64 3/4  -0.19
        -CBT   JUL10   5.03 1/4   4.77 1/4   4.78      -0.18 1/2
WHEAT   -MINN  MAY10   5.17 3/4   4.96       4.97      -0.12 1/4
        -MINN  JUL10   5.28 1/4   5.07 1/2   5.08 1/2  -0.11 3/4
WHEAT   -KANS  MAY10   4.99       4.75 1/4   4.75 1/2  -0.16 1/2
        -KANS  JUL10   5.10 1/2   4.86 1/2   4.86 1/2  -0.16 1/2
CORN    -CBT   MAY10   3.74 3/4   3.54 1/4   3.56 1/4  -0.18 1/4
        -CBT   JUL10   3.85 1/2   3.65       3.67 1/2  -0.18
OATS    -CBT   MAY10   2.19       2.06 3/4   2.12      -0.12 1/2
        -CBT   JUL10   2.29 3/4   2.16       2.21      -0.12
SOYBEAN -CBT   MAY10   9.76       9.42       9.52      -0.09 3/4
        -CBT   JUL10   9.83       9.50 1/2   9.59 3/4  -0.09 3/4
        -CBT   AUG10   9.77       9.45       9.52 1/2  -0.13 1/2
SOYOIL  -CBT   MAY10      39.90      38.67      38.95      -0.35
(¢/lb)  -CBT   JUL10      40.22      39.12      39.38      -0.35
SOYMEAL -CBT   MAY10     274.30     265.80     270.90      +0.70
($/ton) -CBT   JUL10     272.70     263.50     267.60      -1.90

FEEDMILL BIDS on Mar 22/2010 (Different Delivery Points)
                       THIS WEEK         LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH           142.00-160.00    157.00-162.00
      -REDDEER        142.00-147.00         N/A
      -EDMTN          135.95-155.00    135.95-165.00
OATS  -EDMTN          126.44-155.00    126.44-158.00
PEAS - EDMTN          165.00-183.72    183.72-191.07
BARLEY-LETH           140.00-150.00    148.00-150.00
      -MH/BRKS        141.00-146.00    141.00-148.00
      -CALGARY        140.00-148.00         N/A
      -REDDEER        128.00-138.00         N/A
      -VERM           117.12-126.31    114.83-126.31
      -EDMTN          126.00-145.00    128.50-148.00
      -PEACE R        114.83-135.49    114.83-135.49
CANOLA CRUSHER on Mar 24/2010
      -Meal (FOB)        197.33           182.50
      -Seed (DEL)        379.97           382.84

ELEVATOR BIDS on Mar 26/2010 (Delivered)
                        THIS WEEK        LAST WEEK
FEED WHEAT -Red Deer     126.78           135.89
FEED OATS  -Red Deer      93.81            91.81
FEED BARLEY-Red Deer     127.35           122.21
RYE        -Red Deer       N/A              N/A
FLAXSEED   -Brooks       305.10           305.10
CANOLA     -Red Deer     382.72           377.94

SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on Mar 25/2010
                                                    Year Ago
 Basis delivered plant           $/Tonne  $/Bushel  $/Bushel
 PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER           236.63      6.44      8.03
     FEED                         119.42      3.25      4.29
     LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER    165.35      4.50      5.64
                                              $/Lb      $/Lb
 LENTILS #1 LAIRD                 702.72      0.32      0.31
         #1 ESTON                 578.16      0.26      0.24
 MUSTARD #1 YELLOW                493.28      0.22      0.37
         #1 BROWN                 372.03      0.17      0.26
         #1 ORIENTAL              407.52      0.18      0.38

WORLD AND US CASH MARKETS (CAN $/TONNE) as of Mar 25/2010
                             THIS     LAST    AVG TO   LAST YR     PCT
                             WEEK     WEEK     DATE    AV PRICE    CHG
WHEAT -CWB #1CWRS ST LAW    270.15   276.25   293.03   386.99    -24.3%
      -CWB #1CWRS VANC*       N/A    270.64   288.56   380.18    -24.1%
      -#1DNS GREAT FALLS    201.08   217.90   196.19   293.37    -33.1%
      -#1DNS PORTLAND       236.85   250.86   233.60   335.56    -30.4%
CORN  -#2 CHICAGO           132.73   138.88   140.99   176.85    -20.3%
BARLEY-#2 PORTLAND            N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A
      -#2FD GREAT FALLS     112.97   109.51   110.88   137.01    -19.1%
      -#2 STOCKTON            N/A      N/A    185.36   271.92    -31.8%
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS          353.20   355.52   390.66   449.31    -13.1%
EXCH RATE Mar 25/2010: US$ in CANADA$ 1.0248  CANADA$ IN US$ 0.9758
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN

CANADIAN EXPORTS AND CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of Mar 21/2010
                    WEEK*  CROP YR   LAST YR       PCT    YR END
COMMODITY            #33   TO DATE   TO DATE       CHG  FORECAST
 WHEAT(EXC DUR)    245.6   8,557.2   8,319.1     +2.9%     -8.9%
 DURUM              36.9   1,855.7   1,877.0     -1.1%     -2.8%
 BARLEY             31.6     854.5     939.7     -9.1%     N/A
 OATS               11.4     602.5   1,094.3    -44.9%    -25.9%
 PEAS               27.5     981.8   1,235.1    -20.5%    -15.1%
 FLAXSEED            9.6     344.9     362.6     -4.9%    -20.2%
 CANOLA-EXPORTS    112.1   4,585.9   4,612.9     -0.6%    -20.3%
 CANOLA-CRUSH      110.2   2,628.6   2,689.6     -2.3%     +5.1%
U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Mar 18/2010
 WHEAT             512.9  18,294.4  22,514.7    -18.7%    -18.7%
 BARLEY             N/A       57.2     241.2    -76.3%    -61.5%
 CORN            1,056.8  23,521.2  22,566.6     +4.2%     +2.3%
 SOYBEANS          874.5  32,832.8  24,503.5    +34.0%    +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