Weekly Crop Market Review - April 9, 2010

The next weekly will be published on Friday, April 16, 2010
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of Apr 09/2010
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
BARLEY  -LETH  MAY10        N/A        N/A     154.00      +0.00
        -LETH  JUL10        N/A        N/A     145.50      +0.50
        -LETH  OCT10        N/A        N/A     145.50      +0.00
CANOLA  -SASK  MAY10     383.90     375.50     381.10      +0.40
        -SASK  JUL10     390.00     382.30     387.90      +1.80
        -SASK  NOV10     394.00     384.50     391.90      +5.10

U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of Apr 09/2010
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
WHEAT   -CBT   MAY10   4.78       4.47 1/2   4.65 3/4  +0.11
        -CBT   JUL10   4.89       4.61       4.79 1/4  +0.10 3/4
WHEAT   -MINN  MAY10   5.12       4.85       5.01 1/4  +0.12 1/4
        -MINN  JUL10   5.23 1/2   4.96 1/4   5.12 1/2  +0.12 1/2
WHEAT   -KANS  MAY10   4.93 1/2   4.65 1/4   4.83 1/2  +0.13 1/2
        -KANS  JUL10   5.04       4.76 1/4   4.94 1/4  +0.12 1/2
CORN    -CBT   MAY10   3.58 1/2   3.44       3.45 3/4  +0.01 1/4
        -CBT   JUL10   3.69 1/4   3.55 1/2   3.57 1/4  +0.01 1/4
OATS    -CBT   MAY10   2.17 3/4   2.10 1/4   2.15      +0.04 1/2
        -CBT   JUL10   2.26       2.17       2.21 1/2  +0.02
SOYBEAN -CBT   MAY10   9.64       9.33       9.52 1/4  +0.10 1/4
        -CBT   JUL10   9.72 1/2   9.42       9.62      +0.10 3/4
        -CBT   AUG10   9.60       9.41 1/2   9.57 1/4  +0.11
SOYOIL  -CBT   MAY10      40.45      38.99      40.04      +1.06
(¢/lb)  -CBT   JUL10      40.94      39.46      40.52      +1.07
SOYMEAL -CBT   MAY10     267.70     260.60     265.30      -0.60
($/ton) -CBT   JUL10     266.90     259.90     264.60      -0.30

FEEDMILL BIDS on Apr 05/2010 (Different Delivery Points)
                       THIS WEEK         LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH           156.00-160.00         N/A
      -REDDEER             N/A              N/A
      -EDMTN          139.63-160.00    140.00-176.37
OATS  -EDMTN          123.20-155.00    123.20-136.17
PEAS - EDMTN          165.35-183.72    165.35-176.00
BARLEY-LETH           148.00-150.00         N/A
      -MH/BRKS        141.00-145.00    141.00-145.00
      -CALGARY             N/A              N/A
      -REDDEER             N/A              N/A
      -VERM           117.12-126.31    114.83-126.31
      -EDMTN          126.00-148.00    126.00-133.20
      -PEACE R        114.83-135.49    114.83-135.49
CANOLA CRUSHER on Apr 07/2010
      -Meal (FOB)        180.17           186.67
      -Seed (DEL)        386.23           380.17

ELEVATOR BIDS on Apr 09/2010 (Delivered)
                        THIS WEEK        LAST WEEK
FEED WHEAT -Red Deer     127.51           126.78
FEED OATS  -Red Deer      83.38            89.30
FEED BARLEY-Red Deer     127.35           126.43
RYE        -Red Deer       N/A              N/A
FLAXSEED   -Brooks       305.10           305.10
CANOLA     -Red Deer     381.71           381.42

SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on Apr 08/2010
                                                    Year Ago
 Basis delivered plant           $/Tonne  $/Bushel  $/Bushel
 PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER           258.68      7.04      8.21
     FEED                         119.42      3.25      4.19
     LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER    162.96      4.44      5.86
                                              $/Lb      $/Lb
 LENTILS #1 LAIRD                 680.67      0.31      0.31
         #1 ESTON                 574.85      0.26      0.25
 MUSTARD #1 YELLOW                460.21      0.21      0.37
         #1 BROWN                 349.98      0.16      0.25
         #1 ORIENTAL              385.48      0.17      0.38

WORLD AND US CASH MARKETS (CAN $/TONNE) as of Apr 08/2010
                             THIS     LAST    AVG TO   LAST YR     PCT
                             WEEK     WEEK     DATE    AV PRICE    CHG
WHEAT -CWB #1CWRS ST LAW    269.95   265.85   291.64   386.99    -24.6%
      -CWB #1CWRS VANC*     273.68     N/A    287.78   380.18    -24.3%
      -#1DNS GREAT FALLS    189.02     N/A    195.88   293.37    -33.2%
      -#1DNS PORTLAND       228.45     N/A    233.33   335.56    -30.5%
CORN  -#2 CHICAGO           127.61   126.44   140.22   176.85    -20.7%
BARLEY-#2 PORTLAND            N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A
      -#2FD GREAT FALLS     108.88   111.16   110.83   137.01    -19.1%
      -#2 STOCKTON            N/A      N/A    185.36   271.92    -31.8%
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS          347.83   349.22   388.31   449.31    -13.6%
EXCH RATE Apr 08/2010: US$ in CANADA$ 1.0028  CANADA$ IN US$ 0.9972
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN

CANADIAN EXPORTS AND CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of Apr 04/2010
                    WEEK*  CROP YR   LAST YR       PCT    YR END
COMMODITY            #35   TO DATE   TO DATE       CHG  FORECAST
 WHEAT(EXC DUR)    203.5   9,093.4   8,880.2     +2.4%     -8.9%
 DURUM              90.6   2,109.7   2,093.7     +0.8%     -2.8%
 BARLEY             61.8     924.5     971.7     -4.9%     N/A
 OATS               10.1     637.3   1,125.6    -43.4%    -25.9%
 PEAS               22.8   1,065.8   1,360.1    -21.6%    -15.1%
 FLAXSEED           37.3     400.9     368.0     +8.9%    -20.2%
 CANOLA-EXPORTS    216.6   4,985.3   4,961.1     +0.5%    -20.3%
 CANOLA-CRUSH      108.8   2,844.2   2,859.0     -0.5%     +5.1%
U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Apr 01/2010
 WHEAT             548.3  19,278.4  23,411.7    -17.7%    -18.7%
 BARLEY               .3      59.5     241.8    -75.4%    -61.5%
 CORN            1,000.2  25,619.7  24,652.4     +3.9%     +2.3%
 SOYBEANS          442.1  34,123.3  25,801.3    +32.3%    +10.7%
NOPA SOYBEAN Month Ending: Feb 28/2010
 SOYBEAN CRUSH   4,037.4  24,440.0  21,928.7    +11.5%     +4.1%
* From Canadian Grain Commission Calendar