Weekly Crop Market Review - April 23, 2010

The next weekly will be published on Friday, April 30, 2010
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of Apr 23/2010
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
BARLEY  -LETH  MAY10     152.00     151.00     151.10      -0.90
        -LETH  JUL10     145.50     145.50     145.50      +0.00
        -LETH  OCT10        N/A        N/A     145.50      +0.00
CANOLA  -SASK  MAY10     382.00     377.50     379.40      -2.10
        -SASK  JUL10     388.70     384.00     385.90      -2.20
        -SASK  NOV10     393.00     387.00     389.50      -3.50

U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of Apr 23/2010
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
WHEAT   -CBT   MAY10   4.98 1/4   4.67       4.93 1/4  +0.02 3/4
        -CBT   JUL10   5.11 1/2   4.78       5.05 1/2  +0.03
WHEAT   -MINN  MAY10   5.30 1/2   4.98 3/4   5.26 3/4  +0.06 3/4
        -MINN  JUL10   5.42       5.09 1/2   5.38 1/4  +0.07 1/2
WHEAT   -KANS  MAY10   5.11 1/2   4.83       5.05 3/4  -0.00 3/4
        -KANS  JUL10   5.22       4.93 1/2   5.16 1/2  -0.01
CORN    -CBT   MAY10   3.62 3/4   3.48       3.53      -0.11
        -CBT   JUL10   3.72 3/4   3.57       3.61      -0.13
OATS    -CBT   MAY10   2.12       2.05       2.05      -0.10 1/4
        -CBT   JUL10   2.22 1/4   2.10 1/2   2.13      -0.07
SOYBEAN -CBT   MAY10  10.05       9.73      10.00      +0.14 3/4
        -CBT   JUL10  10.16 1/2   9.82 1/2  10.10      +0.15
        -CBT   AUG10  10.10       9.81 3/4  10.07      +0.16 1/4
SOYOIL  -CBT   MAY10      39.65      38.80      39.35      -0.45
(¢/lb)  -CBT   JUL10      40.17      39.20      39.86      -0.41
SOYMEAL -CBT   MAY10     296.50     280.30     292.30     +11.40
($/ton) -CBT   JUL10     296.40     280.30     292.20     +11.50

FEEDMILL BIDS on Apr 19/2010 (Different Delivery Points)
                       THIS WEEK         LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH           150.00-160.00    157.00-158.00
      -REDDEER        143.00-150.42         N/A
      -EDMTN          139.63-160.00    139.63-160.00
OATS  -EDMTN          123.20-150.00    123.20-150.00
PEAS - EDMTN          155.00-183.72    165.35-176.00
BARLEY-LETH           142.00-154.00    148.00-154.00
      -MH/BRKS        141.00-145.00    141.00-147.00
      -CALGARY        140.00-148.00         N/A
      -REDDEER        138.00-142.38         N/A
      -VERM           117.12-126.31    117.12-126.31
      -EDMTN          126.00-146.00    126.00-145.00
      -PEACE R        114.83-135.49    114.83-135.49
CANOLA CRUSHER on Apr 21/2010
      -Meal (FOB)        206.67           188.04
      -Seed (DEL)        382.31           388.95

ELEVATOR BIDS on Apr 23/2010 (Delivered)
                        THIS WEEK        LAST WEEK
FEED WHEAT -Red Deer     135.85           136.57
FEED OATS  -Red Deer      89.55            91.12
FEED BARLEY-Red Deer     124.98           123.28
RYE        -Red Deer       N/A              N/A
FLAXSEED   -Brooks       301.56           305.10
CANOLA     -Red Deer     377.41           379.88

SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on Apr 22/2010
                                                    Year Ago
 Basis delivered plant           $/Tonne  $/Bushel  $/Bushel
 PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER           223.59      6.08      8.42
     FEED                         107.66      2.93      3.96
     LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER    164.43      4.48      5.86
                                              $/Lb      $/Lb
 LENTILS #1 LAIRD                 665.79      0.30      0.36
         #1 ESTON                 560.52      0.25      0.26
 MUSTARD #1 YELLOW                460.21      0.21      0.35
         #1 BROWN                 361.00      0.16      0.25
         #1 ORIENTAL              385.48      0.17      0.35

WORLD AND US CASH MARKETS (CAN $/TONNE) as of Apr 22/2010
                             THIS     LAST    AVG TO   LAST YR     PCT
                             WEEK     WEEK     DATE    AV PRICE    CHG
WHEAT -CWB #1CWRS ST LAW    265.75   263.60   290.22   386.99    -25.0%
      -CWB #1CWRS VANC*     271.21   272.90   286.28   380.18    -24.7%
      -#1DNS GREAT FALLS    191.44   153.18   193.99   293.37    -33.9%
      -#1DNS PORTLAND       229.65   229.67   232.98   335.56    -30.6%
CORN  -#2 CHICAGO           134.15   134.99   139.92   176.85    -20.9%
BARLEY-#2 PORTLAND            N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A
      -#2FD GREAT FALLS     104.72   107.83   110.58   137.01    -19.3%
      -#2 STOCKTON            N/A      N/A    185.36   271.92    -31.8%
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS          369.92   362.94   387.16   449.31    -13.8%
EXCH RATE Apr 22/2010: US$ in CANADA$ 1.0000  CANADA$ IN US$ 1.0000
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN

CANADIAN EXPORTS AND CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of Apr 18/2010
                    WEEK*  CROP YR   LAST YR       PCT    YR END
COMMODITY            #37   TO DATE   TO DATE       CHG  FORECAST
 WHEAT(EXC DUR)    248.6   9,595.3   9,430.3     +1.7%     -8.9%
 DURUM              68.7   2,233.7   2,393.4     -6.7%     -2.8%
 BARLEY             36.0   1,010.7   1,037.4     -2.6%     N/A
 OATS                6.7     658.7   1,193.7    -44.8%    -25.9%
 PEAS               33.4   1,099.6   1,436.2    -23.4%    -15.1%
 FLAXSEED            1.3     403.2     391.6     +3.0%    -20.2%
 CANOLA-EXPORTS    112.0   5,049.3   5,397.5     -6.5%    -20.3%
 CANOLA-CRUSH      102.7   3,052.2   3,017.8     +1.1%     +5.1%
U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Apr 15/2010
 WHEAT             481.1  20,290.4  24,394.7    -16.8%    -14.8%
 BARLEY             N/A       59.5     243.6    -75.6%    -61.5%
 CORN              957.6  27,612.8  26,537.0     +4.1%     +2.3%
 SOYBEANS          428.1  34,977.0  27,054.3    +29.3%    +12.6%
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