Weekly Crop Market Review - August 20, 2010

The next weekly will be published on Friday, August 27, 2010
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of Aug 20/2010
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
BARLEY  -LETH  OCT10        N/A        N/A     168.00      +0.00
        -LETH  DEC10     182.00     182.00     183.00      -5.00
        -LETH  MAR11        N/A        N/A     179.00      -1.00
CANOLA  -SASK  NOV10     469.40     437.00     439.20     -23.20
        -SASK  JAN11     473.00     441.30     443.50     -21.90
        -SASK  MAR11     472.00     441.10     443.90     -21.80

U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of Aug 20/2010
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
WHEAT   -CBT   SEP10   7.01 1/2   6.47       6.79      -0.23 1/2
        -CBT   DEC10   7.32 1/2   6.78 1/2   7.12      -0.22 1/4
WHEAT   -MINN  SEP10   7.22       6.70       7.00      -0.14 3/4
        -MINN  DEC10   7.35 3/4   6.87 3/4   7.14 1/4  -0.13 3/4
WHEAT   -KANS  SEP10   7.24       6.73 3/4   7.05 1/2  -0.18
        -KANS  DEC10   7.36 1/2   6.45       7.20 1/4  -0.17 3/4
CORN    -CBT   SEP10   4.23       4.06       4.21 1/4  +0.09 1/2
        -CBT   DEC10   4.37 1/2   4.21 1/2   4.36 1/4  +0.09
OATS    -CBT   SEP10   2.76 3/4   2.72       2.72      -0.01 1/2
        -CBT   DEC10   2.93 3/4   2.80       2.85      -0.01 1/2
SOYBEAN -CBT   SEP10  10.50      10.07      10.09 1/4  -0.34 1/4
        -CBT   NOV10  10.48      10.01      10.04      -0.40
        -CBT   JAN11  10.52 3/4  10.08      10.11      -0.39 1/2
SOYOIL  -CBT   SEP10      42.27      39.43      39.52      -3.00
(¢/lb)  -CBT   OCT10      42.41      39.58      39.69      -3.01
SOYMEAL -CBT   SEP10     310.90     300.30     300.80      -1.90
($/ton) -CBT   OCT10     303.50     293.00     293.80      -2.90

FEEDMILL BIDS on Aug 16/2010 (Different Delivery Points)
                       THIS WEEK         LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH           172.00-175.00    165.00-175.00
      -REDDEER             N/A              N/A
      -EDMTN          154.32-158.00    150.65-175.00
OATS  -EDMTN               N/A         123.20-150.00
PEAS - EDMTN          160.00-183.72    160.00-183.72
BARLEY-LETH           166.00-168.00    165.00-165.00
      -MH/BRKS        153.00-161.00    149.00-161.00
      -CALGARY             N/A              N/A
      -REDDEER             N/A              N/A
      -VERM           114.83-114.83    114.83-114.83
      -EDMTN          135.00-146.98    128.60-161.00
      -GRANDEP        126.31-135.49    126.31-135.49
CANOLA CRUSHER on Aug 18/2010
      -Meal (FOB)        225.33           222.67
      -Seed (DEL)        456.37           449.73

ELEVATOR BIDS on Aug 20/2010 (Delivered)
                        THIS WEEK        LAST WEEK
FEED WHEAT -Red Deer     151.17           146.08
FEED OATS  -Red Deer     135.97           135.69
FEED BARLEY-Red Deer     145.82           148.32
RYE        -Red Deer       N/A              N/A
FLAXSEED   -Brooks       427.14           427.14
CANOLA     -Red Deer     429.71           453.91

SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on Aug 19/2010
                                                    Year Ago
 Basis delivered plant           $/Tonne  $/Bushel  $/Bushel
 PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER           187.21      5.10      7.69
     FEED                         119.42      3.25      4.48
     LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER    165.16      4.49      6.46
                                              $/Lb      $/Lb
 LENTILS #1 LAIRD               30069.36     13.64      0.32
         #1 ESTON               24502.70     11.11      0.28
 MUSTARD #1 YELLOW                493.28      0.22      0.39
         #1 BROWN                 388.56      0.18      0.25
         #1 ORIENTAL              438.17      0.20      0.30

WORLD AND US CASH MARKETS (CAN $/TONNE) as of Aug 19/2010
                             THIS     LAST    AVG TO   LAST YR     PCT
                             WEEK     WEEK     DATE    AV PRICE    CHG
WHEAT -CWB #1CWRS ST LAW    323.85   332.10   331.75   287.43    +15.4%
      -CWB #1CWRS VANC*     324.24   321.00   322.62   280.41    +15.1%
      -#1DNS GREAT FALLS      N/A      N/A      N/A    192.41     N/A
      -#1DNS PORTLAND         N/A      N/A      N/A    230.15     N/A
CORN  -#2 CHICAGO           157.20   151.38   151.69   139.90     +8.4%
BARLEY-#2 PORTLAND            N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A
      -#2FD GREAT FALLS       N/A    128.17   123.20   110.33    +11.7%
      -#2 STOCKTON            N/A      N/A      N/A    185.36     N/A
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS          398.93   414.20   407.57   384.67     +6.0%
EXCH RATE Aug 19/2010: US$ in CANADA$ 1.0392  CANADA$ IN US$ 0.9623
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN

CANADIAN EXPORTS AND CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of Aug 15/2010
                    WEEK*  CROP YR   LAST YR       PCT    YR END
COMMODITY            # 2   TO DATE   TO DATE       CHG  FORECAST
 WHEAT(EXC DUR)    224.0     N/A       319.9   -100.0%     N/A
 DURUM              73.1     N/A        59.7   -100.0%     N/A
 BARLEY             30.6     N/A       147.4   -100.0%     N/A
 OATS               33.6     N/A         7.0   -100.0%     N/A
 PEAS               29.4     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A
 FLAXSEED            4.1     N/A        31.7   -100.0%     N/A
 CANOLA-EXPORTS    130.4     N/A        77.8   -100.0%     N/A
 CANOLA-CRUSH      115.6     234.3     149.2    +57.0%     N/A
U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Aug 12/2010
 WHEAT             566.2   5,055.5   4,053.8    +24.7%    +36.2%
 BARLEY               .2       4.6      19.4    -76.2%    +66.7%
 CORN              790.7  44,818.4  42,805.1     +4.7%     +6.8%
 SOYBEANS          366.9  38,809.3  32,830.8    +18.2%    +14.9%
NOPA SOYBEAN Month Ending: Jun 30/2010
 SOYBEAN CRUSH   3,435.7  39,011.2  36,806.9     +6.0%     +5.3%
* From Canadian Grain Commission Calendar