Weekly Crop Market Review - October 1, 2010

The next weekly will be published on Friday, October 8, 2010
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of Oct 01/2010
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
BARLEY  -LETH  DEC10     185.00     180.00     180.00      -2.00
        -LETH  MAR11        N/A        N/A     184.90      +2.90
        -LETH  MAY11        N/A        N/A     184.90      +2.90
CANOLA  -SASK  NOV10     487.30     465.20     468.00     -17.30
        -SASK  JAN11     492.50     472.00     475.30     -15.30
        -SASK  MAR11     497.30     478.30     481.80     -13.50

U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of Oct 01/2010
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
WHEAT   -CBT   DEC10   7.21       6.47 1/2   6.55      -0.65
        -CBT   MAR11   7.50       6.81 3/4   6.88 1/2  -0.61
WHEAT   -MINN  DEC10   7.71       6.98 1/2   7.06      -0.56 1/2
        -MINN  MAR11   7.82 1/2   7.12 1/2   7.19 3/4  -0.53 3/4
WHEAT   -KANS  DEC10   7.56 1/2   6.84       6.89 1/4  -0.68 1/4
        -KANS  MAR11   7.61 1/4   6.99       7.03      -0.68
CORN    -CBT   DEC10   5.22       4.65 3/4   4.65 3/4  -0.56
        -CBT   MAR11   5.33 1/2   4.78 1/4   4.78 1/4  -0.56
OATS    -CBT   DEC10   3.52       3.28       3.33 1/4  -0.18 3/4
        -CBT   MAR11   3.55       3.42       3.43 1/4  -0.15
SOYBEAN -CBT   NOV10  11.34 1/2  10.53 1/2  10.57      -0.69
        -CBT   JAN11  11.42      10.64      10.66 3/4  -0.68 3/4
        -CBT   MAR11  11.49      10.74 1/2  10.75      -0.67 1/2
SOYOIL  -CBT   DEC10      45.41      43.75      43.83      -1.06
(¢/lb)  -CBT   JAN11      45.70      44.13      44.13      -1.08
SOYMEAL -CBT   DEC10     319.00     289.00     289.90     -27.10
($/ton) -CBT   JAN11     317.50     291.50     291.50     -27.00

FEEDMILL BIDS on Sep 27/2010 (Different Delivery Points)
                       THIS WEEK         LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH           164.00-185.00    170.00-185.00
      -REDDEER             N/A              N/A
      -EDMTN          160.00-175.00    158.00-190.00
OATS  -EDMTN               N/A         123.20-155.00
PEAS - EDMTN          156.16-183.72    156.16-183.72
BARLEY-LETH           158.00-172.00    160.00-175.00
      -MH/BRKS        153.00-165.00    153.00-168.00
      -CALGARY             N/A         158.00-170.00
      -REDDEER             N/A              N/A
      -VERM           121.71-137.79    121.71-137.79
      -EDMTN          137.79-151.57    137.79-165.00
      -GRANDEP        137.79-149.27    137.79-149.27
CANOLA CRUSHER on Sep 29/2010
      -Meal (FOB)        215.73           223.43
      -Seed (DEL)        461.77           465.40

ELEVATOR BIDS on Oct 01/2010 (Delivered)
                        THIS WEEK        LAST WEEK
FEED WHEAT -Red Deer     154.79           154.79
FEED OATS  -Red Deer     158.03           166.37
FEED BARLEY-Red Deer     149.71           154.21
RYE        -Red Deer       N/A              N/A
FLAXSEED   -Brooks       498.40           470.05
CANOLA     -Red Deer     459.17           481.06

SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on Sep 30/2010
                                                    Year Ago
 Basis delivered plant           $/Tonne  $/Bushel  $/Bushel
 PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER           225.06      6.13      6.83
     FEED                         152.49      4.15      3.52
     LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER    201.36      5.48      4.76
                                              $/Lb      $/Lb
 LENTILS #1 LAIRD                 844.92      0.38      0.26
         #1 ESTON                 726.42      0.33      0.24
 MUSTARD #1 YELLOW                482.26      0.22      0.22
         #1 BROWN                 392.75      0.18      0.20
         #1 ORIENTAL              438.17      0.20      0.27

WORLD AND US CASH MARKETS (CAN $/TONNE) as of Sep 30/2010
                             THIS     LAST    AVG TO   LAST YR     PCT
                             WEEK     WEEK     DATE    AV PRICE    CHG
WHEAT -CWB #1CWRS ST LAW    368.70   384.60   357.17   287.43    +24.3%
      -CWB #1CWRS VANC*       N/A      N/A    361.56   280.41    +28.9%
      -#1DNS GREAT FALLS      N/A      N/A      N/A    192.41     N/A
      -#1DNS PORTLAND         N/A      N/A      N/A    230.15     N/A
CORN  -#2 CHICAGO           176.52   179.42   163.87   139.90    +17.1%
BARLEY-#2 PORTLAND            N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A
      -#2FD GREAT FALLS     154.83   151.02   137.09   110.33    +24.3%
      -#2 STOCKTON            N/A      N/A      N/A    185.36     N/A
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS          412.78   412.60   404.68   384.67     +5.2%
EXCH RATE Sep 30/2010: US$ in CANADA$ 1.0290  CANADA$ IN US$ 0.9718
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN

CANADIAN EXPORTS AND CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of Sep 26/2010
                    WEEK*  CROP YR   LAST YR       PCT    YR END
COMMODITY            # 8   TO DATE   TO DATE       CHG  FORECAST
 WHEAT(EXC DUR)    271.9   1,678.1   2,054.5    -18.3%     -8.8%
 DURUM              73.0     705.5     386.1    +82.7%     -1.6%
 BARLEY               .7     133.1     268.4    -50.4%     -7.8%
 OATS               14.6     222.3     166.5    +33.5%    -20.0%
 PEAS               47.0     452.4     215.3   +110.1%    +10.3%
 FLAXSEED             .2      52.9      38.0    +39.2%    -28.6%
 CANOLA-EXPORTS    175.0     914.6     756.2    +20.9%    -15.8%
 CANOLA-CRUSH      105.6     853.7     581.8    +46.7%     +8.6%
U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Sep 23/2010
 WHEAT             660.7   9,636.2   7,506.5    +28.4%    +41.9%
 BARLEY              9.1      43.8      28.6    +53.0%    +66.7%
 CORN              863.7   3,282.8   3,704.5    -11.4%     +6.1%
 SOYBEANS          506.8   1,144.9     736.2    +55.5%     -0.7%
NOPA SOYBEAN Month Ending: Jul 31/2010
 SOYBEAN CRUSH   3,379.6  42,390.8  40,097.8     +5.7%     -5.7%
* From Canadian Grain Commission Calendar