WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of May 18/2012
CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
MONTH HIGH LOW CLOSE CHANGE
BARLEY -LETH JUL12 N/A N/A 237.00 +0.00
-LETH OCT12 N/A N/A 275.60 +0.00
-LETH DEC12 N/A N/A 280.10 +0.00
CANOLA -SASK JUL12 615.80 586.10 613.20 +5.10
-SASK OCT12 N/A N/A 245.00 +2.50
-SASK NOV12 565.30 549.00 562.60 +1.20
U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of May 18/2012
CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
MONTH HIGH LOW CLOSE CHANGE
WHEAT -CBT JUL12 6.97 1/2 5.92 1/4 6.95 1/4 +0.98 1/4
-CBT SEP12 7.07 1/2 6.06 3/4 7.03 +0.91 1/4
WHEAT -MINN JUL12 8.07 1/4 7.24 1/2 7.92 +0.65 3/4
-MINN SEP12 8.05 7.25 7.88 1/2 +0.62 1/2
WHEAT -KANS JUL12 7.08 1/2 6.09 1/2 7.05 +0.95
-KANS SEP12 7.21 6.25 1/2 7.17 1/2 +0.91 1/2
CORN -CBT JUL12 6.38 1/2 5.76 1/4 6.35 1/2 +0.54 1/2
-CBT SEP12 5.51 3/4 5.11 1/4 5.46 1/2 +0.35 1/4
OATS -CBT JUL12 3.44 3.26 3.40 +0.08
-CBT SEP12 3.48 1/4 3.32 1/2 3.44 1/2 +0.08 1/4
SOYBEAN -CBT JUL12 14.49 3/4 13.76 14.05 -0.01
-CBT AUG12 14.18 3/4 13.64 1/4 13.81 -0.12 1/2
-CBT SEP12 13.59 1/2 13.19 1/4 13.27 -0.23 3/4
SOYOIL -CBT JUL12 52.43 50.03 50.32 -1.92
(¢/lb) -CBT AUG12 52.57 50.25 50.54 -1.91
SOYMEAL -CBT JUL12 434.60 398.40 417.90 +9.40
($/ton) -CBT AUG12 417.60 392.20 403.40 +2.40
FEEDMILL BIDS on May 14/2012 (Different Delivery Points)
THIS WEEK LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH N/A 242.00-248.00
-REDDEER N/A 230.00-238.00
-EDMTN N/A 230.00-236.00
OATS -EDMTN N/A 169.00-176.00
PEAS - EDMTN N/A 244.00-251.00
BARLEY-LETH N/A 253.00-255.00
-MH/BRKS N/A 244.00-248.00
-CALGARY N/A 245.00-251.00
-REDDEER N/A 232.00-238.00
-VERM N/A 230.00-234.00
-EDMTN N/A 230.00-238.00
-GRANDEP N/A 185.00-193.00
CANOLA CRUSHER on May 16/2012
-Meal (FOB) 334.31 325.94
-Seed (DEL) 608.44 625.91
ELEVATOR BIDS on May 18/2012 (Delivered)
THIS WEEK LAST WEEK
FEED WHEAT -Red Deer 216.95 216.95
FEED OATS -Red Deer 167.17 169.95
FEED BARLEY-Red Deer 222.41 222.83
RYE -Red Deer N/A N/A
FLAXSEED -Brooks 528.71 559.42
CANOLA -Red Deer 616.79 614.10
SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on May 17/2012
Year Ago
Basis delivered plant $/Tonne $/Bushel $/Bushel
PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER 396.47 10.79 7.42
FEED 172.51 4.70 4.34
LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER 323.53 8.80 7.41
$/Lb $/Lb
LENTILS #1 LAIRD 551.15 0.25 0.35
#1 ESTON 682.77 0.31 0.28
MUSTARD #1 YELLOW 796.41 0.36 0.33
#1 BROWN 673.29 0.31 0.28
#1 ORIENTAL 575.96 0.26 0.26
WORLD AND US CASH MARKETS (CAN $/TONNE) as of May 17/2012
THIS LAST AVG TO LAST YR PCT
WEEK WEEK DATE AV PRICE CHG
WHEAT -CWB #1CWRS ST LAW N/A N/A 400.92 417.33 -3.9%
-CWB #1CWRS VANC* N/A N/A N/A 413.88 N/A
-#1DNS GREAT FALLS 289.83 264.64 301.38 334.17 -9.8%
-#1DNS PORTLAND 338.14 310.83 343.33 378.41 -9.3%
CORN -#2 CHICAGO 250.55 231.48 248.05 231.77 +7.0%
BARLEY-#2 PORTLAND N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
-#2FD GREAT FALLS 204.45 202.07 207.15 181.75 +14.0%
-#2 STOCKTON N/A N/A N/A 292.88 N/A
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS 541.84 538.01 476.12 470.24 +1.2%
EXCH RATE May 17/2012: US$ in CANADA$ 1.0191 CANADA$ IN US$ 0.9813
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN
CANADIAN EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of May 13/2012
WEEK* CROP YR LAST YR PCT YR END
COMMODITY #41 TO DATE TO DATE CHG FORECAST
WHEAT(EXC DUR) 353.9 11,116.3 9,199.1 +20.8% +10.2%
DURUM 62.4 3,031.9 2,642.3 +14.7% -2.3%
BARLEY 13.1 1,004.5 1,179.6 -14.8% -19.8%
OATS 19.9 973.7 849.2 +14.7% +12.3%
PEAS 73.8 1,410.7 2,113.2 -33.2% -33.6%
FLAXSEED 21.3 212.9 265.2 -19.7% -25.7%
CANOLA 180.3 7,325.9 5,627.2 +30.2% +11.2%
CANADIAN CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of May 16/2012
CANOLA CRUSH 124.1 5,489.6 4,740.2 +15.8% +12.5%
U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of May 10/2012
WHEAT 762.1 26,361.9 32,597.1 -19.1% -20.5%
BARLEY .3 138.7 117.2 +18.3% +25.0%
CORN 680.8 28,862.3 31,227.0 -7.6% -7.4%
SOYBEANS 552.8 30,494.0 37,354.9 -18.4% -12.4%
NOPA SOYBEAN Month Ending: Mar 31/2012
SOYBEAN CRUSH 3,824.7 26,069.2 26,537.5 -1.8% -0.2%
* From Canadian Grain Commission Calendar