Weekly Crop Market Review - October 5, 2012

The next weekly will be published on Friday, October 12, 2012
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of Oct 05/2012
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
BARLEY  -SASK  DEC12        N/A        N/A     250.00      -5.30
        -SASK  MAR13        N/A        N/A     253.00      -5.30
        -SASK  MAY13        N/A        N/A     254.00      -5.30
CANOLA  -SASK  NOV12     613.50     577.80     609.50     +11.80
        -SASK  JAN13     612.00     580.70     608.20      +6.40
        -SASK  MAR13     607.60     580.20     604.10      +2.70
DURUM   -WPG   DEC12        N/A        N/A     313.50      -2.90
WHEAT   -WPG   MAR13        N/A        N/A     320.10      -2.90
        -WPG   MAY13        N/A        N/A     324.10      -2.90
MILLING -WPG   DEC12        N/A        N/A     295.00     -10.70
WHEAT   -WPG   MAR13        N/A        N/A     304.50     -10.70
        -WPG   MAY13        N/A        N/A     307.50     -10.70

U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of Oct 05/2012
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
WHEAT   -CBT   DEC12   9.04 1/4   8.56 1/4   8.57 1/2  -0.45
        -CBT   MAR13   9.13 1/2   8.67 1/4   8.68 3/4  -0.43 1/2
WHEAT   -MINN  DEC12   9.58       9.15 1/4   9.19 1/2  -0.39
        -MINN  MAR13   9.66 3/4   9.25       9.27 1/2  -0.39 1/4
WHEAT   -KANS  DEC12   9.29 3/4   8.77 1/2   8.78 3/4  -0.48 3/4
        -KANS  MAR13   9.40 3/4   8.90 1/4   8.92 1/2  -0.47
CORN    -CBT   DEC12   7.68 1/2   7.46       7.48      -0.08 1/4
        -CBT   MAR13   7.71 1/4   7.46 3/4   7.48 1/2  -0.11
OATS    -CBT   DEC12   3.75 1/4   3.58       3.67 1/4  -0.03 1/4
        -CBT   MAR13   3.79       3.63 3/4   3.71 1/4  -0.04 3/4
SOYBEAN -CBT   NOV12  16.00      15.04      15.51 1/2  -0.49 1/2
        -CBT   JAN13  16.00 3/4  15.06 1/4  15.51      -0.51 3/4
        -CBT   MAR13  15.62      14.73 1/4  15.13      -0.51 1/4
SOYOIL  -CBT   DEC12      52.65      50.06      51.19      -1.47
(¢/lb)  -CBT   JAN13      52.89      50.41      51.53      -1.47
SOYMEAL -CBT   DEC12     486.90     455.10     471.20     -15.70
($/ton) -CBT   JAN13     483.10     452.80     467.10     -16.80

FEEDMILL BIDS on Oct 01/2012 (Different Delivery Points)
                       THIS WEEK         LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH                N/A       286.00-294.00
      -REDDEER             N/A       286.00-300.00
      -EDMTN               N/A       285.00-291.00
OATS  -EDMTN               N/A       186.00-193.00
PEAS - EDMTN               N/A       288.00-293.00
BARLEY-LETH                N/A       265.00-271.00
      -MH/BRKS             N/A       268.00-274.00
      -CALGARY             N/A       260.00-268.00
      -REDDEER             N/A       248.00-256.00
      -VERM                N/A       247.00-255.00
      -EDMTN               N/A       241.00-252.00
      -GRANDEP             N/A       218.00-230.00
CANOLA CRUSHER on Oct 03/2012
      -Meal (FOB)        328.08           349.71
      -Seed (DEL)        581.99           575.49


ELEVATOR BIDS on Oct 05/2012 (Delivered)
                        THIS WEEK        LAST WEEK
FEED WHEAT -Red Deer     261.49           260.83
FEED OATS  -Red Deer     166.92           168.58
FEED BARLEY-Red Deer     222.08           213.69
RYE        -Red Deer       N/A              N/A
FLAXSEED   -Brooks       554.30           549.18
CANOLA     -Red Deer     600.72           585.65

SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on Oct 04/2012
                                                    Year Ago
 Basis delivered plant           $/Tonne  $/Bushel  $/Bushel
 PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER           405.65     11.04      8.80
     FEED                         258.49      7.04      5.25
     LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER    302.77      8.24      8.78
                                              $/Lb      $/Lb
 LENTILS #1 LAIRD                 461.53      0.21      0.29
         #1 ESTON                 519.08      0.24      0.29
 MUSTARD #1 YELLOW                796.42      0.36      0.35
         #1 BROWN                 684.31      0.31      0.32
         #1 ORIENTAL              554.79      0.25      0.28

WORLD AND US CASH MARKETS (CAN $/TONNE) as of Oct 04/2012
                             THIS     LAST    AVG TO   LAST YR     PCT
                             WEEK     WEEK     DATE    AV PRICE    CHG
WHEAT -#1DNS GREAT FALLS      N/A    318.61   316.37   302.96     +4.4%
      -#1DNS PORTLAND         N/A    360.24   353.38   343.49     +2.9%
CORN  -#2 CHICAGO           290.28   274.66   298.23   252.02    +18.3%
BARLEY-#2FD GREAT FALLS     216.16   216.25   215.70   207.49     +4.0%
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS          561.66   570.63   616.56   494.95    +24.6%
EXCH RATE Oct 04/2012: US$ in CANADA$  .9805  CANADA$ IN US$ 1.0199
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN

CANADIAN EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Sep 30/2012
                    WEEK*  CROP YR   LAST YR       PCT    YR END
COMMODITY            # 9   TO DATE   TO DATE       CHG  FORECAST
 WHEAT(EXC DUR)    364.6   2,348.4   2,011.8    +16.7%     +7.3%
 DURUM              91.2     692.3     487.2    +42.1%     -1.7%
 BARLEY             49.7     137.9      52.4   +163.2%    +41.7%
 OATS               22.2     253.8     295.3    -14.1%    +10.4%
 PEAS               47.5     430.9     511.1    -15.7%     +2.9%
 FLAXSEED            1.7      21.4      37.4    -42.8%     -4.9%
 CANOLA            289.5   1,084.2   1,090.0     -0.5%    -33.6%

CANADIAN CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of Oct 03/2012
 CANOLA CRUSH      152.8   1,270.2   1,108.4    +14.6%     +2.9%

U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Sep 27/2012
 WHEAT             666.4   9,680.5  10,730.4     -9.8%    +14.3%
 BARLEY               .1      97.1     116.7    -16.8%    +11.1%
 CORN              512.3   2,098.9   2,847.5    -26.3%    -18.8%
 SOYBEANS        1,134.9   2,092.5   1,246.0    +67.9%    -22.4%

NOPA SOYBEAN Month Ending: Aug 31/2012
 SOYBEAN CRUSH   3,395.7  44,202.3  42,896.3     +3.0%    -12.0%
* From Canadian Grain Commission Calendar