Weekly Crop Market Review - October 12, 2012

The next weekly will be published on Friday, October 19, 2012
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of Oct 12/2012
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
BARLEY  -SASK  DEC12        N/A        N/A     250.00      +0.00
        -SASK  MAR13        N/A        N/A     253.00      +0.00
        -SASK  MAY13        N/A        N/A     254.00      +0.00
CANOLA  -SASK  NOV12     622.00     603.00     606.70      -2.80
        -SASK  JAN13     620.60     600.00     605.60      -2.60
        -SASK  MAR13     615.30     597.90     602.80      -1.30
DURUM   -WPG   DEC12        N/A        N/A     312.40      -1.10
WHEAT   -WPG   MAR13        N/A        N/A     319.00      -1.10
        -WPG   MAY13        N/A        N/A     323.00      -1.10
MILLING -WPG   DEC12        N/A        N/A     297.40      +2.40
WHEAT   -WPG   MAR13        N/A        N/A     306.90      +2.40
        -WPG   MAY13        N/A        N/A     309.90      +2.40

U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of Oct 12/2012
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
WHEAT   -CBT   DEC12   8.94       8.53 1/4   8.56 3/4  -0.00 3/4
        -CBT   MAR13   9.04 1/2   8.65 1/4   8.69 1/4  +0.00 1/2
WHEAT   -MINN  DEC12   9.56       9.19       9.24 1/4  +0.04 3/4
        -MINN  MAR13   9.62 1/4   9.27 3/4   9.30 3/4  +0.03 1/4
WHEAT   -KANS  DEC12   9.25 1/2   8.78       8.90 1/4  +0.11 1/2
        -KANS  MAR13   9.39       8.92 1/4   9.03 1/2  +0.11
CORN    -CBT   DEC12   7.76       7.32 1/4   7.52 3/4  +0.04 3/4
        -CBT   MAR13   7.75 3/4   7.33       7.52 3/4  +0.04 1/4
OATS    -CBT   DEC12   3.95       3.65 1/2   3.92      +0.24 3/4
        -CBT   MAR13   3.97 1/2   3.69       3.95      +0.23 3/4
SOYBEAN -CBT   NOV12  15.74      15.10      15.22 1/2  -0.29
        -CBT   JAN13  15.71 1/2  15.09 1/2  15.22      -0.29
        -CBT   MAR13  15.31      14.81      14.92      -0.21
SOYOIL  -CBT   DEC12      52.29      50.20      50.67      -0.52
(¢/lb)  -CBT   JAN13      52.67      50.57      51.05      -0.48
SOYMEAL -CBT   DEC12     479.50     459.80     465.20      -6.00
($/ton) -CBT   JAN13     474.20     455.50     459.50      -7.60

FEEDMILL BIDS on Oct 08/2012 (Different Delivery Points)
                       THIS WEEK         LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH                N/A       285.00-294.00
      -REDDEER             N/A       287.00-293.00
      -EDMTN               N/A       285.00-292.00
OATS  -EDMTN               N/A       188.00-197.00
PEAS - EDMTN               N/A       292.00-297.00
BARLEY-LETH                N/A       268.00-270.00
      -MH/BRKS             N/A       267.00-275.00
      -CALGARY             N/A       265.00-270.00
      -REDDEER             N/A       247.00-255.00
      -VERM                N/A       255.00-262.00
      -EDMTN               N/A       242.00-251.00
      -GRANDEP             N/A       217.00-228.00
CANOLA CRUSHER on Oct 10/2012
      -Meal (FOB)        325.88           328.08
      -Seed (DEL)        595.79           581.99


ELEVATOR BIDS on Oct 12/2012 (Delivered)
                        THIS WEEK        LAST WEEK
FEED WHEAT -Red Deer     262.71           261.49
FEED OATS  -Red Deer     174.86           166.92
FEED BARLEY-Red Deer     220.82           222.08
RYE        -Red Deer       N/A              N/A
FLAXSEED   -Brooks       551.15           554.30
CANOLA     -Red Deer     608.50           600.72

SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on Oct 11/2012
                                                    Year Ago
 Basis delivered plant           $/Tonne  $/Bushel  $/Bushel
 PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER           410.25     11.17      8.80
     FEED                         259.23      7.06      5.25
     LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER    304.42      8.29      8.82
                                              $/Lb      $/Lb
 LENTILS #1 LAIRD                 443.46      0.20      0.28
         #1 ESTON                 492.07      0.22      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 $/TONNE) as of Oct 11/2012
                             THIS     LAST    AVG TO   LAST YR     PCT
                             WEEK     WEEK     DATE    AV PRICE    CHG
WHEAT -#1DNS GREAT FALLS    306.03     N/A    314.89   302.96     +3.9%
      -#1DNS PORTLAND       355.66     N/A    353.83   343.49     +3.0%
CORN  -#2 CHICAGO           296.00   290.28   298.02   252.02    +18.3%
BARLEY-#2FD GREAT FALLS     215.77   216.16   215.70   207.49     +4.0%
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS          561.35   561.66   611.55   494.95    +23.6%
EXCH RATE Oct 11/2012: US$ in CANADA$  .9787  CANADA$ IN US$ 1.0218
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN

CANADIAN EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Oct 07/2012
                    WEEK*  CROP YR   LAST YR       PCT    YR END
COMMODITY            #10   TO DATE   TO DATE       CHG  FORECAST
 WHEAT(EXC DUR)    220.6   2,569.0   2,219.4    +15.8%     +7.3%
 DURUM             120.0     812.3     507.2    +60.2%     -1.7%
 BARLEY             73.2     211.1      57.1   +269.7%    +41.7%
 OATS               27.4     281.2     310.3     -9.4%    +10.4%
 PEAS               19.4     450.3     523.1    -13.9%     +2.9%
 FLAXSEED            1.4      22.8      48.7    -53.2%     -4.9%
 CANOLA            307.1   1,391.3   1,350.4     +3.0%    -33.6%

CANADIAN CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of Oct 10/2012
 CANOLA CRUSH      155.4   1,425.7   1,232.7    +15.7%     +2.9%

U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Oct 04/2012
 WHEAT             359.5  10,043.1  11,076.6     -9.3%    +14.3%
 BARLEY               .1      97.2     116.7    -16.7%    +11.1%
 CORN              441.2   2,540.5   3,660.6    -30.6%    -18.8%
 SOYBEANS        1,241.4   3,335.5   1,884.1    +77.0%    -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