Weekly Crop Market Review - January 4, 2013

The next weekly will be published on Friday, January 11, 2013
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of Jan 04/2013
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
BARLEY  -SASK  MAR13        N/A        N/A     247.00      +0.00
        -SASK  MAY13        N/A        N/A     248.00      +0.00
        -SASK  JUL13        N/A        N/A     248.50      +0.00
CANOLA  -SASK  MAR13     597.90     578.00     578.40     -18.20
        -SASK  MAY13     592.60     570.10     570.90     -20.60
        -SASK  JUL13     589.00     566.90     568.40     -19.20
DURUM   -WPG   MAR13        N/A        N/A     312.40      +0.00
WHEAT   -WPG   MAY13        N/A        N/A     316.40      +0.00
        -WPG   JUL13        N/A        N/A     319.40      +0.00
MILLING -WPG   MAR13        N/A        N/A     290.50      +0.00
WHEAT   -WPG   MAY13        N/A        N/A     293.50      +0.00
        -WPG   JUL13        N/A        N/A     295.50      +0.00

U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of Jan 04/2013
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
WHEAT   -CBT   MAR13   7.88       7.39 3/4   7.47 1/4  -0.31 1/2
        -CBT   MAY13   7.97       7.49       7.56 3/4  -0.31 3/4
WHEAT   -MINN  MAR13   8.71 1/2   8.36       8.41      -0.26 3/4
        -MINN  MAY13   8.81 1/2   8.46       8.50 1/4  -0.28 3/4
WHEAT   -KANS  MAR13   8.41       7.96 3/4   8.04 1/2  -0.21 1/2
        -KANS  MAY13   8.48 1/4   8.05 3/4   8.13 1/4  -0.22 3/4
CORN    -CBT   MAR13   7.07 1/4   6.79 1/2   6.80 1/4  -0.13 3/4
        -CBT   MAY13   7.08 3/4   6.80 1/4   6.80 3/4  -0.16
OATS    -CBT   MAR13   3.48 1/2   3.30 3/4   3.32 3/4  -0.16 1/4
        -CBT   MAY13   3.55       3.37 1/4   3.38 1/2  -0.17 3/4
SOYBEAN -CBT   MAR13  14.35      13.56      13.67 1/4  -0.50 3/4
        -CBT   MAY13  14.23      13.48      13.58 1/2  -0.51
        -CBT   JUL13  14.18      13.45      13.55      -0.52 1/4
SOYOIL  -CBT   MAR13      51.37      49.85      49.90      +0.46
(¢/lb)  -CBT   MAY13      51.83      50.28      50.33      +0.42
SOYMEAL -CBT   MAR13     423.70     393.20     399.00     -25.80
($/ton) -CBT   MAY13     416.50     387.80     393.00     -24.00

FEEDMILL BIDS on Dec 31/2012 (Different Delivery Points)
                       THIS WEEK         LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH                N/A       300.00-302.00
      -REDDEER             N/A       302.00-308.00
      -EDMTN               N/A       295.00-301.00
OATS  -EDMTN               N/A       186.00-194.00
PEAS - EDMTN               N/A       322.00-328.00
BARLEY-LETH                N/A       278.00-282.00
      -MH/BRKS             N/A       274.00-278.00
      -CALGARY             N/A       270.00-273.00
      -REDDEER             N/A       261.00-268.00
      -VERM                N/A       262.00-264.00
      -EDMTN               N/A       255.00-262.00
      -GRANDEP             N/A       227.00-238.00
CANOLA CRUSHER on Jan 02/2013
      -Meal (FOB)        305.20           329.55
      -Seed (DEL)        590.96           589.80


ELEVATOR BIDS on Jan 04/2013 (Delivered)
                        THIS WEEK        LAST WEEK
FEED WHEAT -Red Deer       N/A              N/A
FEED OATS  -Red Deer       N/A              N/A
FEED BARLEY-Red Deer       N/A              N/A
RYE        -Red Deer       N/A              N/A
FLAXSEED   -Brooks       574.77           569.65
CANOLA     -Red Deer       N/A              N/A

SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on Jan 03/2013
                                                    Year Ago
 Basis delivered plant           $/Tonne  $/Bushel  $/Bushel
 PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER           514.60     14.01      8.84
     FEED                         279.62      7.61      5.04
     LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER    314.90      8.57      8.30
                                              $/Lb      $/Lb
 LENTILS #1 LAIRD                 447.76      0.20      0.26
         #1 ESTON                 464.62      0.21      0.27
 MUSTARD #1 YELLOW                851.53      0.39      0.35
         #1 BROWN                 743.17      0.34      0.31
         #1 ORIENTAL              587.53      0.27      0.26

WORLD AND US CASH MARKETS (CAN $/TONNE) as of Jan 03/2013
                             THIS     LAST    AVG TO   LAST YR     PCT
                             WEEK     WEEK     DATE    AV PRICE    CHG
WHEAT -#1DNS GREAT FALLS      N/A    299.22   316.56   302.96     +4.5%
      -#1DNS PORTLAND         N/A    344.18   360.61   343.49     +5.0%
CORN  -#2 CHICAGO           274.90   275.74   291.84   252.02    +15.8%
BARLEY-#2FD GREAT FALLS     206.93   208.37   215.22   207.49     +3.7%
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS          514.77   525.95   574.87   494.95    +16.1%
EXCH RATE Jan 03/2013: US$ in CANADA$  .9880  CANADA$ IN US$ 1.0121
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN

CANADIAN EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Dec 30/2012
                    WEEK*  CROP YR   LAST YR       PCT    YR END
COMMODITY            #22   TO DATE   TO DATE       CHG  FORECAST
 WHEAT(EXC DUR)     N/A      N/A     5,713.5   -100.0%     +7.3%
 DURUM              N/A      N/A     1,473.1   -100.0%     -1.7%
 BARLEY             N/A      N/A       487.6   -100.0%    +41.7%
 OATS               N/A      N/A       630.9   -100.0%    +10.4%
 PEAS               N/A      N/A     1,008.0   -100.0%     +2.9%
 FLAXSEED           N/A      N/A       109.4   -100.0%     -4.9%
 CANOLA             N/A      N/A     3,872.3   -100.0%    -33.6%

CANADIAN CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of Jan 02/2013
 CANOLA CRUSH       N/A      N/A        33.8   -100.0%     +2.9%

U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of Dec 27/2012
 WHEAT             211.3  14,036.6  16,229.7    -13.5%     N/A
 BARLEY             N/A      121.4     122.2     -0.7%    +11.1%
 CORN              200.8   6,494.1  13,922.4    -53.4%    -25.5%
 SOYBEANS          967.2  21,065.8  15,414.0    +36.7%     -1.2%

NOPA SOYBEAN Month Ending: Oct 31/2012
 SOYBEAN CRUSH   4,178.5   7,437.1   6,844.4     +8.7%     -7.8%
* From Canadian Grain Commission Calendar