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Weekly Crop Market Review - May 12, 2006

The next weekly will be published on Friday, May 19, 2006
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Unit

WINNIPEG FUTURES (CDN $/TONNE) as of May 12/2006
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
WHEAT   -SASK  JUL06     120.00     115.00     120.00      +5.00
        -SASK  OCT06     124.00     119.00     124.00      +5.00
        -SASK  DEC06     128.50     125.50     128.50      +5.00
BARLEY  -LETH  JUL06     126.50     119.10     123.90      +3.70
        -LETH  OCT06     132.60     125.50     131.00      +4.50
        -LETH  DEC06     134.00     129.50     134.00      +5.00
CANOLA  -SASK  JUL06     282.80     272.50     280.60      +2.20
        -SASK  NOV06     299.00     288.50     297.80      +3.50
        -SASK  JAN07     306.20     298.10     305.00      +4.20

U.S. FUTURES (U.S. $/BUSHEL) as of May 12/2006
              CONTRACT --------------------WEEKLY----------------
               MONTH       HIGH        LOW      CLOSE     CHANGE
WHEAT   -CBT   JUL06   4.11       3.67 3/4   4.01 1/2  +0.29 1/4
        -CBT   SEP06   4.21 1/2   3.81       4.13 1/2  +0.27 1/2
WHEAT   -MINN  JUL06   4.67       4.28 1/2   4.59 1/4  +0.25 3/4
        -MINN  SEP06   4.74       4.35       4.65 3/4  +0.26 1/4
WHEAT   -KANS  JUL06   4.87       4.52       4.81 1/4  +0.25 1/4
        -KANS  SEP06   4.91 1/4   4.58       4.87 1/2  +0.26
CORN    -CBT   JUL06   2.62       2.35 1/2   2.58 1/4  +0.17 3/4
        -CBT   SEP06   2.72       2.46 1/2   2.68 1/2  +0.17
OATS    -CBT   JUL06   1.99       1.85 3/4   1.97      +0.06 1/2
        -CBT   SEP06   1.96       1.82 1/2   1.91      +0.06 1/2
SOYBEAN -CBT   JUL06   6.20       5.96 1/2   6.13      +0.06 1/2
        -CBT   AUG06   6.25 1/2   6.03       6.19 1/2  +0.07 1/2
        -CBT   SEP06   6.29       6.07       6.23 1/4  +0.07 3/4
SOYOIL  -CBT   JUL06      26.72      24.80      26.19      +0.66
(¢/lb)  -CBT   AUG06      26.91      25.00      26.38      +0.66
SOYMEAL -CBT   JUL06     181.90     175.50     177.80      -0.80
($/ton) -CBT   AUG06     183.00     176.90     179.30      -0.60

FEEDMILL BIDS on May 08/2006 (Different Delivery Points)
                       THIS WEEK         LAST WEEK
WHEAT -LETH           102.00-110.00    102.00-110.00
      -REDDEER         82.70-96.00      82.70-96.00
      -EDMTN           82.70-100.00     84.50-100.00
OATS  -EDMTN           94.00-94.00      93.70-93.70
PEAS - EDMTN          112.00-118.00    112.00-118.20
BARLEY-LETH           106.00-111.00    106.00-111.00
      -MH/BRKS        101.00-107.50    101.00-108.00
      -CALGARY         91.90-102.50     91.90-103.00
      -REDDEER         87.30-98.80      87.30-98.80
      -VERM            78.10-82.70      78.10-85.00
      -EDMTN           85.00-95.00      85.00-94.90
      -PEACE R         78.10-87.30      80.40-87.30
CANOLA CRUSHER on May 11/2006
      -Meal (FOB)        136.67           134.67
      -Seed (DEL)        268.23           265.03

ELEVATOR BIDS, RED DEER, on May 12/2006 (Delivered)
                        THIS WEEK        LAST WEEK
WHEAT                     91.91            89.18
OATS                      93.11            96.17
BARLEY                    98.16            96.35
RYE                       60.55            60.55
FLAXSEED                    .00              .00
CANOLA                   265.21           262.59

SPECIAL CROP CASH BIDS on May 11/2006
                                                    Year Ago
 Basis delivered plant           $/Tonne  $/Bushel  $/Bushel
 PEA GREEN #2 OR BETTER           134.67      3.67      4.13
     FEED                          96.45      2.62      2.74
     LARGE YELLOW #2 OR BETTER    147.53      4.02      3.74
                                              $/Lb      $/Lb
 LENTILS #1 LAIRD                 222.12      0.10      0.16
         #1 ESTON                 241.96      0.11      0.21
 MUSTARD #1 YELLOW                257.39      0.12      0.14
         #1 BROWN                 246.37      0.11      0.13
         #1 ORIENTAL              238.87      0.11      0.13

WORLD AND US CASH MARKETS (CAN $/TONNE) as of May 11/2006
                             THIS     LAST    AVG TO   LAST YR     PCT
                             WEEK     WEEK     DATE    AV PRICE    CHG
WHEAT -CWB #1CWRS ST LAW    233.55   226.10   237.47   239.00     -0.6%
      -CWB #1CWRS VANC*     244.31     N/A    241.08   244.01     -1.2%
      -#1DNS GREAT FALLS    184.98   177.31   165.64   160.76     +3.0%
      -#1DNS PORTLAND       228.90   218.80   212.18   207.95     +2.0%
CORN  -#2 CHICAGO           101.70    97.93    89.83   100.18    -10.3%
BARLEY-#2 PORTLAND            N/A      N/A    131.72   134.75     -2.2%
      -#2FD GREAT FALLS      72.86    73.20    79.46    87.02     -8.7%
      -#2 STOCKTON          142.07   142.74   147.86   149.51     -1.1%
SOYBNS-#1 ILLINOIS          241.85   239.64   247.87   273.30     -9.3%
EXCH RATE May 11/2006: US$ in CANADA$ 1.1016  CANADA$ IN US$ 0.9078
* #1CWRS VANCOUVER 13.5% PROTEIN

CANADIAN EXPORTS AND CANOLA CRUSH ('000 TONNES) as of May 07/2006
                    WEEK*  CROP YR   LAST YR       PCT    YR END
COMMODITY            #40   TO DATE   TO DATE       CHG  FORECAST
 WHEAT(EXC DUR)    203.3   7,772.6   8,469.2     -8.2%    +14.5%
 DURUM              44.3   2,968.6   2,217.4    +33.9%    +26.0%
 BARLEY             62.1   2,048.4     823.6   +148.7%    +96.4%
 OATS               18.8     891.7     550.8    +61.9%     +4.9%
 PEAS               39.7   1,509.7     934.5    +61.6%    +24.1%
 FLAXSEED           20.8     324.1     357.1     -9.2%    +17.6%
 CANOLA-EXPORTS    126.9   4,066.6   2,557.4    +59.0%    +40.7%
 CANOLA-CRUSH       64.1   2,601.4   2,383.6     +9.1%    +15.5%
U.S. EXPORTS ('000 TONNES) as of May 04/2006
 WHEAT             309.8  24,757.5  26,369.1     -6.1%     -4.5%
 BARLEY             14.3     487.4     386.8    +26.0%    +30.4%
 CORN              953.1  32,499.5  29,567.1     +9.9%     +7.5%
 SOYBEANS          255.2  20,722.1  26,149.3    -20.8%    -18.4%
NOPA SOYBEAN Month Ending: Mar 31/2006
 SOYBEAN CRUSH    3887.8  26,769.8  26,240.6     +2.0%     +1.4%
* From Canadian Grain Commission Calendar

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