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Table 25
Cash grain prices, Canada

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Cash grain prices, Canada
  Crop year average Monthly average April 2009
2006/2007  2007/2008 April 2008 March 2009 High Low Average
  dollars per metric tonne
Canadian Wheat Board asking prices  
Wheat  
1 Canada Western Red Spring 13.5 1 264.27 471.67 538.10 388.58 401.55 365.25 384.55
1 Canada Western Red Spring 13.5 2 270.19 512.07 623.01 389.42 378.10 374.68 376.39
1 Canada Western Amber Durum 1 285.38 713.82 759.13 441.88 430.56 410.80 419.37
Domestic human food  
1 Canada Western Red Spring 13.5 3 234.66 431.80 487.42 345.05 .. .. 339.16
1 Canada Western Amber Durum 3 270.12 700.80 737.47 406.19 .. .. 383.82
1 Canada Western Soft White Spring 4 230.88 407.68 416.47 279.37 .. .. 263.90
Barley  
Special Select Canada Western Six-row 1 245.81 373.24 393.05 298.00 294.00 286.00 290.90
Select Canada Western Six-row 1 243.33 370.75 390.55 295.50 291.50 283.50 288.40
Special Select Canada Western Two-row 1 257.78 385.28 405.05 310.00 306.00 298.00 302.90
Select Canada Western Two-row 1 255.32 382.75 402.55 307.50 303.50 295.50 300.40
ICE Futures Canada  
Wheat  
3 Canada Western Amber Durum 5 136.04 212.51 260.00 157.05 161.00 161.00 161.00
Western Barley  
1 Canada Western General Purpose 6 165.73 213.90 232.68 162.32 168.00 158.00 160.86
1 Canada Western General Purpose 5 163.57 210.75 198.68 156.09 162.00 155.00 156.19
Canola  
1 Canada NCC 7 335.39 517.41 597.36 410.13 447.53 414.35 428.45
1 Canada NCC 2 370.91 556.11 632.12 447.85 483.40 446.30 468.71
2 Canada NCC 2 357.91 543.03 619.12 434.85 470.40 433.30 455.71
Other cash prices  
Soybeans  
Weighted average price 8 261.71 368.89 447.01 406.96 428.35
Processor 9 271.90 426.45 468.53 362.41 390.77 382.87 388.36
Corn (Ontario)  
Weighted average price 8 143.63 178.54 206.57 177.17 178.06
Processor 10 156.22 199.14 215.77 183.73 193.59 182.37 187.75
Oats  
2 Canada Western 11 172.85 202.30 215.31 134.10 145.95
2 Canada Western 12 139.89 156.40 152.38 93.78 126.71
Basis in store, St.Lawrence.
Basis in store, Pacific Coast.
Basis in store, Thunder Bay.
In store, Thunder Bay.
Basis track Thunder Bay.
Basis delivered, Lethbridge.
PAR region.
Purchased by licensed dealers from growers.
Delivered crusher, Hamilton.
Delivered processor, London.
Delivered elevator, Manitoba.
Delivered elevator, Red Deer