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Table 26
Cash grain prices, United States

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Cash grain prices, United States
  Crop year average Monthly average April 2009
2006/2007  2007/2008 April 2008 March 2009 High Low Average
  U.S. dollars per metric tonne
Wheat  
1 Dark Northern Spring 14% 1 194.92 400.51 462.60 278.15 309.38 262.35 283.66
1 Dark Northern Spring 14% 2 219.12 411.01 .. 287.34 305.71 280.72 287.70
2 Dark Northern Spring 14% 3 221.60 333.08 .. .. .. .. ..
1 Hard Red Winter 12% 4 206.39 371.05 398.49 238.15 248.94 223.03 233.05
2 Hard Red Winter 3 212.01 325.09 .. .. .. .. ..
2 Soft Red Winter 5 183.34 315.24 319.30 183.72 183.72 181.88 182.62
1 Soft White Winter 2 193.52 371.44 376.99 228.18 241.77 216.05 225.61
2 Soft Red Winter 6 162.04 298.21 305.61 155.74 172.14 147.89 157.24
Oats  
2 heavy white 7 170.06 217.71 243.16 127.74 135.52 118.01 130.33
2 heavy white 3 178.30 245.44 249.12 198.42 198.42 198.42 198.42
Barley  
3 or better, malting 7 183.90 306.62 332.99 .. .. .. ..
Corn  
2 yellow 8 127.55 181.64 219.88 147.01 146.30 143.02 144.66
2 yellow 7 121.01 174.19 211.41 138.97 150.39 142.51 145.27
2 yellow 9 130.42 188.39 224.60 146.65 155.11 142.51 149.06
2 yellow 5 153.33 210.80 246.45 164.56 168.89 168.50 168.69
2 white 4 167.70 207.10 226.68 158.23 161.80 152.36 155.93
Soybeans  
1 yellow 8 243.67 429.76 463.77 335.71 369.66 367.21 368.43
1 yellow 9 246.16 427.94 468.53 334.84 388.38 351.64 373.64
1 yellow 5 268.80 460.00 496.04 354.58 392.79 391.69 392.06
1 yellow 6 246.74 432.43 469.13 330.88 399.47 347.23 370.47
Sorghum  
2 yellow 9 123.62 179.58 213.99 121.46 134.32 120.21 126.96
2 yellow 10 157.86 213.28 245.26 152.63 153.29 145.79 149.54
Canola  
1 U.S. 11 292.16 515.18 591.72 318.57 357.59 322.76 340.17
1 U.S. 12 314.58 532.61 591.94 328.71 362.00 326.95 346.13
Flaxseed  
1 U.S. 13 213.49 593.48 629.50 326.76 314.95 301.17 308.25
Exchange rate 14 1.15 1.13 1.01 1.26 .. .. 1.22
Basis in store, Duluth.
Basis track side, Portland.
Basis FOB Portland.
Basis track side, Kansas City.
Basis barge Louisiana Gulf.
Basis in store, Toledo.
Basis in store, Minneapolis.
Bids to farmers, North Central Illinois.
Basis in store, Kansas City.
Basis track side, Texas Gulf.
Basis delivered processor, Velva.
Basis delivered processor, Enderlin.
Basis delivered processor, West Fargo.
Bank of Canada, average noon spot rate, US$ expressed in Canadian funds.