Table 26
Cash grain prices, United States

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Cash grain prices, United States
  Crop year average Monthly average April 2011
2008/2009  2009/2010 April 2010 March 2011 High Low Average
  U.S. dollars per metric tonne
Wheat  
1 Dark Northern Spring 14% 1 291.68 235.53 .. .. .. .. ..
1 Dark Northern Spring 14% 2 300.14 242.41 252.43 422.55 447.91 440.92 444.42
1 Hard Red Winter 12% 4 251.19 194.94 194.47 .. 357.88 351.27 354.58
2 Soft Red Winter 5 196.00 189.19 187.76 303.14 317.10 312.69 314.89
1 Soft White Winter 2 243.75 197.44 196.58 273.56 .. .. ..
2 Soft Red Winter 9 168.00 158.05 155.79 259.14 279.62 278.15 278.88
Oats  
2 heavy white 6 137.97 149.46 136.17 230.19 251.59 245.10 248.34
2 heavy white 3 204.70 154.88 154.32 225.97 226.41 226.41 226.41
Barley  
3 or better, malting 6 239.85 151.65 139.17 271.90 284.76 284.76 284.76
Corn  
2 yellow 7 150.47 134.09 132.28 266.13 288.18 285.81 286.99
2 yellow 6 147.76 131.40 131.49 242.51 276.37 276.37 276.37
2 yellow 10 157.41 136.26 137.54 263.37 292.90 291.33 292.11
2 yellow 5 179.59 164.28 157.08 290.34 320.06 318.49 319.28
2 white 4 169.84 145.32 137.69 275.58 307.86 299.99 303.92
Soybeans  
1 yellow 7 377.33 357.47 347.90 496.00 493.10 489.06 491.08
1 yellow 10 378.68 358.64 344.24 .. .. .. ..
1 yellow 5 404.27 384.37 371.85 523.60 525.43 522.86 523.97
1 yellow 9 374.86 358.30 353.88 492.01 496.04 495.31 495.67
Sorghum  
2 yellow 10 133.48 123.58 124.50 250.78 278.79 278.79 278.79
2 yellow 5 162.96 167.88 161.67 278.79 306.80 296.43 301.73
Canola  
1 U.S. 11 370.63 365.55 374.34 558.21 589.96 589.96 589.96
1 U.S. 13 391.81 356.27 375.01 567.03 .. .. ..
Flaxseed  
1 U.S. 12 404.92 361.89 .. .. .. .. ..
Exchange rate 8 1.18 1.05 1.01 0.98 .. .. 1.06
1.
Basis in store, Duluth.
2.
Basis track side, Portland.
3.
Basis FOB Portland.
4.
Basis track side, Kansas City.
5.
Basis barge Louisiana Gulf.
6.
Basis in store, Minneapolis.
7.
Bids to farmers, North Central Illinois.
8.
Bank of Canada, average noon spot rate, US$ expressed in Canadian funds.
9.
Basis in store, Toledo.
10.
Basis in store, Kansas City.
11.
Basis delivered processor, Velva.
12.
Basis delivered processor, West Fargo.
13.
Basis delivered processor, Enderlin.