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This publication was prepared under the direction of: • Sheila Young, Acting Unit Head, Grain Marketing Unit • Faye Price, Analyst, Grain Marketing Unit • Leslie Macartney, Analyst, Grain Marketing Unit • Susan Anderson, Officer, Grain Marketing Unit • Joanne Trinkl, Officer, Grain Marketing Unit • Joanne Draper-Bronson, Officer, Grain Marketing Unit 2 Statistics Canada – Catalogue no. 22-007-X Table of contents Situation Report — November 2010 5 Related products 11 Statistical tables 1 Supply and disposition of wheat, Canada, by crop year 15 2 Farm supply and disposition of wheat, Prairie provinces, by crop year 16 3 Wheat milled in Canada, crop year 2010/2011 17 4 Wheat flour produced in Canada, crop year 2010/2011 17 5 Deliveries of wheat 18 6 Exports of wheat, durum and wheat flour, by country of final destination 19 7 Supply and disposition of coarse grains, Canada, by crop year 21 8 Farm supply and disposition of selected coarse grains, Prairie provinces 25 9 Deliveries of coarse grains 26 10 Exports of coarse grains, by country of final destination 27 11 Exports of selected coarse grain products, Canada 29 12 Supply and disposition of oilseeds, Canada, by crop year 30 13 Canola crushings, Canada 32 14 Farm supply and disposition of oilseeds, Prairie provinces, by crop year 33 15 Deliveries of oilseeds 34 16 Exports of oilseeds, by country of final destination 35 17 Exports of oils and meals, by country of final destination 38 18 Selected special crop data, Canada, by crop year 41 19 Exports of special crops, by country of final destination 44 20 International supply and dispositions, by crop year 48 21 International oilseeds data, by crop year 50 22 Cash special crop prices 52 23 Canadian Wheat Board, pool accounts 53 24 Grain Farmers of Ontario, pool accounts 54 25 Cash grain prices, Canada 55 26 Cash grain prices, United States 56 27 Oil and meal prices 57 28 Futures settlement prices of grains, by delivery month, October 2010 58 Data quality, concepts and methodology Concepts, methods and sources 60 Statistics Canada – Catalogue no. 22-007-X 3 Cereals and Oilseeds Review – October 2010 Table of contents – continued Text tables 1. Harmonized system commodity codes, selected grains and products 8 2. Classes of the major grains, Canada 10 4 Statistics Canada – Catalogue no. 22-007-X Situation Report — November 2010 World supply and demand The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released updated global supply and demand estimates on November 9, 2010. Global wheat supplies for 2010/2011 were increased slightly as higher world production offset lower carry-in. World production was raised 1.5 million metric tonnes as a result of higher estimates for Argentina, Australia, EU-27 and Paraguay. Global wheat trade for 2010/2011 was also increased. Imports were up for China, Egypt, South Korea, Azerbaijan and the United States. Exports rose for Argentina, EU-27 and Russia. Wheat consumption was estimated to be 2.5 million metric tonnes higher, reflecting a 2.0 million metric tonne increase in Chinese wheat feeding. Global ending stocks for 2010/2011 were dropped by 2.2 million metric tonnes. For the 2010/2011 marketing year, global coarse grain supplies were lowered by 3.3 million metric tonnes. Reductions were made to corn production in the United States, barley production in China and oats and rye production in Russia. Global trade estimates decreased slightly with lower corn imports for the Philippines and South Korea partly offset by small increases in corn imports for Saudi Arabia and sorghum imports by EU-27. Despite higher corn feeding in China and Argentina, global coarse grain consumption was lowered to reflect reduced corn feeding in EU-27, South Korea and the Philippines. Estimates for global oilseed production in 2010/2011 were increased by 0.1 million metric tonnes from last month, to 440.7 million metric tonnes. While soybean production was increased, production projections for sunflower seed, rapeseed, peanut and cottonseed were decreased. Oilseed trade was estimated to be 111.4 million metric tonnes, an increase of 1.8 million metric tonnes. Chinese soybean imports were raised to 57 million metric tonnes to reflect strong demand. Soybean and soybean meal imports for EU-27 were also higher as a result of lower sunflower seed and rapeseed availability. Nikator closes out Port of Churchill season The shipping season at the Port of Churchill ended on November 2 as the vessel Nikator left the port loaded with 26,000 metric tonnes of durum wheat destined for Nigeria. Churchill enjoyed a busy season with 656,298 metric tonnes, including both Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and non-board grains, flowing through the port. This was the second highest tonnage on record. Approximately 600,000 metric tonnes of CWB grains were handled, resulting in cost savings for Prairie farmers. The port also handled non-board grains for the first time in three years, including 43,000 metric tonnes of canola and 12,000 metric tonnes of dry peas. It was the first ever shipment of food-grade peas for Churchill. The shipping season opened on July 29. A total of 22 vessels called at the port during the three month season and 7,225 rail cars were unloaded. The port also handled goods destined to communities and mines in Nunavut. European Union GMO tolerance update Reports indicated that the European Union (EU) was close to moving forward with a plan to allow small traces of non-authorized biotech material in imports of grain and oilseeds for animal feed. The proposed new tolerance was seen as a technical solution to replace Europe’s zero-tolerance policy on the presence of any genetically modified organisms (GMO) that have not been approved by EU regulators. Statistics Canada – Catalogue no. 22-007-X 5 Cereals and Oilseeds Review – October 2010 The European Commission’s food safety unit authored the proposal. It was still in draft form and could not be published until all internal commission departments have given their approval.