Al6-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 22, 2000 GRAIN. CATTLE, HOG, &MILKBFP FUTURES MARKETS Markets Courtesy of Chicago Board and Mercantile Exchange Closing Bids: Thursday, July 20,2000 Com Daily Prices As ofThursday, 20 July Symbol:C 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 Total 07/19/00 Oats Daily Prices As ofThursday, 20 July Symbol:o 07/20/00 SEP 00 07/20/00 DEC 00 07/20/00 MAR 01 07/20/00 MAY 01 07/20/00 JUL 01 07/20/00 SEP 01 Total 07/19/00 Soybeans Daily Prices As of Symbol:S 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 Volume Open_lnt 55854 143157 Soybean Meal ' Total 07/19/00 Daily Prices As of Symbol:SM 07/20/00 AUG 07/20/00 SEP 07/20/00 OCT 07/20/00 DEC 07/20/00 JAN 07/20/00 MAR 07/20/00 MAY 07/20/00 JUL 07/20/00 AUG 07/20/00 SEP 07/20/00 OCT 07/20/00 DEC Total 07/19/00 Weekly Dairy Market Outlook By Ken Bailey Penn State University July 14,2000 Market in a Holding Pattern CME cheese prices stable CME butter puces weaken some Market reports waiting Cheese prices were relatively Volume Opon_lnt 53933 389861 High 1112 1200 1264 1284 1314 1350 Open 1094 1200 1264 Volume Qpen_lnt 1134 16009 Thursday, 20 July - Thursday, 20 July Volume t 30685 Open_lnt 106106 stable this week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). Prices for 40-pound block cheese traded between $1.20 and $1.23 per pound. Barrel cheese traded between $ll9 and $l2l per pound. Clearly the market is looking for direction. On the one hand, packagers and processors have ample supplies of cheese on hand. Much of the growth in the milk new Last 1096 1176 1254 1284 1314 1350 Low 1094 1176 1250 1284 1314 1350 (Turn to Pag* A 23) Lean Hogs Daily Prices As of Date 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 Composite Volume Open_lnt 07/19/00 8602 44927 Live Cattle Daily Prices As ofThursday, 20 July Date 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 Chge +26 +3O + 30 + 30 + 34 +3O Composite Volume 07/19/00 14023 Lumber Daily Prices As of Date 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 . Composite Volume Open_lnt 07/19/00 536 3063 Pork Bellies Daily Prices As ofThursday, 20 July Date 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00 07/20/00,. Composite Volume Open_lnt 07/19/00 1635 3540 Table 1. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Prices, Weekly Averages Cheese: 500 lb. barrels 40-lb. blocks Nonfat dry milk: Extra Grade Grade A Butter: Grade AA 1.1858 1.2267 Source: Dairy Market News, AMS, USDA (http://www. ams. usda.gov/dairy/mncs/weekly. htm). Table 2. NASS Weekly US Average Survey Prices 8-Jul-00 l-Jul-00 24-Jun-00 Cheese 500 lb. Barrels 1/ 1.2030 1 1824 40-lb. blocks 1.1841 1.1515 Butter 1 1681 1.1665 Nonfat dry milk 1.0066 1.0107 Dry whey 0 1888 0.1853 Source: Dairy Product Prices, NASS, USDA (http.//usda.manulib.cornell.edu/reports/nassr/pnce/dairy/1999/) 1/ Adjusted to 39 % moisture. Thursday, 20 July Open High 6550 5650 5215 5280 5260 5990 5930 Aug 00 Oct 00 Dec 00 Feb 01 Apr 01 Jun 01 JulOl Aug 01 Open High 6760 6797 6965 6997 7170 7197 7295 7322 7512 7530 7320 7325 7320 7330 Aug 00 Oct 00 Dec 00 Feb 01 Apr 01 Jun 01 Aug 01 Openjnt 116783 - Thursday, 20 July Open High 25650 26300 26910 27500 28200 28000 25400 26200 26890 27500 Sep 00 Nov 00 Jan 01 Mar 01 May 01 JulOl Open High 8700 8390 7160 7160 7167 7270 8420 8160 7000 JulOO Aug 00 Feb 01 Mar 01 May 01 JulOl 14-Jul-OO 7-Jul-00 30-Jun-00 1.1965 1.2625 1.2410 1.2190 1.2675 1.2620 1.0300 1.0300 1.0300 1.0300 1.0300 1.0300 Last Low 6670 5765- 5335 5475 5290 5997 5930 5800 Last Low 6795 6995 7197 7320 7530 7325 7330 6745 6955 7165 7290 .7507 7310 7317 Last Low 24370 25330 26400 27020 27500 27590 24370 25300 26400 27020 2750 Q 27590 Last Low 8700 8390 7112 7160 7167 7270 8400 8150 7000 7160 7167 7270 1.1933 1.1346 1.1296 1.1705 1.0102 0.1840 Prev. Chge Volume 4322 2948 1012 231 58 30 +142 + 130 +l2O + 192 +5O +8 +2O + 10 Prev. Chge Volume 6953 4601 1216 829 293 25 105 Prev. Chge Volume 362 128 14 22 10 -1000 -590 -400 -440 -450 +240 Prev. Chge Volume 140 1433 62 +3OO +3OO + 127 + 113 +65 +lBO 23-Jun-OO 16-Jun-00 1.2275 1.2600 1.0300 1.0300 1.1767 17-Jun-00 10-Jun-00 1.0989 1.0965 1 2814 1.0119 ** 0 1809 Prev. Open_lnt 13792 15420 9219 2608 1319 300 62 Prev. Open_lnt 34932 45645 15661 8912 6169 2954 2510 Prev. Open_lnt 1952 839 145 94 22 Prev. Openjnt 314 2921 289 14 1.1870 1.2040 1.0300 1.0300 1.2400 1.0711 1.0870 1.3043 1.0093 0.1795