Daily National Grain Market Summary St. Joseph, MO April 18,2001 Report Supplied By USDA Spring planting worries continue to offer strength to grain bids. Soybean bids moved slightly higher despite large U.S. planting acreage. Bids were mostly higher, Wheat 1 to 3 cents higher. Corn were steady to 3 cents lower, Sorghum steady and Soybeans 3 to 4 cents higher with Southern lowa up much as 9 cents. Wheat bids slightly higher as the value of the U.S. dollar is lower and con cerns of s’pring planting, supported prices. Corn mostly steady with weather conditions the main talk in the corn pits. Lack of export interest and more mois ture is expected heading into the week end. Soybean bids were higher as fund short positions lend support to bids. However, larger U.S. Expected planting and the large South American supplies coming out of the fields limited upturns. EXPORT SALES: PURCHASER COMMODITY TONNAGE DELIVERY DATE CCC Haiti II.S pet Hard Red Winter 9,800 May THESE MAY NOT BE THE ONLY EXPORT SALES THAT HAVE TRAN SPIRED, BUT THEY ARE THE ONLY SALES THAT. COULD BE CON FIRMED BY USDA GRAIN MARKET NEWS. DATE CHANGE YEAR AGO TRUCK BIDS: 04/18/01 04/17/01 04/19/ 00 Wheat: Kansas City (HRW ORD) 2.86-2.94 up 2 2.54 Minneapolis (DNS 14pct) 3.47 Vi up 1 V « 3.48 '/< Portland (SWW) 3.21-3.23 unch-up 12.88-2.91 St. Louis (SRW) 2.38-2.41 up 3-2 2.38-2.39 Corn, US 2 Yellow: Kansas City 1.97- 1.99 unch 2.15-2.16 Minneapolis 1.85 dn 3 'A 2.09 3 A So. lowa 1.94-1.98 unch-dn 2 2.18-2.21 Omaha 1.88-1.89 unch 2.05- J| CSHHMI The Big Dutchman Univent Layer Cage System is the first choice of profitable poultry producers. More than 90,000.000 birds are housed in Big Dutchman battery belt cage systems worldwide. Efficient manure removal Manure begins to dry on collection belts and is easily removed from the house. Univent provides easy access and bird comfort Doors slide horizontally across the full width of the cage, providing easy bird management. Wire partitions assure improved air flow and bird comfort, helping fIERSHEY EQUIPMENT CQ, INC 2.06 Soybeans, US 1 Yellow: Kansas City 4.35-4.37 up 4 5.28-5.30 Minneapo lis 4.20 up 3 Vi 5.15 Vi So. lowa 4.31-4.32 up 9-3 5.23-5.26 Cent. II Processor 4.38- 4.51 up 4 Vi 5.26 Vi-5.36 Vi Minneapolis truck wheat - to arrive 20 days FUTURES: Kansas City (May) Wheat 3.18 % up 2 Vi 2.79 Vi Minneapo lis (May) Wheat 3.27 Vi up 1 Vi 3.18 'A Chicago (May) Wheat 2.68 Vi up 2 Vi 2.53 Chicago (May) Corn 2.09 dn Vi 2.27 Vi Chicago (May) Soybeans 4.34 up 4 Vi 5.37 Vi EXPORT BIDS: Barge or rail. Port of New Orleans or North Texas Gulf. Bids per bushel except sorghum per cwt. US 1 HRW Wheat, Ord Protein: 3.52 Vi-3.58 Vi up 2 Vi 2.84 Vi-2.89 Vi US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat: 2.72 Vi-2.73 Vi up 2 Vi-1 Vi 2.61-2.62 US 2 Yellow Corn; 2.25 Vi-2.26 dn '/i-Vi 2.44 Vi-2.45 -Vi US 2 Yellow Sorghum: Rail 4.21-4.36 dn 1- unch 4.05-4.12 Barge 4.36-4.41 unch-up 1 4.23-4.25 US 1 Yellow Soybeans: 4.64 up 6 Vi-4 Vi 5.52 Vi-5.53 Vi Pa. Grain April 16,2001 Report Supplied By PDA COMPARED WITH LAST MON DAY’S MARKET FOR EASTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA: CORN MOSTLY STEADY WITH SOME STRENGTH NOTED, WHEAT STEADY TO .05 SPOTS .09 HIGHER, BARLEY AND OATS MOSTLY STEADY, SOYBEANS STEADY TO WEAK WITH AN EVER INCREAS ING AMOUNT OF BIDS UNDER 4.00, EAR CORN STEADY. PRICES PAID DELIVERED TO DEALERS DOCK, ALL PRICES PER BUSHEL, EXCEPT EAR CORN PER TON. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.20-2.40, AVERAGE 2.29, CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.33-2.48; WHEAT NO. 2 birds achieve peak egg performance. 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SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.00-2.12, FEW REPORTED 2.20, AVERAGE 2.10; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.10-2.20, FEW REPORTED 2.50, AVERAGE 2.22; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.30- 1.60, AVERAGE 1.35; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.05-1.30, AVERAGE 1.23; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 3.70-3.95, FEW REPORTED 4.20, AVERAGE 3.91; EAR CORN RANGE 50.00-60.00, AVERAGE 56.00. EASTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA SUMMARY CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.20-2 80, AVERAGE 2.23; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.20-2.67, AVERAGE 2.38; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.50-1.80, AV ERAGE 1.56; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.30-1.70, AVERAGE 1.40; SOYBEANS NO. 1 3.90-4.26, AVERAGE 4.09; EAR CORN RANGE 50.00-70.00, AVER AGE 59.66. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2 RANGE 1.90-2.30, AV ERAGE 2.21; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.25-2.36, AVERAGE 2.30; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.57, AVERAGE 1.57; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.20-1 42, AVER AGE 1.32; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 3.96, AVERAGE 3.96; EAR CORN RANGE 50.00-75.00, AVERAGE 62.50. CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.20-2.36, AVERAGE 2.24; WHEAT NO. 2 255 PLANE TREE DRIVE LANCASTER, PA 17603 (717) 393-5807 or 1-800-432-0988 FAX (717)291-1534 CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA & Si* Dutchman RANGE 2.00-2.40, AVERAGE 2 13, BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1 50-1.80, AV ERAGE 1.61; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.40-1.65, FEW REPORTED 1.25, AV ERAGE 1.47; SOYBEANS RANGE 4.05-4.20, FEW REPORTED 3 90, AV ERAGE 4.11, EAR CORN RANGE 55.00-60 00, AVERAGE 57.50 LEHIGH VALLEY AREA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.20-2.29, AVERAGE 2.23; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.50-2.67, AVERAGE 2.59: BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.50-1.60; AV ERAGE 1.53; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.44-1.70, AVERAGE 1.46; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 3 95-4.05, AVERAGE 4.00; PER HUNDREDWEIGHT, FEW REPORTED GR. SORGHUM RANGE 2.30-2.35. AVERAGE 2 33, EAR CORN RANGE 60.00-64.00, AVERAGE 62.50. MONTH AGO CORN NO. 2-Y 2 23; WHEAT NO. 2 2 41; BARLEY NO 3 1.57; OATS NO. 2 1.45; SOYBEANS NO. 1 4.17; EAR CORN 60.28. YEARAGO CORN NO. 2-Y 2.52, WHEAT NO. 2 2.31; BARLEY NO 3 1 76; OATS NO. 2 1.63; SOYBEANS NO. 1 4.97; EAR CORN 76.90. NORTH CENTRAL OHIO (Prices FOB Truck) CORN 1.93-2.00, WHEAT 2.19-2 40; OATS 1.25-1.50; SOYBEAN MEAL BULK 44% 154 60-159.50; BULK 48% 164.60-168.50 Carlisle Livestock Carlisle, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, April 17,2001 SLAUGHTER CATTLE; STEERS, NO HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME OF FERED! CHOICE 1100-1500 LBS Big Dutchman, Inc Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 21, £oot-A7 76.00- SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 69.00-75.75, CHOICE 1500- 1750 LBS. 75.00-78.75, SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 70.50-74.75; HEIFERS CHOICE 1100-1450 LBS. 74.50-78 75, SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 68.75- 74.25; COWS BREAKERS MOSTLY 44.00- BONERS 39.50-46 00, LEAN 37 25-46 50, LIGHTS, LOW DRESSING DOWN TO 34.00, SHELLY 33.00 AND DOWN; BULLS YG#l 1300-1650 LBS, 55.50-63.25. FEEDER CATTLE: ACTIVE! STEERS MED. AND LRGE. #1 400-850 LBS 80 00-92.00, MED. AND LARGE #2 400-900 LBS 65.00-81.00, HOL STEINS, DAIRY TYPES 61.00-78.00, HEIFERS MED. AND LARGE #1 300- 800 LBS. 78 00-85 00, MEDIUM AND LARGE #2 400-850 LBS. 62 00-77 00, HOLSTEINS.DAIRY TYPES 77 00- 87.50, BULLS MED. AND LARGE #1 300-600 LBS. 81 00-98.00; CALVES RE TURNING TO THE FARM HOL STEIN BULLS #1 80-145 LBS. 115 00- 182.00, HOLSTEIN HEFIERS #1 90- 120 LBS 340.00-405 00, #2 230 00- 300.00, SWINE; HOGS US#l AND 3 230-280 LBS. 45.50-46.00, US#2 AND 3 230-280 LBS. 44.00-45.25, 185-205 LBS. 40 00- 40 50; SOWS US#l-3 300-550 LBS 33 00-42.00, THIN.WEAK,ROUGH TO 32.00, FEEDER PIGS BY THE LB 15- 35 LBS 105 00-190 00 GOATS- BY THE HEAD, LARGE NANNIES 47.50-70 00, FLESHY KIDS 45.00- 00, SMALL. THIN KIDS 10.00- LAMBS GOOD AND CHOICE 30- 60 LBS. 135.00-155.00. SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 30.00 SALE EVERY TUES., 5 P.M. FOR RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS, 6:30 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK, START ING WITH CALVES: SPECIAL FED CATTLE SALE TUES., MAY I; SPE CIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE TUES. 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