Dally National Grain Market Summary St Joseph, MO March 20,2002 Report Supplied By USDA Grain and soybean bids were mostly lower for the day, however, another over night export order for mostly white wheat lent some support to wheat bids. Wet weather in winter wheat areas also weighed on bids but traders are keeping an eye on the cooler temperatures. Slight declines in com bids were due to the con tinued absence of fresh export interest this week and weakness in soybean pits. Soybean bids dropped sharply lower after Tuesday’s higher trend. South American weather remains a pressure factor for beans as well as the lack of export de mand. Traders are waiting for next week’s Planting Intentions report to be re leased. Wheat 2 to 5 cents lower except Portland 1 to 2 cents higher. Com steady to mostly 1 cent lower. Sorghum 1 to 5 Create a Remarkably Clean House Environm Just ask the girls.... fE:\ WELCOME TO THE ANIMAL-FRIENI miSu | PutdllDH. STAK-AIRE LAYER CAGE SYS Dust? What Dust? 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DATE CHANGE YEAR AGO TRUCK BIDS: 03/20/02 03/19/02 03/21/01 Wheat: Kansas City (HRW ORD) 2.72-2.74 dn 5 2.75-2.85 Minneapo lis (DNS) 3.29 Vi dn 2 V 4 3.40 Portland (SWW) 3.41-3.42 up 1-2 3.26-3.31 St. Louis (SRW) 2.95 dn 2 2.39-2.40 Com, US 2 Yellow: Kansas City tun WOE WOT Hershey CO., INC Email address-partsservice @ Hequip.com 1.97-1.98 dn 1 1.93-1.97 Minneapolis 1.89 y, up 1 '/. 1.86 'A So. lowa 2.01-2.02 dn 1 1.94-1.96 Omaha 1.87 unch-dn 11.86-1.88 Soybeans, US 1 Yellow; Kansas City 4.45-4.47 dn 5 4.38-4.43 Minneapolis 4.39 'A dn 4 4.24 H So. lowa 4.50-4.51 dn 4 4.34-4.39 Cent. II processor 4.58 Vi-4.64 'A dn 5 4.40 Vt-4.50 /• Minneapolis truck - to arrive 20 days FUTURES: Kansas City (May) Wheat 2.80 dn 5 3.10 Minneapolis (May) Wheat 2.94 'A dn 2 ‘A 3.20 Chicago (May) Wheat 2.77 '/« dn 4 ■/» 2.66 'A Chicago (May) Com 2.05 V* dn V< 2.10 '/< Chicago (May) Soybeans 4.58 'A dn 5 4.43 'A EXPORT BIDS: Barge bids out of Port of New Or leans or Rail out of North Texas Gulf. Bids per bushel except sorghum per cwt. US 1 HRW Wheat, Ord Protein: Rail 3.26-3.28 dn 5 3.44-3.48 US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat: Barge 3.14 '/4-3.17 'A dn 4 'A-2 '/4 2.74 ■/: US 2 Yellow Com Barge 2.27 ’A dn V* 2.28 J /4-2.29 ‘A US 2 Yellow Sorghum Rail 4.14-4.17 dn 1-2 4.24-4.29 Barge 4.21-4.30 dn 1 4.38-4.40 US 2 Yel low Soybeans Barge 4.80'/: dn 4-5 4.73 ‘A Odor problems are all but eliminated with this layer cage system. If your operation is in an area where odor is a problem, you need to check out the Stak- Aire System. Flies? If you don’t have flies, you don’t have to spend money controlling them. Check out this Advantage. It’s one of many. Kirkwood Hay Kirkwood, Pa. Report Supplied By Auction Tuesday, March 19,2002 99 LOTS. MIXED HAY: IST CUTTING 97.00- 2ND 142.00-200.00. TIMOTHY: 40.00-197.00. ALFALFA: IST CUTTING 72.00- 2ND CUTTING 110.00- 3RD 95.00-250.00. CLOVER: 142.00-150.00. GRASS; 50.00-165.00. WHEAT STRAW: 137.00-160.00. BARLEY STRAW: 90.00-150.00. RYE STRAW: 175.00. CORN FODDER: 65.00-95.00. SALE DAY TUES. 10 A.M. Belleville Hay Belleville, Pa. Report Supplied By Auction Wednesday, March 20,2002 Hay—Straw—Grain ALFALFA HAY: 102.50-170.00. MIXED HAY: 85.00-140.00. STRAW: 85.00-97.50. Virginia Broilers And Fryers Harrisonburg, Va. March 19,2002 Report Supplied By USDA Movement of ready-to-cook whole birds was moderate and clearing the market at a reasonable rate. Demand was mod erate with average buyer interest and trading. Live supplies were moderate for the market being reports with an esti mated slaughter of 1,153,000 compared to 1,347,000 last Tuesday. Weights were desirable. Processing schedules, were moderate. Actual slaughter for the week of 3/11 to 3/15/2002 was 6,430,949 with an average weight of 4.95. Negotiated F. 0.8. dock prices, 2 pounds and heavier ice packed broilers and fryers, trucklot sales of US Grade A or equivalent were steady at .47 - .57 per pound; less than truck lot sales .47 -.67 per pound. DOMESTIC MARKET HIGHLIGHTS:The market tone was steady at best on frozen 8-16 lb hens and 16-24 lb toms. Negotiations were ongoing on larger packages for deferred shipment. Offers were adequate, however buyers were reluc tant to commit. Light trading centered in the Midwest for prompt shipment at steady prices. Activity on bulk meat and bulk parts was light. EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS: Inquiry from Mexico was light due to the approaching holiday period. Interest from Asia was spotty, some countries from the Former Soviet Union were not in the market. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 23,2002-A7 Dewart Livestock Dewart, Pa. Report Supplied By Auction Monday, March 18,2002 STEERS: TOO FEW TO QUOTE. HEIFERS: TOO FEW TO QUOTE. GOOD COWS: 38.00-46.50. CANNERS AND CUTTERS: 25.00-38.00. BULLS: I AT 54.00. VEAL: 90-190 LBS. 100.00-640.00; 70-90' BS. 60.00-100.00. HOCiS: 30.00-35.00. SOWS: 22.00-26.00. FEEDER PIGS: 23.00-37.50 HEAD. Wolgemuth Hay Leola, Pa. Report Supplied By Auction Wednesday, March 20,2002 Hay—Straw—Grain 33 LOTS. ALFALFA: HIGH 190.00, AVG. 162.00. MIXED HAY: HIGH 180.00, AVG. 134.00. TIMOTHY: HIGH AND AVG. 132.00. GRASS: HIGH 127.00, AVG. 107.00. STRAW: HIGH 150.00, AVG. 147.00. National Turkey Market At A Glance Des Moines, lowa March 20,2002 Report Supplied By USDA