Pa. Produce Summary Report Supplied by PDA August 9,2002 Wholesale Prices Only APPLES: 2.50-9.50 Vi BU. BEANS: GREEN 8.00-18.00, YELLOW 10.00- LIMA 15.00-28.00, ALL Vi BU. BLACKBERRIES: 1.50-3.00 PINT. BLUEBERRIES: 1.00-2.00 PINT. CABBAGE: GREEN 4.00-7.50 50 LBS. CANTALOPES: .25-1.30 EACH. CUCUMBERS: 1.80-7.00 Vi BU. EGGPLANT: 2.25-10.50 >/i BU. HONEYLOPES: MD. TO LRGE. .35-1.30 EACH. NECTARINES: 5.00-20.00 Vi BU. PEACHES: YELLOW AND WHITE 5.00- Vi BU. PEPPERS: GREEEN MD. TO LRGE. 5.00- BU.; COLORED 10.00-18.00 BU.; HOT 2.00-8.00 Vi BU. PICKLES: 4.00-16.50 Vi BU. PLUMS: 8.50-24.00 Vi BU. POTATOES: RED 6.00-16.00, WHITE 8.00- BOTH 50 LBS. RED BEETS: 4.00-10.00 Vi BU. SQUASH: PATTYPANS 2.00-4.00, BUT TERNUT 6.50-7.50, WINTER 5.40, SUM MER 4.00-6.00, YELLOW 2.00-6.00, ACORN 7.50-9.50, ALL Vi BU. SWEET CORN: 1.00-3.00 DOZ. TOMATOES: RED SM. TO LRGE. 10.00- YELLOW 6.00-24.00, BOTH 25 LBS., GRAPES 8.00-12.00, CHERRY 6.00- BOTH 12 PINT FLAT. WATERMELONS: SEEDLESS 2.00-4.50, SANGRIAS 1.10-4.00, CRIMSON 1.00-3.50, SUGAR BABY 1.00-3.00, YELLOW 1.00- ZUCCHINI: GREEN 3.00-7.00, YEL LOW 2.00-8.00, BOTH Vi BU. Dairy Products Prices Highlights Washington, D. C. August 9,2002 Report Supplied By NASS/USDA DAIRY PRODUCTS PRICES HIGH LIGHTS: CHEDDAR CHEESE prices received for US 40 pound Blocks averaged $1.06 per pound for the week ending August 3. The price per pound decreased 1.7 cents from the previous week. The price for US 500 pound Barrels adjusted to 38 percent moisture aver aged $1.07 per pound, down 0.4 cents from the previous week. BUTTER PRICES received for 25 kilo gram and 68 pound boxes meeting USDA Grade AA standards averaged $1.03 per pound for the week ending August 3. The U.S. price per pound increased 1.4 cents from the previous week. NONFAT DRY MILK prices received for bag, tote and tanker sales meeting USDA Extra Grade or USPH Grade A standards averaged 90.4 cents per pound for the week ending August 3. The U.S. price per pound decreased slightly from the previous week. DRY WHEY prices received for bag, tote and tanker sales meeting USDA Extra Grade standards averaged 15.4 cents per pound for the week ending August 3. The U.S. price per pound decreased slightly from the previous week. Pa. Grain Report August 12,2002 Report Supplied By PDA COMPARED WITH LAST MONDAY’S MARKET FOR EASTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA: Com remains active and mostly .10 higher. Wheat steady. Barley and Oats mostly .03 to .05 lower. Soybeans steady to .05 lower. Ear Corn steady to 5.00 higher. PRICES PAID DELIVERED TO DEALERS DOCK, All prices per bushel, except Ear Corn per ton. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CORN No. 2-y, 2.63-3.05, avg. 2.86; contract for harvest 2.70-2.73. WHEAT No. 2, 3.46-3.76, avg. 3.53; contract for harvest 3.18. BARLEY No. 3, 1.45-1.80, avg. 1.58. OATS No. 2,1.85-2.00, avg. 1.93. SOYBEANS 5.36-5.60, avg. 5.51; contract for harvest 4.75-5.06. Gr. Sorghum, 2.66. Ear Corn 75-87.00, avg. 79.66. SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CORN No. 2-Y, 2.60-3.00, avg. 2.76; WHEAT No. 2, 2.75-3.40, avg. 3.05; BARLEY No. 3, 1.30-1.80, avg. 1.47; OATS No. 2, 1.40-2.00, avg. 1.60; SOYBEANS No. 1, 5.00-5.65, avg. 5.44. EAR CORN 60.00-80.00, avg. 75.00. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CORN No. 2, 2.41-2.80, avg. 2.60; WHEAT No. 2, 2.75-3.14, avg. 2.94; BARLEY No. 3, 1.90; OATS No. 2, 1.25-1.75, avg. 1.46; SOYBEANS No. 1, 5.21; EAR CORN 77.00. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EAR CORN No. 2, 2.70-3.05, avg. 2.81; WHEAT No. 2, 2.80-3.00, avg. 2.90; BARLEY No. 3, 1.35-1.50, avg. 1.43; OATS No. 2, 1.45-2.00, avg. 1.73; SOYBEANS, No. 1, 5.00-5.50, avg. 5.22; EAR CORN 65.00-70.00, avg. 67.50. LEHIGH VALLEY CORN No. 2-Y, 2.80-3.00, avg. 2.87; WHEAT No. 2, 3.35-3.60, avg. 3.55. BARLEY, No. 3, 1.40-1.63, avg. 1.57; OATS No. 2, 1.65-2.00, avg. 1.79; SOYBEANS No. 1, 5.60-5.65, avg. 5.63; GRAIN SORGHUM 3.25-3.50, avg. 3.37; EAR CORN 80.00. EASTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CORN No. 2-y, 2.60-3.05, avg. 2.82; month ago 2.72; year ago 2.32. WHEAT No. 2, 2.80-3.60, avg. 3.25; month ago 3.09; year ago 2.54. BARLEY, No. 3, 1.30-1.80, avg. 1.49; month ago 1.47, year ago 1.37. OATS No. 2, 1.40-2.00, avg. 1.80; month ago 1.76, year ago 1.43. SOYBEANS No. 1, 5.00-5.65, avg. 5.44; month ago 5.30; year ago 4.68. EAR CORN 60.00-87.00, avg. 75.54; month ago 72.50; year ago 63.73. NORTH CENTRAL OHIO (Prices FOB Truck): CORN 2.49-2.56; WHEAT 3.40-3.44; OATS 1.25-1.70; SOYBEAN MEAL: bulk 44 % 187.00-192.00; bulk 48% 197.00-201.00. Corn Belt Feedstuff St. Joseph, Mo. August 13,2002 Report Supplied By USDA CORN BELT FEEDSTUFF: Wholesale Bids. Truck or Rail dollars per ton. Feed ingredients were steady to mostly higher this week in reaction to the boards, despite light buy ing interest. A lot of uncertainty in the markets last week as weather but primarily production estimates on traders minds. Monday’s lower production numbers sparked a fire in the markets as prices were sharply higher. Hot, dry weather has been temporarily replaced with cooler tempera tures and rainfall which should provide some relief to pas tures, hay fields and soybeans. SOYBEAN MEAL: 48 percent rail was 11.50 higher at 196.50-197.50. 48 percent truck was 7.50 to 11.50 higher from 195.50-211.50 per ton. CORN BY-PRODUCTS: C.luten Feed 21 percent, Interi or Points steady to 4.00 higher from 57.00-62.00; Chicago was steady to 1.00 higher from 57.00-67.00.60 percent Glu ten Meal, Interior Points steady to 5.00 higher at 275.00; Chicago was steady to 5.00 lower from 263.00-280.00 per ton. Rail Hominy Feed, Central Illinois Points was 1.00 to 7.00 higher from 61.00-68.00; truck was steady to 10.00 higher from 60.00-72.00. Crude Corn Oil was .50 higher from 21.50-22.50 cents per pound. MILLFEEDS: Northwest 3.00 lower to 4.00 higher from 50.00-68.00; Buffalo 2.00 lower at 46.00-53.00 per ton. ALFALFA PELLETS: Toledo, Ohio 17 percent dehy drated steady from 146.00- 167.00; meal steady from 149.50-170.50. 15 percent was steady from 131.00- 164.50 per ton; meal steady from 134.50-168.00. DISTILLER’S DRIED GRAINS: Central Illinois 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher from 81.00-92.00; Chicago steady to 4.00 higher from 79.00-98.00; Lawrenceburg, 11, closed for seasonal shut down until Oct.; Kansas and Nebraska were 2.00 to 5.00 higher at 97.00-105.00; Minneapolis was steady at 80.00 per ton. BREWER’S DRIED GRAINS: Newark, NJ was 3.00 higher at 86.00; Williamsburg, VA was 3.00 higher at 76.00 per ton. New Holland Dairy Sale New Holland Sales Stables Report Supplied by Auction Wednesday, August 14,2002 158 DAIRY COWS, 197 HEIFERS, 4 BULLS. MAR KET LOWER. LOCAL FRESH COWS 900.00-1375.00. LOCAL SPRINGERS 900.00-1425.00 BETTER FRESH COWS 1200.00-1610.00. LARGE HEIFERS 1400.00 SHORT BRED HEIFERS 1100.00-1375.00. OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS 900.00-1200.00. BULLS SOO.OO-810.00. CANADIAN LOADS 975.00-1960.00. FRESH HEIFERS 1275.00-1525.00. SMALL OPEN HEIFERS 500.00-775.00. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 17, 2002-A JPmstwune Pasture Perfect 1 ' Dealer of the Week Leiand Miller This week Ampac Seed Company and Rohrer Seeds recognize Leland Miller of Advanced Agronomics Advanced Ag ronomics provides valuable information and service to dairy producers through crop recommenda tions, field soil test ing, dairy specific corn hybrid selection, alfalfa variety selec tion, and pasture selection The Mid-Atlantic Leiand Miner Grazer Mix and the General Purpose Mix are the two top blends recommended by Advanced Agronomics. 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