Pa. Grain Report
August 11,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
Compared with last Monday's market
for Eastern and Central Pennsylvania:
Corn mostly steady to firm. Wheat stady
to .10 higher. Barley unevenly steady.
Oats steady to .10 lower. Soybeans very
uneven with an unsettled market. Ear
Corn mostly steady. All prices paid deliv
ered to dealers dock. All prices per bushel,
except Ear Corn per ton.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
Com No. 2-y: 2.62-2.84, avg. 2.76; con
tract for harvest 2.26-2.84. Wheat No. 2:
No. 2: 3.38-3.90, avg. 3.60; contract for
harvest 3.35. Barley No. 3: 1.75-2.05, avg.
1.81. Oats No. 2:1.70-2.00, avg. 1.87. Soy
beans: 5.00-5.24, avg. 5.09; contract for
harvest 4.77-5.01. Gr. Sorghum: 2.46; con
tract for harvest 2.40. Ear Corn:
78.00-100.00, avg. 89.50.
SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVA-
NIA
Com No. 2-y: 2.57-2.76, avg. 2.68.
Wheat No. 2: 3.10-3.40, avg. 3.29. Barley
No. 3: 1.75-2.00, avg. 1.87. Oats No. 2:
1.80-2.00, avg. 1.93. Soybeans No. 1:
4.90-5.20, avg. 5.02. Ear Corn:
80.00-100.00, avg. 92.60
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
Com No. 2: 2.36-2.80, avg. 2.50. Wheat
No. 2: 3.00-3.18, avg. 3.05. Barley No. 3:
1.90. Oats No. 2:1.75-1.90, avg. 1.81. Soy
beans No. 1: 5.39-5.60, avg. 5.50. Ear
Com: 80.00.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
Com No. 2-y: 2.64-2.80 few down to 2.58,
avg. 2.76. Wheat No. 2: 3.00-3.25, avg.
3.09. Barley No 3: 1.80-2.00, avg. 1.86.
Oats No. 2:1.90-2.00, avg. 1.91. Soybeans:
5.00-5.30, avg. 5.14. Gr. Sorghum: none.
Ear Com: 80.00-100.00, avg. 88.33.
LEHGH VALLEY AREA
Com No. 2-y: 2.75-2.83, avg. 2.79.
Wheat: No. 2: 3.40-3.93, avg. 3.59. Barley
No. 3: 1.75-2.00, avg. 1.90. Oats No. 2:
1.90-2.00, avg. 1.88. Soybeans No. 1:
5.30-5.40, avg. 5.33. Gr. Sorghum:
3.18-3.50, avg. 3.34. Ear Corn;
76.00-90.00, avg. 82.33.
EASTERN AND CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA SUMMARY
Com No. 2-y: 2.62-2.84, avg. 2.75,
month ago 2JS9, year ago 2.82. Wheat
No. 2: 3.30-3.90, avg. 3.45, month ago
3.12, year ago 3.25. Barley No. 3:
1.70-2.00, avg. 1.86; month ago 1.84, year
ago 1.49. Oats No. 2:1.80-2.00, avg. 1.90;
month ago 2.02; year ago 1.80. Soybeans
No. 1: 5.00-5.30, avg. 5.15, month ago
5.87, year ago 5.44. Ear Corn:
78.00-100.00, avg. 88.19; month ago
89.54; year ago 75.54.
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
Prices FOB Truck: Corn 2.19-2.20.
Wheat 3.34-3.45. Soybeans 5.39-5.45. Soy
bean Meal: Bulk 44% 170.50-176.00; 48%
180.50-186.00.
Daily National
Gram Market
Summary
St Joseph, MO
August 13,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Wheat and com was slightly higher,
while soybeans and sorghum traded mix.
Wheat and com carried momentum
from yesterdays positive USDA report.
Traders will continue to monitor weather
conditions in the western corn-belt. Soy
beans were mix but some bids found sup
port from yesterdays friendly production
numbers, along with concerns of dry
weather in the western belt. Wheat was
2-5 cents higher. Com steady to 2 cents
higher. Sorghum was mix, from 1 cent
lower to 12 cents higher. Soybeans were
mix, from 3 cents lower to 2 cents higher.
EXPORT SALES: PURCHASER
COMMODITY TONNAGE DELIVERY
DATE
Taiwan Com 54,000 Oct 18-Nov 1 or
Oct 3-17 Unknown Soybeans 165,000 Un
known
Total: Com 54,000 tonnes. Soybeans
165,000 tonnes.
THESE MAY NOT BE THE ONLY
EXPORT SALES THAT HAVE TRAN
SPIRED, BUT THEY ARE THE ONLY
SALES THAT COULD BE CONFIRM
ED BY USDA GRAIN MARKET
NEWS.
TRUCK BIDS: 08/13/03 08/12/03
08/14/02 Wheat: Kansas City (HRW
ORD) 3.60-3.64 up 3 4.10-4.13 Minneapo
lis (DNS) 3.96 'A up 2 3 A 4.29 A Portland
(SWW) 3.86-3.90 up 5-4 4.10-4.11 St.
Louis (SRW) 3.57-3.63 up 3 3.38
Com, US No 2 Yellow: Kansas City
2.20-2.22 unch 2.65-2.67 Minneapolis 2.14
up 2 'A 2.59 So. lowa 2.22-2.254 unch-up
1 2.65-2.66 Omaha 2.08-2.09 unch 2.62
Soybeans, US No I Yellow: Kansas
City 5.82 dn 3 5.94-5.95 Minneapolis 5.46
'A dn % 5.86 3 A So. lowa 5.59-5.62 dn
1-unch 6.00-6.04 Cent. II Processor 5.68
Vi-5.78 A dn 2 'A 6.01 %-6.21 %
Minneapolis truck - to arrive 20 days
FUTURES: Kansas City (Sep) Wheat
3.64 up 3 '/< 3.97 'A Minneapolis (Sep)
Wheat 3.78 'A up 2 3 A 4.11 ‘A Chicago
(Sep) Wheat 3.65 up 3 'A 3.57 Chicago
(Sept Com 2.20 up 'A 2.73 (Dec) Corn
2.29 Vi dn A Chicago (Nov) Soybeans 5.43
3 A dn 2 3 A 5.71 3 A
EXPORT BIDS: Barge bids out of the
Port of New Orleans, or Rail out of the
North Texas Gulf. Bids per bushel, except
sorghum per cwt.
US 1 HRW Wheat, Ord Protein: Rail
4.04-4.09 up 3 'A 4.45 '/2-4.47 'A US 2 Soft
Red Winter Wheat: Barge 3.87 up 3 '/i-2
'A 3.61-3.63 US 2 Yellow Com Barge
2.54-2.54 'A up 1 'A 2.89 US 2 Yellow
Sorghum Rail 4.54-4.63 dn 1 5.35-5.53
Barge 4.90 up 12-dn 1 5.39 US 2 Yellow
Soybeans Barge 5.93 3 /<-5.96 3 A up 1 A-2 '/<
6.30 3 /<-6.31 3 A
Kutztown Produce
Hay Auction
Fleetwood, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, August 9,2003
Hay—Straw—Grain
31 LOTS.
ALFALFA HAY: 97.00-215.00.
GRASS HAY: 65.00-180.00.
MIXED HAY: 56.00-210.00.
TIMOTHY HAY; 170.00-195.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 90.00-100.00.
RYE STRAW: 80.00-90.00.
HAY LRGE. ROUND OR SQ. BALES;
26.00.
EAR CORN: 100.00.
HAY, STRAW, FIREWOOD AUC
TION EVERY SAT., 9 A.M.
Vintage Hay
Vintage, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auc
tion
Thursday, August 14,2003
Hay—Straw—Grain
ALFALFA: 145.00.
GRASS: 100.00-120.00.
Robert Fulton Fire Co.
Hay Market
Wakefield, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Thursday, August 14,2003
10 LOADS.
ALFALFA: 2ND CUTTING
90.00-126.00.
MIXED HAY: 92.00.
TIMOTHY: 105.00-175.00, 157.00
AVG.
EAR CORN: 100.00.
GRASS HAY: 92.00.
SALE EVERY THURS., 10 A.M.
Lebanon
Produce Hay Auction
Reistville, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Tuesday, Aug. 12,2003
Hay—Straw—Grain
TIMOTHY AND MIXED HAY: 2.10
BALE.
HAY AUCTION EVERY TUES., 10
A.M.
Weaverland Hay
New Holland, Pa
Report Supplied By Auction
Thursday, August 14,2003
Hay—Straw—Grain
TIMOTHY HAY: 95.00-240.00.
MIXED HAY: 45.00-265.00.
STRAW: 115.00-157.00.
EAR CORN: 130.00.
STUBBLE HAY: 90.00.
Shippensburg
Hay Auction
Shippensburg, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
August 9 and 12,2003
Hay—Straw—Grain
37 LOADS.
ALFALFA: 70.00-160.00.
MIXED HAY: 40.00-85.00.
TIMOTHY: 45.00-82.00.
BROMEGRASS: 58.00-130.00.
ORCHARDGRASS: 34.00-60.00.
STRAW: 62.00-118.00.
EAR CORN: 128.00.
OATS: 2.50 BU.
A focus on the latest forage varieties will be part of
the Sept. 13 issue of Foraging Around.
Also scheduled: update on pastured poultry research
at Penn State and the latest haymaking and grazing
information from various field days.
Westminster Hay
Westminster, Maryland
Report Supplied By Auction
Tuesday, August 12,2003
Hay—Straw—Grain
90 LOTS.
ALFALFA: 3.00-3.80 BALE.
TIMOTHY: 2.50-5.30 BALF,
11.00-15.00 LARGE ROUND.
MIXED HAY: .90-3.40 BALE.
GRASS: 20.00 LARGE ROUND.
STRAW: 1.00-2.10 BALE.
MULCH:.IS-.40 BALE
GROUND CORN FEED- 6.50 BAG,
Pa. Produce Summary
Report Supplied by PDA
August 8,2003
Wholesale Prices Only
APPLES: GREEN 4.00-8.00 Vi BU.
APRICOTS: 16.00-22.00 <A BU.
BEANS: GREEN 7.00-14.00, YEL
LOW 7.00-16.00, LIMA 11.00-20.00, ALL
Vz BU.
BLACKBERRIES: 16.00-22.00 8 QT.
FLAT.
BLUEBERRIES: 16.00-28.00 12 PINT
FLAT.
CABBAGE: GREEN 6.00-7.00 50
LBS., RED 7.00-8.00.
CANTALOPES: .75-1.50 EACH.
CUCUMBERS: 7.00-13.00 BU.
EGGPLANT: 9.00-12.00 BU.
HONEYLOPES: .50-1.25 EACH.
NECTARINES: 12.00-16.00 Vz BU.
PEACHES: 9.00-13.00 Vz BU.
PEPPERS: GREEN 6.00-10.00 BU.;
RED 10.00-14.00; HOT 3.00-7.00 Vz BU.
PICKLES: 3.00-9.00 Vz BU.
PLUMS: 16.00-24.00 Vz BU.
POTATOES: 6.00-9.00 50 LBS.
RASPBERRIES: RED 2.00-3.00 PT.
RED BEETS: 4.00-9.50 H BU.
SQUASH: PATTYPAN 4.00-8.00,
SPAGHETTI 4.00-5.00, YELLOW
3.00- ALL Vi BU.
SWEET CORN: .90-2.00 DOZ.
TOMATOES: 14.00-32.00 25 LBS.,
PLUM 16.00-20.00 Vz BU., GRAPE
10.00- 12 PINT FLAT.
WATERMELONS: RED 2.25-4.25,
SEEDLESS 2.75-5.00, YELLOW
1.00-
ZUCCHINI: 3.00-9.00 Vi BU.