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Pa. Grain Report
October 20,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
Compared with last Monday’s market for
Eastern and Central Pennsylvania; Com
fully .05 to .10 lower. Wheat .10 to .15, spots
.40 lower Barley steady to weak. Oats mostly
sleaidy. Soybeans very active mostly .50 high
er. Ear Com mostly 2.00 lower. All pnces
paid delivered to dealers dock, All pnces per
bushel, except Ear Com per ton.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
Com No. 2-y: 2.26-2.55 avg. 2.44. Wheat
No. 2; 3.24-3.50 avg. 3.35; contract for har
vest 3.15-3.30 Barley No. 3: 155-2.00, avg
1 79; contract for harvest 1.60. Oats No. 2:
1.60-2.00, avg 1 83. Soybeans: 6.79-6.94, avg,
6.84. Gr Sorghum: 2 40. Ear Com;
68.00- avg 70.67. New Ear Com
48.00- avg. 50.50.
SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
Corn No. 2-y; 2.34-2.55, avg. 2.47. Wheat
No. 2; 3.10-3.30, avg. 3.22. Barley No. 3;
175-2.00, avg. 1.95. Oats No. 2; 1.50-2.00,
avg. 1.79. Soybeans No. 1; 6.70-6.85, avg.
6 69. Ear Com: 67.00-70.00, avg. 69.25 New
Ear Cora 50.00-65.00, avg. 52.80.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
Com No. 2: 2.34-2.60, avg. 2.54. Wheat
No. 2: 3.15-3.35, avg. 3.27. Barley No. 3:1.90.
Oats No. 2; 1.60-1.70, avg. 1.64. Soybeans No.
1:6.15-7.00, avg. 6.58. Ear Cora; 74.00-80.00,
avg. 77.00. New Ear Cora 50.00-56.00, avg.
53.00.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
Com No. 2-y: 2.35-2.60 few 2.70, avg. 2.53.
Wheat No. 2: 2.90-3.25, avg. 3.08. Barley No
3: 1.80-1.95, avg. 1.88. Oats No. 2: 1.65-1.90,
avg. 1.81. Soybeans: 6.35-6.75, avg. 6.51. Gr.
Sorghum; none. Ear Com: 70.00-90.00, avg.
76.67. New Ear Cora: 50.00-60.00, avg. 55.00.
LEHGH VALLEY AREA
Com No. 2-y: 2.40-2.63, avg. 2.51. Wheat:
No. 2: 3.20-3.50, avg. 3.33. Barley No. 3;
1.70-2.00, ayg. 1.86. Oats No. 2: 1.35-1.75,
avg. 1.56. Soybeans No. 1; 6.50-6.70, avg.
6.59. Gr. Sorghum: 3.00-325, avg. 3.02. Ear
Com: 70.00-72.00, avg. 70.67. New Ear Cora
49.00-50.00, avg. 49.50.
EASTERN AND CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA SUMMARY
Corn No. 2-y: 2.26-2.60, avg. 2.49, month
ago 2. 74, year ago 3.06. Wheat No. 2:
3.10-3.50, avg. 3.30, month ago 3.54, year ago
3.62. Barley No. 3: 1.70-2.00, avg. I.Bft
month ago 1.88, year ago 1.74. Oats No. 2;
I.SO-2.00, avg. 1.75; month ago 1.81; year ago
1.76. Soybeans No. 1: 6.50-6.94, avg. 6.69;
month ago 5.84, year ago 5.46. Ear Com:
67-72.00, avg. 71.82; month ago 86.02; year
ago 89.16. New Ear Com 48.00-60.00, avg.
51.95; year ago 80.16.
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
Prices FOB Truck: Com 1.91-2.00. Wheat
3.12-3.18. Soybeans 6.87-7.19. Soybean Meal:
Bulk 44% 218.00-226.50; 48% 228.00-235.50.
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St. Joseph, Mo.
October 21,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Feedstuff prices were mix for the week
Demand moderate to good with limited sup
plies available. Even though some pnces
weakened from last week, ingredients have
still benefited from the rise of soybean meal
prices. Transportation is tight as truckers are
busy hauling other commodities at a higher
cost. Temperatures have cooled down a bit in
the upper Midwest but still above normal for
this time of year.
SOYBEAN MEAL 48 percent rail was
4.00 higher from 223.00-229.00. 48 percent
truck was 4.00 higher from 230.00-236 00 per
ton
CORN BY-PRODUCTS; Gluten Feed 21
percent, Interior Points was steady to 1.00
higher from 66.00-88.00; Chicago was 3.00
lower to 1.00 higher from 66.00-79.00.60 per
cent Gluten Meal, Intenor Points was 3.00
lower to 4.00 higher from 247.00-272.00; Chi
cago was steady to 15.00 higher from
255.00- per ton. Rail Hominy Feed,
Central Illinois Points was steady from
48.00- track 5.00 lower to 3.00 higher
from 55.00-64.00. Crude Com Oil was steady
to 25 points higher from 26.00-28.00 cents
per pound.
MILLFEEDS: Northwest was 8.00 lower to
3.00 higher from 60.00-64.00; Buffalo was
2.00- higher from SS.OO-60.00 per ton.
ALFALFA PELLETS: Toledo, Ohio 17
percent dehydrated was steady from 144.00-
149.00; meal was steady from 149.50-154.50.
15 percent pellets was steady from
105.00- per ton; meal was steady from
110.50-148.50.
DISTILLER’S DRIED GRAINS: Centra)
Illinois was LOO lower to 3.00 higher from
97.00-107.00; Chicago was steady to 3.00
higher from 102.00-110.00; Lawrcnceburg, II
was steady at 91.00; Kansas was 5.00 higher
from 110.00- 115.00; Nebraska was steady to
5.00 higher from 105.00-115.00; Minnesota
was 3.00 lower to 1.00 higher at 93.00 per
lon.
Dewart Hay
Dewart, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, October 20,2003
HAY; 9 LOADS, 75.00-180.00.
WOOD: 6 LOADS, 32.50-62.50.
CORN: 1 LOAD, 75.00.
OATS: 2 LOADS, 2.20 AND 2.35 BU,
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Dairy Products
Prices Highlights
Washington, D. C.
October 17,2003
Report Supplied By NASS/USDA
DAIRY PRODUCTS PRICES HIGH
LIGHTS*
CHEDDAR CHEESE prices received for
US 40 pound Blocks averaged $1 58 per
pound for the week ending October 11 The
price per pound increased 0 9 cents from the
previous week The price for US 500 pound
Barrels adjusted to 38 percent moisture aver
aged $1 57 per pound, down 0 2 cents from
the pre> ious week
BUTTER prices received for 25 kilogram
and 68 pound boxes meeting USDA Grade
AA standards averaged $1 16 per pound for
the week ending October 11 The U.S price
per pound decreased 0.3 cents from the pre\ i
ous week.
NONFAT DRY MILK prices received for
bag, tote and tanker sales meeting USDA
Extra Grade or USPH Grade A standards av
eraged 81.5 cents per poundfor the week end
ing October 11. The U.S. price per pound in
creased 0.7 cents from the previous week.
DREY WHEY prices received for bag, tote
and tanker sales meeting USDA Extra Grade
standards averaged 18.9 cents per pound for
the week ending October 11 The U.S price
per pound increased 0.3 cents from the previ
ous week.
Weaverland Hay
New Holland, Pa
Report Supplied By Auction
October 23,2003
Hay—Straw—Grain
38 LOADS.
ALFALFA; 132.00.
TIMOTHY HAY: 105.00-190.00.
ORCHARDGRASS: 175 00.
MIXED HAY: 70.00-205.00.
GRASS: 110.00-150.00.
STRAW: 140.00-175.00.
EAR CORN: OLD 110.00.
FIREWOOD: 67.00.
CORN FODDER: 78.00.
RYE SEED: 6.50-7.10 BU.
Westminster Hay
Westminster, Maryland
Report Supplied By Auction
Tuesday, October 21,2003
Hay—Straw—Grain
135 LOTS.
ALFALFA: 1.20-5.90 BALE, 29.00
LARGE ROUND.
ALFALFA MIX; 1.30-5.00 BALE.
TIMOTHY: 2.00-4.60 BALE,
LARGE ROUND.
TIMOTHY MIX: 1.20-2.50 BALE.
GRASS: 1.25-2.20 BALE, 16.00-21.00
LARGE ROUND.
MULCH: -35-. BS BALE.
STRAW; 1.90-2.25 BALE.
GROUND CORN FEED; 6.50-7 00 BAG.
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