Pa. Grain Report
December 15,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
Compared with last Monday's market for
Pastern and Central Pennsylvania Corn mostly
OS higher Wheat steady to weak Barley steady
lo OS higher Oats steady to firm Soybeans
mostly 11 higher Far C orn steady to <OO high
er All pnees paid delivered to dealers dock. All
pi lees per bushel, eyeept Far Com per ton
SOU FHF ASLEKN PENNSYLVANIA
Com No 2-v 2 74-2 OS few 3 02. avg 286
eontrael lor hanesl 2 S 4-2 SS Wheat No
390 4 04, av g t 06. eontraet for harvest
!6I 3 70 Barley No 3 1 80-2 05 few 2 20. avg
>Ol eontrael for harvest 160 Oats No 2
I‘Bl 2 IK), avg 197 Soybeans 7 20-7 42, avg
7 ft, eontraet for barest 56 4-5 87 Gr Sorg
hum 2 71 lar Corn 65 00-85 00, avg 74 67
SOUTHLFNLRAI PENNSYLVANIA
( orn No 2-v 2 70-2 85 few 2 95, avg 278
Wheat No 2 5 40-3 80, avg 354 Barley No 3
1 90 2 20, avg 206 Oats No 2 1 90-2 25. avg
198 Soybeans No 1 7 16-7 40, avg 721 Gr
Sorghum none Ear Corn 65 00-80 00, avg
74 13
WI SITRN PENNSYLVANIA
C orn No 2 2 3H-2 50, avg 2 47 Wheat No 2
t 30 1 SO. avg 342 Bariev No 3 1 7S Oats No
2 1651 75 avg 166 Soybeans No 1
7IS 7 avg 724 Far C orn 70 00-74 00, avg
72 (Ml
(INTRAI PLNNSYI VANIA
Corn No 2-y 2 70-2 84 few 2 9S. avg 276
\\ hcai No 2 34S SO avg »48 Barley No *
1001 os avg 19 7 Oat No 2 1 7S-2 10. avg
J9] Sovbeans 7 10 7 40. avg 721 Gr Sorg
hum none Far Corn 60 00-7 S 00, avg 66 67
I I HGH VALI EY ARf A
Corn No 2-y 2 7S-2 88, avg 281 Wheat
N<i 2 3 7S-4 00 avg 384 Barley No 3
170 200 avg 183 Oats No 2 16S-2 00. avg
190 Sovbeans No 1 7 20-7 35, avg 727 Gr
Sorghum none Ear Corn 75 00-76 00. avg
7S 33
L-VSll RN \NI) CENTRAL
PI NNSYLVANIA SUMMARY
Corn No 2-y 2 70- 2 9S, avg 2 80, month ago
2 69. year ago 3 02 Wheat No 2 3 50-4 04, avg
3 70, month ago 3 84, year ago 3 58 Barley No
1 I 80-2 OS, avg 1 99. month ago I 92, year ago
2 IS Oats No 2 1 75-2 10, avg 194. month ago
I 88 vear ago 1.90 Soybeans No 1 7 16-7 42,
avg 7 26, month ago 7 19, year ago 581 Ear
C orn 65 00-80 00, avg 73 35, month ago 69 67,
year ago 89 51
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
Prices FOB Truck Corn 2 38-2 42. Wheat
3 81-3 87 Soybeans 7 48-7 66 Soybean Meal
Bulk 44# 232 70-23 S 00, bulk 48#
242 70-244 00
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Daily National
Grain Market
Summary
St. Joseph, IMO
December 17, 2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Wheat ended the dav mix due to concerns of
world competition C orn continues lo lose
ground due to lack of fresh news Soybeans saw
gams as the market found support from the
C hinese \isit today and thoughts of yesterdays
selling yyas merdonc Traders are optimistic
about ( hmese business Wheat was mi\ from 4
cents lower to » cents higher Corn was steady
to 2 cents lower Sorghum was 1 cent lower
Soybeans were *-7 cents higher
EXPORT SAIFS PURCHASER COM
MODITY TONNAGE DELIVERY DATE
Egypt Soft White 60.000 Jan 11-20 Malta C orn
12.000 Feb CCC to Vietnam Soybean Meal
9,970 Jan 12-22
Total Wheat 60,000 tonnes Com 12,000
tonnes Soybean Meal 9,970 tonnes
THESE MAY NOT BE THE ONLY EX
PORT SAI ES THAT HAVE TRANSPIRED,
BUT THEY ARE THE ONI Y SAI ES THAT
COULD BE CONFIRMED BY USDA (.RAIN
MARKET NEWS
TRUCK BIDS 121*7/0* 12/16/01 12/18/02
Wheat Kansas City (HRW ORD) * 90-* 92 dn
24 21 Minneapolis (DNS) 4IS'A up 416 V
Portland (SWW) * 97-4 00 up *-2 4 16-4 18 St
I ouis (SRW>4 00dn * *B2
Corn US No 2 ellow Kansas C ity 2 52-2 54
unch-dn * 2 44-2 48 Minneapolis 233 up
209 So lowa 2 43-2 44 unch-dn 1 2 26-2 29 '
Omaha 2 41-2 43 dn 1-unch 2 26-2 29
Soybeans, US No I Yellow Kansas C ity 766
up 7-6 S S 9 Minneapolis No Bid N/A No Bid So
lowa 7 SS-7 60 up 5-4 5 39 5 44 C ent II Proves
sor 768■/-7 74 1 up 7 1 4 4 1 '4 5 SO G-5 64 ■/
Minneapolis truck - to arrive 20 days
FUTURFS Kansas City (Mar) Wheat 3 90 G
dn 1 'A 3 93 Minneapolis (Mar) Wheat 3 97 %
up 'A 4 06 h Chicago (Mar) Wheat 3 86 dn 3 1 ’
3 56 Chicago (Mar) Com 2 51 '6 dn '/. 2 40 Chi
cago (Jan) Soybeans 7 68 '/* up 4 ] A (Mar) Soy
beans 7 73 'A up 4 'A 5 55 %
FXPORT BIDS Barge bids out of the Port of
New Orleans, or Rail out of the North Texas
Ciulf Bids per bushel, except sorghum per cwt
US 1 HRW Wheat, Ord Protein Rail 445 »/ 4 -
447 Vi dn 1 V* 4 43-4 50 US 2 Soft Red Winter
Wheat Barge 4 33 dn 3 V'-4 Vi 4 06 No 2 Yellow
Com Barge 2 89 dn 1 '/i-2 2 72-2 73 US 2 Yel
low Sorghum Rail 5 29-5 47 dn I 5 09-5 20
Barge 5 47-5 53 dn 1 5 27-5 32 US 2 Yellow
Soybeans Barge 8 06 */’-8 07 ]/ 2 up 3 V* 6 01 V*
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Corn Belt Feedstuff
St. Joseph, Mo.
December 16 2003
Report Supplied B) USOV
Feedstuff prices were steady to lower for the
week Demand moderate for ingredients Feed
consumption is increasing as winter weather ap
proached the Midwest Note Brewers Dried
Gram prices w ill no longer be a\ ailable and w ill
be discontinued from our report
SCABFAN MFAI 48 percent rail was
6 00-8 00 lower from 226 00-229 00 48 percent
truck was 6 00-7 50 lower from 230 00-236 00
per ton
CORN BYPRODUCTS Gluten Feed 21
percent, Interior Points was steady to 9 00 lower
from 80 00-115 00, Chicago was 5 00-9 00 lowei
from 80 00-110 00 60 percent Gluten Meal. In
terior Points was steady from 310 00-328 00,
Chicago was steadv to 200 lower from
310 00-333 00 per ton Rail Hommv Feed. Cen
tral Illinois Points rail was steady from
62 00-68 00, truck was steady from 64 00- 75 00
Crude Corn Oil was steady to 50 points lower
from 28 00-29 50 cents per pound
MU 1 FEFDS Northwest was steady to 600
lowei from 72 00-85 00, Buffalo was steady to
6 00 lower from 77 00-87 00 per ton
ALIAIFA PFLLETS Toledo. Ohio 17 per
cent dehydrated was steady from 143 00-
148 00, meal was steady from 148 50-153 50 15
percent pellets was steadv from 137 00-145 50
per ton, meal was steady from 142 50-151 00
DISTILLER S DRIED GRAINS Central Il
linois was * 00 lower from I2S 00- I *5 00. C hi
cago was steady from HSOO-14000, law
reneeburg. II was steady at 128 00, Kansas was
S 00 higher at 140 00, Nebraska was mostly sold
out, Minnesota was steady at 1 IS 00 per ton
The annual
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Hybrid Reports ( >
are part and par- ' „
cel of the Jan 31
issue of Corn Talk
in Lancaster Farming. Also
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Columbia County 5-Acre
Corn Club winner, silage
reports, meeting updates, and
a calendar of crop growing
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industries, along with a special poster of farm markets in southeastern
Pennsylvania.
A preview of the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, Jan. 27-
29 in Hershey, will include an exhibitor map and complete schedule.
Included in Grower & Marketer will be a component, Lancaster
Farming's Aqua Country. Scheduled: a feature on a fish hatch
t . t ery in Lebanon County, information from the
- , Aquaculture Association annual meeting, and
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Five-Area Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
Si Joseph. Mo . December 15, 2003 - USDA Maiket News Service
Sales in Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska;
Colorado; and lowa/Mmnesota Feedlots tor
Week Ending Sunday, December 14, 2003
Continued Sales 171,053. Week Ago 155,403, Ycai Ago 160.746
LIVE FOB BASIS SAL
SI ACGHTER STEERS
Head
Count
Ovci 80'/ f Choice 1.138
65-80'* Choice 5 873
35-80'* Choice 3 3.741
0-35<v f Choice 7,083
TOTAL all grades 47,835
SLAUGHIER HEIFERS
o\ei 80 °t Choice 624
64-8097 Choice 4 049
44-647, Choice 44 741
0-449 r Choice 2.847
TOTAL all grades 42.261
DELIVERED BASIS SALES - Beef Breeds
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Over 80% Choice 1.478 771-882
65-80% Choice 11.442 683-890
35-65% Choice 17.699 700-896
0- J 5% Choice 184 738
TOTAL all grades 30.803 683-896
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
534 641-813
9.015 688-871
13 262 656-819
Ovei 80 Vc Choice
65-8()'/r Choice
35-6V/ f Choice
0-3S</ ( Choice
TOTAL all grades
WEEKLY WEIGHTED AVERAGES
This Week:
Live Sleci
Live Heitei
Diessed Steei
Diessed Heitei
Same Period Last Week
I ive Steci
Live Heifei
Diessod Sleet
Diesscd Hcdei
ame Pe
ist Ye;
Lne Steci
Li\c Heiter
Dressed Sleer
Diessed Heifci
:s - Bi
Weight
Range
1225-1425
1 125-1440
1075-1440
1000-1425
1000-1440
1124- non
1070-1440
1000-1280
1000-1235
990-1440
641-871
22,811
Head Count Avjj. Weight
47 813 I 230
42 261 I 122
10 804 821
22X11 733
44,012
41 222
22 671
15,127
47 BIS
48,836
31.187
22,201
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A\g. Avg.
Weight Price
I 250 ‘>6 49
J 226 97 15
1 242 96 92
1,201 96 27
1,250 96.87
Price
Range
94 00- 98 00
95 00-102 00
94 00-100 00
94 00- 98 00
93.00-102.00
I 248
I 205
I 112
1,098
1.122
94 75- 99 00
94 00- 98 50
93 00- 98 00
94 00- 98 00
93.00- 99.00
154 00-157 00
150 00-158 00
148 00-158 00
155 00
148.00-158.00
846
819
825
7 48
823
727
760
754
155 00-156 50
150 00-158 00
148 00-158 00
755
148.00-158.00
\vg. Price
06 87
07 06
133 44
I 36 1 3
1.237
1,140
812
747
100 48
100 31
161 43
161 60
1,282
1.167
860
777
72 30
72 63
1 14 17
1 14 30
,7
98 20
97 22
97 07
96 42
97.06
155 79
155 85
155 15
155 00
155.44
155 94
I 56 I 5
I 56 I 5
156.15