Eastern New Mexico Grain

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Clovis, NM   Friday April 20, 2012    USDA-NM Dept of Ag Market News
             
Eastern New Mexico Grain

Cash bids to farmers, fob elevators as of 2:30 pm Friday April 20, 2012 for immediate 
delivery in dollars per bushel and per hundred weight:

Compared to previous report:  US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat 11-12 cents lower; US 2 Yellow 
Corn(bu) 8-10 cents lower; US 2 Grain sorghum 15-16 cents lower.

                US 1 Hard Red   US 2 Yellow    US 2 Yellow     US 2 
Grain            Winter Wheat    Corn (bu)      Corn (cwt)    Sorghum      

Portales             5.71          6.61          11.83         11.12 

Clovis               5.71          6.63          11.84         11.21                                     
  
Melrose              5.53          -0-            -0-          10.70 

Farwell              5.76          6.27          11.21         10.68

             Source: NM Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Clovis, NM
                     Gary Lewis 575-762-3705 gary.lewis@ams.usda.gov
                     24 hr markets 575-763-3030 Fax 575-742-2523
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