Eastern New Mexico Grain

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Clovis, NM   Wednesday April 25, 2012    USDA-NM Dept of Ag Market News
             
Eastern New Mexico Grain

Cash bids to farmers, fob elevators as of 2:30 pm Wednesday April 25, 2012 for immediate 
delivery in dollars per bushel and per hundred weight:

Compared to previous report:  US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat 1 cent lower; US 2 Yellow 
Corn(bu) 7 cents lower; US 2 Grain sorghum 12-13 cents lower.

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

Portales             5.97          6.61          11.80         11.09 

Clovis               5.97          6.56          11.71         11.09                                     
  
Melrose              5.59          -0-            -0-          10.67 

Farwell              5.95          6.26          11.18         10.64

             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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