Eastern New Mexico Grain

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Clovis, NM   Friday May 4, 2012    USDA-NM Dept of Ag Market News
             
Eastern New Mexico Grain

Cash bids to farmers, fob elevators as of 2:30 pm Friday May 4, 2012 for immediate 
delivery in dollars per bushel and per hundred weight:

Compared to previous report:  US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat very uneven, 1 cent lower to 7 
cents higher; US 2 Yellow Corn(bu) 6-10 cents higher; US 2 Grain sorghum 10-23 cents 
higher.

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

Portales             5.87          6.85          12.24         11.43 

Clovis               5.87          6.80          12.14         11.43                                     
  
Melrose              5.42          -0-            -0-          11.10 

Farwell              5.82          6.45          11.52         10.99

             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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