Western Kansas Grain Market Report

DC_GR110            
Dodge City, KS    Fri May 4, 2012    USDA-KS Dept of Ag Market News 

Western Kansas Grain Market  

Compared to Thursday: Wheat 6 lower; Corn 5-6 higher, mostly 5 higher; Milo 8-9 
higher; Soybeans 4-9 higher, mostly 4 higher.  Basis change on Soybeans.

Fridays closing elevator bids:

            #1 HRW      #2 YEL      #2 YEL       #2 YEL  
            WHEAT       CORN        GRN SORG     SOYBEAN        NUSUN 

Dodge City   5.82        6.33         10.62        13.90
Colby        5.81        6.09         10.34        13.58 
Garden City  5.79-5.81   6.35-6.42    10.57-10.67  13.88-13.93 Spot N B    
Goodland     5.77        6.00         10.18        13.43       Spot 25.30-26.80      
                                                               NC   25.80     
Protection   5.87        6.25         10.44        13.90 
Scott City   5.72-5.74   6.30         10.53        13.88-13.90
Sublette     5.81-5.82   6.47-6.48    10.62-10.76  13.83-13.93
Syracuse     5.82        6.50         10.71
Ulysses      5.82        6.49         10.71        13.86 

Goodland   Millet   Spot- 11.50     New Crop- No Bid
  
           #1 Confectionery Seeds           Large:            Small: 
                                     Spot:  36                25    
                                 New Crop:  No Bid            No Bid   
   
Cotton Grade 41, Leaf 4, Staple 34, West Texas base price 78.50 cents per
Pound F.O.B. Railcar or Truck.     
   
Price per bushel for wheat, corn and soybeans; per cwt for grain 
sorghum, millet and sunflower seeds.

Source:  USDA-KS Department of Ag Market News Service, Dodge City, Ks
         Richard Hruska, OIC   620 227-8881
         24 hours price Information call 620 369-9311
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