Montana Cash Grain Prices

BL_GR110  
Torrington, WY       Fri   May 4, 2012       USDA-WY Dept of Ag Market News

Montana Elevator Cash Grain Prices

Closing elevators bids compared to Thursday: Winter Wheat 6 lower; Spring Wheat 
1 lower; Durum Wheat steady to 20 lower; Malt Barley steady; Feed Barley steady.  
Wheat prices are in dollars per bushel, barley prices dollars per cwt. **Prices 
not necessarily representative of all terminals within Montana**

                         US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat                 US 1 Durum 
                   Ordinary     11 pct       12 pct       13 pct       13pct
Billings Area     5.11-5.26    5.71-5.86    6.26-6.41    6.76-6.91      --
Golden Triangle   5.12-5.22    5.72-5.82    6.32-6.42    6.92-7.02     7.75     
Great Falls Area  5.26-5.34    5.84-5.97    6.29-6.57    6.69-7.17      --
Northcentral Mt   5.32-5.48    5.92-6.23    6.30-6.52    6.98-7.18      --
Northeast Mt      4.69-4.89    5.29-5.49    5.79-6.07    6.19-6.39   7.05-7.30 
Southeast Mt      4.48-4.84  5.08-5.44    5.58-5.94    5.98-6.44      --

                      US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat         
                   13 pct         14 pct         15 pct          
Billings Area     7.03-7.18     7.63-7.78     8.03-8.18 
Golden Triangle   7.04-7.14     7.64-7.74     7.84-7.94
Great Falls Area  6.84-7.18     7.64-7.78     7.91-8.18
Northcentral Mt   7.09-7.21     7.69-7.83     8.09-8.21
Northeast Mt      6.74-6.94     7.34-7.54     7.79-8.04
Southeast Mt      6.40-6.89     7.00-7.49     7.40-7.99 

                   (Harrington)
                US 1 Malt Barley     US 2 Feed Barley     
Billings Area       nb                   nb             
Golden Triangle     11.50-12.25          9.00
Great Falls Area    11.50                8.00-10.10
Northcentral Mt     nb                   8.75
Northeast Mt        11.50                8.75 
Southeast Mt        nb                   nb

nb - no bid
na - not available

Source:  USDA-WY Dept of Ag Market News Service, Torrington, WY
         Kaye Orton, Market Reporting Assistant
         Phone: 307-532-4146 
         Office email: torrington.lgmn@ams.usda.gov
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/bl_gr110.txt
        
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