Montana Cash Grain Prices

BL_GR110
Torrington, WY     Thu   May 24, 2012       USDA-WY Dept of Ag Market News

Montana Elevator Cash Grain Prices

Closing elevators bids compared to Wednesday: Winter Wheat mixed, Spring Wheat 
mixed, Durum Wheat steady, 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     5.61-5.76    6.21-6.36    6.71-6.86    7.11-7.26      --
Golden Triangle   5.62-5.72    6.22-6.32    6.72-6.92    7.12-7.52     7.00     
Great Falls Area  5.45-5.74    6.17-6.34    6.84-6.91    7.24-7.51      --
Northcentral Mt   5.67-5.93    6.27-6.43    6.78-6.93    7.43-7.47      --
Northeast Mt      5.27-5.47    5.87-6.07    6.32-6.57    6.77-6.97   6.95-7.00 
Southeast Mt      5.08-5.42    5.68-6.02    6.18-6.52    6.58-7.02      --

                      US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat         
                   13 pct         14 pct         15 pct          
Billings Area     7.29-7.44     7.89-8.04     8.29-8.44 
Golden Triangle   7.25-7.35     7.80-7.95     8.00-8.15
Great Falls Area  7.15-7.57     7.95-7.99     8.17-8.35
Northcentral Mt   7.33-7.41     7.93-8.01     8.33-8.41 
Northeast Mt      6.80-7.39     7.40-7.87     7.80-8.23
Southeast Mt      6.76-7.34     7.36-7.82     7.76-8.18 

                   (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                8.00-10.30
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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