Montana Cash Grain Prices

BL_GR110  
Torrington, WY       Mon  Apr 9, 2012       USDA-WY Dept of Ag Market News

Montana Elevator Cash Grain Prices

Closing elevators bids compared to Thursday: Winter Wheat 2 lower; 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     5.40-5.55    6.00-6.15    6.55-6.70    7.05-7.20      --
Golden Triangle   5.43-5.53    5.95-6.13    6.40-6.73    6.80-7.33     8.30     
Great Falls Area  5.52-5.57    6.02-6.17    6.47-6.77    6.87-7.37      --
Northcentral Mt   5.50-5.53    6.10-6.13    6.68-6.70    7.15-7.30      --
Northeast Mt      5.01-5.21    5.61-5.81    6.11-6.38    6.51-6.71   8.50-8.55 
Southeast Mt      4.66-5.21  5.26-5.81    5.76-6.31    6.16-6.71      --

                      US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat         
                   13 pct         14 pct         15 pct          
Billings Area     8.02-8.17     8.62-8.77     9.02-9.17 
Golden Triangle   8.02-8.22     8.62-8.82     8.82-9.22
Great Falls Area  7.89-8.26     8.64-8.86     8.84-9.26
Northcentral Mt   8.12-8.14     8.72-8.85     9.12-9.14
Northeast Mt      7.71-7.91     8.31-8.51     8.81-9.01
Southeast Mt      7.28-7.91     7.88-8.51     8.28-9.01 

                   (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                8.00-9.70
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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