Western Kansas Grain Market Report

DC_GR110            
Dodge City, KS    Mon May 7, 2012    USDA-KS Dept of Ag Market News 

Western Kansas Grain Market  

Compared to Friday: Wheat 4 higher; Corn and Milo steady; Soybeans 11-14 lower, 
mostly 12 lower.

Mondays closing elevator bids:

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

Dodge City   5.86        6.33         10.62        13.79
Colby        5.85        6.09         10.34        13.46 
Garden City  5.83-5.85   6.35-6.42    10.57-10.67  13.76-13.81 Spot N B    
Goodland     5.81        6.00         10.18        13.31       Spot 25.25-26.75      
                                                               NC   25.75     
Protection   5.91        6.25         10.44        13.78 
Scott City   5.78        6.30         10.53        13.76       
Sublette     5.85-5.86   6.47-6.48    10.62-10.76  13.71-13.81
Syracuse     5.86        6.50         10.71
Ulysses      5.86        6.49         10.71        13.74 

Goodland   Millet   Spot- 11.50     New Crop- No Bid
  
           #1 Confectionery Seeds           Large:            Small: 
                                     Spot:  N B               N B   
                                 New Crop:  36                25       
   
Cotton Grade 41, Leaf 4, Staple 34, West Texas base price 77.75 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
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/dc_gr110.txt
         www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews 
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1. Farmland values: Not falling but not accelerating as fast
2. U.S. food labels seen heating up North America meat war
3. Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
4. USMEF board meeting kicks off Wednesday in D.C.
5. Schwieterman: Feeders get a boost overnight with lower corn trade
6. Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast

1. Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
2. U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
3. New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
4. Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
5. Ag markets were mixed to start the new week
6. Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally

1. Tyson selects panel to monitor animal welfare program
2. BeefTalk: How do we get the next generation to raise beef?
3. Meat and climate change: How significant is the impact?
4. 2014 Farm Bill: Are we near an agreement?
5. Farm bill and immigration reform action needed
6. Boxed beef hits record highs, cattle weak to lower