Currencies and grain trading
- £1=DM2.876 / FFr9.644/ $1.67
- FOB Rouen spot wheat value: FFr 765.00 (£ 79.32)
- Chicago September wheat at close: $2.46 (£ 54.06)
THERE was a relatively quiet end to last week, with profit-taking in Chicago lifting US prices above the contract lows set earlier in the week.
Prices at Fridays
wheat futures close:
MONTH
Close
Change
SEP
70.75
0.00
NOV
72.00
-0.40
JAN
74.00
-0.40
MAR
75.60
-0.30
MAY
77.60
-0.40
Approximate commodity
values, £/tonne, ex-farm:
Commodity Price
September Class 1 milling wheat 85
September Class 2 milling wheat 75
September Soissons 80
September feed wheat 65-66
September feed barley 64-66
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