Currencies and grain trading


  • £1=DM2.773 / FFr9.296 / $1.695

  • FOB Rouen spot wheat value: FFr 747.50 (£ 79.47)

  • Chicago December wheat at close: $2.69 (£ 57.97)

THE UK market finished higher once again as Sterling slipped to recent lows.

Prices at Fridays
wheat futures close:

MONTH Close Change
NOV 74.90 + 0.40
JAN 76.75 + 0.25
MAR 78.80 + 0.40
MAY 80.75 + 0.50
JUL 82.00 + 0.25
SEP 79.25 + 0.25

    Approximate commodity
    values, £/tonne, ex-farm:

    CommodityPrice
    October Class 1 milling wheat88-90
    October Class 2 milling wheat78-80
    October Soissons82-84
    October feed wheat70
    October feed barley69-70
    Harvest 1999 feed wheat74

  • Information provided by BDR Agriculture Ltd, Harvest House, 64 North Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9AJ – click here for further details


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