- £1=DM2.75 / FFr9.22 / $1.679
- FOB Rouen spot wheat value: FFr 750.00 (£ 81.34)
- Chicago December wheat at close: $2.83 (£ 61.85)
THE UK market finished virtually unchanged, with the only significant news a further Bangladeshi tender for 100,000t of wheat on 19 October – possibly from the UK.
Prices at Tuesdays wheat futures close:
MONTH |
Close |
Change |
NOV |
75.60 |
0.00 |
JAN |
77.60 |
0.00 |
MAR |
79.55 |
+ 0.05 |
MAY |
81.40 |
+ 0.15 |
JUL |
83.00 |
+ 0.50 |
SEP |
79.50 |
0.00 |
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Approximate commodity values, £/tonne, ex-farm:
Commodity | Price |
October Class 1 milling wheat | 88-90 |
October Class 2 milling wheat | 78-81 |
October Soissons | 82-85 |
October feed wheat | 70-72 |
October feed barley | 69-71 |
Harvest 1999 feed wheat | 74 |
Setpember 1999 feed wheat | 75 |
January 2000 feed wheat | 80 |
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Information provided by BDR Agriculture Ltd, Harvest House, 64 North Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9AJ – click here for further details