- £1=DM2.762 / FFr9.267 / $1.658
- FOB Rouen December wheat value: FFr 760.00 (£82.01)
- Chicago December wheat at close: $2.62 (£:57.99)
UK futures finished marginally weaker as Sterling firmed. The US market fell heavily yesterday as Pakistan chose to purchase wheat from Canada and Australia rather than the States.
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Prices at Wednesdays
wheat futures close:
| MONTH |
Close |
Change |
| JAN |
79.50 |
-0.10 |
| MAR |
80.75 |
-0.35 |
| MAY |
82.75 |
-0.35 |
| JUL |
84.75 |
-0.35 |
| SEP |
81.50 |
-0.55 |
| NOV |
83.50 |
-0.55 |
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Approximate commodity
values, £/tonne, ex-farm:
| Commodity | Price |
|---|
| December Class 1 milling wheat | 93-96 |
| December Class 2 milling wheat | 81-83 |
| December Soissons | 92-95 |
| December feed wheat | 73-76 |
| December feed barley | 75-78 |
| Harvest 1999 feed wheat | 76-78 |
| September 1999 feed wheat | 78-80 |
| January 1999 OSR | 160-163 |
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Information provided by BDR Agriculture Ltd, Harvest House, 64 North Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9AJ – click here for further details
