Currencies and grain trading


  • Euro=£0.6894
  • Intervention Price for January: £85.31 dd.

  • £1=DM2.836 / FFr9.51 / $1.644

  • FOB Rouen February wheat value: FFr 702.50 (£73.86)

  • Chicago March wheat at close: $2.67 (£59.60)

THE UK market drifted once again yesterday as the bearish tone continued.

EU restitutions:

  • 225,000t of wheat at Euro33.48
  • 100,000t of barley at Euro49.98

    Wheat futures – closing prices:

    MONTH Close Change
    MAR 74.25 -0.70
    MAY 75.40 -0.50
    JULY 77.40 -0.30
    SEP 77.65 +0.15
    NOV 78.40 -0.75
    JAN 80.40 -0.35

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

      CommodityPrice
      February Class 1 milling wheat85-88
      February Class 2 milling wheat75-77
      February Soissons82-84
      February feed wheat70-71
      February feed barley74-76
      February OSR130
      (with 50p carry)
      Harvest feed wheat70
      September feed wheat72

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


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