- Euro=£0.6888
- Intervention Price: £84.85 dd.
- £1=DM2.833 / FFr9.50 / $1.64
- FOB Rouen February wheat value: FFr 710 (£74.73)
- Chicago March wheat at close: $2.66 (£59.52)
THE wheat market started the week on the defensive, with most buyers looking to purchase £1 cheaper than last week.
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Wheat futures – closing prices:
| MONTH |
Close |
Change |
| MAR |
74.10 |
-0.65 |
| MAY |
74.95 |
-0.55 |
| JULY |
76.95 |
-0.55 |
| SEP |
76.00 |
-0.50 |
| NOV |
78.00 |
-0.25 |
| JAN |
80.00 |
-0.25 |
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Approximate commodity
values, £/tonne, ex-farm:
| Commodity | Price |
|---|
| February Class 1 milling wheat | 85-88 |
| February Class 2 milling wheat | 75-77 |
| February Soissons | 82-84 |
| February feed wheat | 70-71 |
| February feed barley | 74-76 |
| February OSR | 132 |
| Harvest feed wheat | 70 |
| September feed wheat | 72 |
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Information provided by BDR Agriculture Ltd, Harvest House, 64 North Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9AJ – click here for further details
