- Euro=£0.6754
- Intervention Price: £83.88dd.
- £1=DM2.897 / FFr9.718 / US$1.62
- FOB Rouen March wheat value: FFr712.50 (£73.31)
- Chicago March wheat at close: $2.55 (£57.76)
THE UK market fell yesterday as currency strengthened to finish the day above DM2.90.
Wheat futures – closing prices:
| MONTH |
Close |
Change |
| MAR |
73.00 |
-0.75 |
| MAY |
75.25 |
-0.75 |
| JULY |
77.10 |
-0.80 |
| SEP |
76.25 |
-0.95 |
| NOV |
78.25 |
-0.95 |
| JAN |
80.25 |
-0.95 |
| |
|
Approximate commodity
values, £/tonne, ex-farm:
| Commodity | Price |
|---|
| March Class 1 milling wheat | 85 |
| March Class 2 milling wheat | 75-77 |
| March Soissons | 80-84 |
| March feed wheat | 68-71 |
| March feed barley | 72-75 |
| March OSR | 116 |
| Harvest OSR | 114 |
| Harvest feed wheat | 67-70 |
| November feed wheat | 75-76 |
|
Information provided by BDR Agriculture Ltd, Harvest House, 64 North Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9AJ – click here for further details
