1=£0.6677
- Intervention Price: £83.31dd.
- £1=DM2.927 / FFr9.82 / US$1.627 / 1.498
- FOB Rouen March wheat value: FFr702.50 (£71.53)
- Chicago March wheat at close: $2.68 (£60.45)
BOTH old- and new-crop wheat weakened as Sterling edged higher on Friday.
Wheat futures – closing prices:
| MONTH |
Close |
Change |
| MAR |
72.50 |
-0.50 |
| MAY |
74.10 |
-0.65 |
| JULY |
76.00 |
-0.60 |
| SEP |
74.75 |
-0.80 |
| NOV |
76.50 |
-0.50 |
| JAN |
78.50 |
-0.50 |
| |
|
Approximate commodity
values, £/tonne, ex-farm:
| Commodity | Price |
|---|
| March Class 1 milling wheat | 84-86 |
| March Class 2 milling wheat | 75-77 |
| March Soissons | 80-84 |
| March feed wheat | 70-71 |
| March feed barley | 70-72 |
| April OSR | 123 |
| Harvest OSR | 118 |
| 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
