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Grain futures and currencies

- 30 April 1999
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  • Euro1=£0.6584
  • Intervention Price: £82.43dd.
  • £1=DM2.9705/ FFr9.9627/ US$1.6106/ Euro1.5188

  • FOB Rouen April wheat value: FFr755 (£75.87)

  • Chicago May wheat at close: $2.52 (£57.40)

Restitutions:

  • 1000t of soft wheat to ACP destinations at Euro41.74;
  • 109,000t of barley at Euro54.45.

The UK market was firmer once again yesterday as consumers were still looking to buy July or August wheat.






Wheat futures – closing prices:


MONTH Close Change
MAY 78.35 +0.85
JULY 79.20 +0.70
SEP 75.45 +0.30
NOV 77.45 +0.30
JAN 79.00 +0.25
MAR 80.50 unch


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











    CommodityPrice
    May Class 1 milling wheat85-86
    May Class 2 milling wheat79-81
    May Soissons78-82
    May feed wheat72-74
    May feed barley73-76
    May OSR126
    Harvest OSR117
    Harvest feed wheat67-69
    November feed wheat73-75




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



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