Eastern New Mexico Grain

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Clovis, NM  Monday April 16, 2012    USDA-NM Dept of Ag Market News
             
Eastern New Mexico Grain

Cash bids to farmers, fob elevators as of 2:30 pm Monday April 16, 2012 for immediate 
delivery in dollars per bushel and per hundred weight:

Compared to previous report:  US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat 8-12 cents lower; US 2 Yellow 
Corn(bu) 6 cents lower; US 2 Grain sorghum 10-11 cents lower.

                US 1 Hard Red   US 2 Yellow    US 2 Yellow     US 2 
Grain            Winter Wheat    Corn (bu)      Corn (cwt)    Sorghum      

Portales             5.76          6.73          12.02         11.31 

Clovis               5.76          6.73          12.01         11.40                                     
  
Melrose              5.45          -0-            -0-          10.89 

Farwell              5.80          6.38          11.40         10.87

             Source: NM Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Clovis, NM
                     Gary Lewis 575-762-3705 gary.lewis@ams.usda.gov
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