Montana Cash Grain Prices

BL_GR110
Torrington, WY     Fri   May 25, 2012       USDA-WY Dept of Ag Market News

***This report will not be released Monday, May 28, 2012***

Montana Elevator Cash Grain Prices

Closing elevators bids compared to Thursday: Winter Wheat mixed, Spring Wheat 
5 to 13 higher, Durum Wheat steady, Malt Barley steady, Feed Barley steady. 
Wheat prices are in dollars per bushel, barley prices dollars per cwt. **Prices 
not necessarily representative of all terminals within Montana**

                         US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat                 US 1 Durum 
                   Ordinary     11 pct       12 pct       13 pct       13pct
Billings Area     5.74-5.89    6.34-6.49    6.84-6.99    7.24-7.39      --
Golden Triangle   5.66-5.71    6.26-6.31    6.86-6.91    7.46-7.51     7.00     
Great Falls Area  5.58-5.78    6.30-6.38    6.88-7.00    7.28-7.50      --
Northcentral Mt   5.80-6.06    6.40-6.56    6.91-7.06    7.56-7.60      --
Northeast Mt      5.40-5.60    6.00-6.20    6.31-6.70    6.90-7.10   6.95-7.00 
Southeast Mt      5.26-5.55    5.86-6.15    6.36-6.65    6.76-7.15      --

                      US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat         
                   13 pct         14 pct         15 pct          
Billings Area     7.40-7.55     8.00-8.15     8.40-8.55 
Golden Triangle   7.30-7.40     7.90-8.00     8.10-8.20
Great Falls Area  7.26-7.67     8.04-8.07     8.27-8.46
Northcentral Mt   7.44-7.52     8.04-8.12     8.44-8.52 
Northeast Mt      6.85-7.52     7.45-8.00     7.85-8.36
Southeast Mt      6.87-7.47     7.47-7.95     7.87-8.31 

                   (Harrington)
                US 1 Malt Barley     US 2 Feed Barley     
Billings Area       nb                   nb             
Golden Triangle     11.50-12.25          9.00
Great Falls Area    11.50                8.00-10.30
Northcentral Mt     nb                   8.75
Northeast Mt        11.50                8.75 
Southeast Mt        nb                   nb

nb - no bid
na - not available

Source:  USDA-WY Dept of Ag Market News Service, Torrington, WY
         Kaye Orton, Market Reporting Assistant
         Phone: 307-532-4146 
         Office email: torrington.lgmn@ams.usda.gov
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/bl_gr110.txt
        
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