Farming

Farming in Hicksville, Ohio

Toledo Grain Report

Thu, Sep 02, 2004

Spot bids for Grain Delivered to Toledo. The following quotations represent
bids ($/ bu) from terminal elevators as of 3:00 p.m. eastern.


Grain                 Bids         Change (¢/bu)       Basis       Change
                                 NOT ON THE RIVER
SRW Wheat         3.0950-3.1050   DN 5.75-DN 7.75  -13z to -12z  UP 2-UNCH
Corn              2.3325-2.3725       DN 6.5         -3z to 1z      UNCH
Soybeans          6.4275-6.4875       DN 8.5        14x to 20x      UNCH

                                   ON THE RIVER
SRW Wheat         3.0950-3.1050   DN 5.75-DN 7.75  -13z to -12z  UP 2-UNCH
Corn                 2.3725           DN 6.5         1z to 1z       UNCH
Soybeans          6.4675-6.4875       DN 8.5        18x to 20x      UNCH

SRW Wheat = US 2; Soybeans = US 1 Yellow; Corn = US 2 Yellow

Source: USDA-Illinois Dept of Ag Market News Springfield, IL

Ohio Cash Grain Prices At Country Elevators

Thu    Sep 2, 2004

Ohio cash grain bids were lower on Thursday afternoon. Export sales at or
below expectations and a revised weather forecast with warmer temperatures
in the northern cornbelt pushed corn and soybean prices lower. Soybeans fell
8 to 18 cents to close at 6.29-6.77. Corn finished mostly 6 to 9 cents lower
at 2.18-2.29. Wheat was mostly 7 to 8 cents lower to close at 2.77-3.03.

                    Ohio Cash Grain Prices
           US 2 WHEAT    US 2 CORN   US 1 SOYBEANS
Northeast   2.77-3.00    2.26-2.27    6.64-6.74
Northwest   2.80-2.91    2.20-2.27    6.44-6.77
Central     2.79-3.00    2.24-2.31    6.29-6.29
W. Central  2.89-2.93    2.18-2.26    6.34-6.53  
Southwest   2.80-2.92    2.18-2.29    6.34-6.34

                    Ohio Terminal Grain Markets
                 Toledo   Change         Cincinnati   Change
No.2 WHEAT     3.10-3.11  dn 5-7         3.03-3.13     dn 7
No.2 CORN      2.33-2.37  dn 7           2.22-2.28     dn 5-3
No.1 SOYBEANS  6.43-6.49  dn 8           6.34-6.34     dn 8-13

               Ohio Contract Grain Prices for January Delivery
AREA        US 2 WHEAT    US 2 CORN   US 1 SOYBEANS
Northeast    3.11-3.23    2.22-2.32    6.06-6.21
Northwest    3.09-3.18    2.18-2.32    6.10-6.14 
Central          -        2.24-2.40    6.04-6.19
W. Central   3.08-3.16    2.22-2.29    6.08-6.16
Southwest        -        2.28-2.35    6.19-6.26

Source: USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News Springfield, IL