Weekly grain review shows mixed futures and weak demand
For the week ended May 1, Minneapolis May wheat futures fell 1% to 3.38 while Chicago May corn rose 4% to 3.45 and May soybeans gained 2 cents to 5.29. Spot wheat in Minneapolis/Duluth advanced modestly amid weak demand for low protein grades, while oilseed prices weakened. No.1 oats and barley mixed as buyers remained thin. For week through April 19, formula feed held firm with light forward business, soy meal declined, and alfalfa meal fell as new crop harvest nears.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Minneapolis/Duluth
Chicago
Upper Midwest
Midwest Livestock Prices End Week Mixed Across Regions
Slaughter steers and heifers closed steady to $1.50 higher at Midwest terminals through May 2 with gains up to $2 in Texas Oklahoma and Kansas. Slaughter cows mostly steady to $1 higher, bulls steady to $1 higher, Holstein steers down mainly $1. Feeder steers at South St. Paul ranged 47 to 63.50 across weights, barrows and gilts up $1 to $3, with sow declines at some markets. Dressed pork values rose as weights and packer demand shifted, with Iowa Southern Minnesota and Nebraska showing stronger prints for direct trade.
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Midwest
Sioux Falls
Illinois
Joliet
Peoria
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
St. Paul
South St. Paul
Choice
Barrows
Indiana
Wisconsin Ginseng Growers Approve Market Order
Ginseng growers in Wisconsin approved a market order effective July 1 1986 to fund research educational and promotional programs. Fifty five percent of eligible voters cast ballots with 75 percent in favor. A seven member board was elected Duane Vetter Herman Hilmershausen Jr Cliff Stencil Jeff Schira Ron Krautkramer Wayne Kurtzweil John Rastl. Assessments apply to sales July 1 to December 31 1986 billed March 1 1987 then annually. Rate is 10 cents per pound dry or live root and 1.50 per pound for seed or tissue culture sold into commercial channels.
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Wisconsin
Leo Martin
Marathon County
Martin
Duane Vetter
Hamburg
Herman Hilmershausen Jr
Marathon
Cliff Stencil
Jeff Schira
Mosinee
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