U.S. and foreign wheat prices

Table 20--U.S. and foreign wheat prices (dollars per metric ton)


Price and mkt year 1/		Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Avg 2/
All wheat, U.S. season average price 3/	2005/06	119	118	119	123	126	127	130	129	134	139	140	150	126
	2006/07	146	143	144	149	169	169	166	166	173	175	180	179	157
	2007/08	185	190	207	248	281	272	283	292	371	386	371	326	238
	2008/09	280	263	281	273	245	231	219	228	213	209	211	221	252
	2009/10	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	180-217

No. 1 hard red winter (ordinary protein), Kansas City, MO	2005/06	142	141	146	158	168	166	166	164	173	170	179	191	164
	2006/07	193	194	184	190	207	206	202	194	198	198	203	204	198
	2007/08	229	231	251	313	327	317	360	366	451	452	378	343	335
	2008/09	338	319	317	276	227	228	223	242	228	229	224	246	258

No. 2 hard red winter (ordinary protein), Gulf ports, LA 4/ 5/	2005/06	142	146	154	167	173	165	171	168	180	176	182	195	168
	2006/07	197	204	194	201	215	213	210	203	203	206	207	199	204
	2007/08	226	241	264	338	345	329	374	374	436	450	371	331	340
	2008/09	347	330	336	299	245	237	--	248	--	--	--	--	292

No. 2 soft red winter, Gulf ports, LA 4/ 5/	2005/06	134	132	130	130	129	134	137	143	149	143	141	150	138
	2006/07	139	145	146	165	198	192	191	176	176	168	175	181	171
	2007/08	205	226	254	323	326	308	345	344	389	420	319	255	310
	2008/09	255	245	255	224	186	183	179	195	--	--	236	--	218

No. 1 dark northern spring (14% protein), Rotterdam 6/ 7/	2005/06	232	219	211	222	235	231	219	221	224	219	219	231	224
	2006/07	237	257	244	245	259	260	260	253	256	263	271	274	257
	2007/08	291	319	353	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	321

No. 2 wheat, Argentina 5/ 8/	2005/06	136	145	142	134	136	137	131	137	142	139	142	163	140
	2006/07	184	182	178	182	200	205	201	192	181	188	205	210	192
	2007/08	226	236	249	266	274	293	295	314	345	347	372	353	298
	2008/09	356	331	304	282	233	188	175	211	--	--	--	--	260

No. 1 Canadian western red spring, Canada 5/ 7/9/	2005/06	197	197	183	199	205	204	205	213	217	205	207	218	204
	2006/07	220	230	210	211	230	228	242	233	237	236	242	240	230
	2007/08	261	282	299	368	389	391	481	519	740	595	551	484	447
	2008/09	430	405	399	366	320	327	330	344	--	--	--	--	365

Australian soft white, Australia 5/ 7/	2005/06	172	172	178	188	192	187	188	190	201	198	205	219	191
	2006/07	223	224	216	222	233	235	232	226	236	237	242	230	230
	2007/08	250	272	298	354	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	294
	2008/09	--	--	--	--	--	--	202	209	--	--	--	--	205

1/ June-May.
2/ Simple average of monthly prices for the marketing year, except for U.S. season average price.
3/ Weighted average is the U.S. season-average price based on monthly prices weighted by monthly marketings. Prices do not include an allowance for loans outstanding and government purchases Latest data are from World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.
4/ Barge delivered to Louisiana gulf.
5/ Free on board (f.o.b.).
6/ Cost, freight, and insurance (c.i.f.).
7/ Source is International Grains Council, Grain Market Report.
8/ Port, f.o.b. Source is Republica Argentina, Secretaria de Agricultura, Ganaderia, Pesca y Alimentos (SAGPyA).
9/ St. Lawrence, f.o.b.
Source: USDA, World Agricultural Outlook Board, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates; USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Prices; USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, Grain and Feed Market News; International Grains Council, Grain Market Report; and Government of Argentina.

Date run: 6/18/2009

Wheat Data: Yearbook TablesU.S. and foreign wheat prices

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U.S. and foreign wheat prices