Table 14--Barley and Oats: Cash prices at principal markets (dollars per bushel)
Commodity and
mkt yr 1/
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Jan
Dec
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Avg 2/
Barley, No.3, Malting, Minneapolis, MN
2003/04
3.76
3.64
2.87
2.70
2.60
2.63
2.65
2.65
2.60
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.85
2004/05
2.79
2.67
2.33
2.31
2.29
2.41
2.48
2.48
2.46
2.45
2.45
2.45
2.46
2005/06
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.61
2.61
2.84
2.78
2.85
2.84
2.90
2.96
2.70
2006/07
3.02
3.10
3.14
3.22
3.45
3.89
4.16
4.19
4.16
4.20
4.26
4.42
3.77
2007/08
4.53
4.41
4.38
5.03
6.54
6.37
6.97
6.61
7.08
7.23
7.25
7.29
6.14
2008/09
7.41
7.41
7.03
6.51
 
5.15
5.20
4.99
5.05
 
3.90
4.29
5.69
2009/10
4.63
4.19
   
3.45
3.41
3.40
3.35
 
3.03
3.17
3.58
2010/11
3.20
    
4.70
5.58
5.16
5.91
5.92
6.20
6.43
5.39
2011/12
7.40
7.72
7.83
7.76
7.64
7.60
7.20
7.32
7.07
7.05
7.03
7.00
7.38
2012/13
7.03
6.89
6.95
6.99
7.11
7.23
7.09
7.22
7.04
6.87
6.37
  
              
Barley, No.2, Feed , Minneapolis, MN
2003/04
2.00
1.92
1.78
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.85
1.83
2004/05
1.98
1.99
1.79
1.70
1.61
1.63
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.74
2005/06
1.68
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
2006/07
1.69
1.65
1.71
1.89
2.16
2.76
3.01
3.24
3.08
3.25
3.33
3.42
2.60
2007/08
3.53
3.36
3.58
5.03
5.50
5.04
5.73
5.24
5.28
5.43
5.35
5.24
4.86
2008/09
5.12
5.12
4.08
3.82
3.15
3.02
3.06
2.51
2.49
2.56
2.74
2.86
3.38
2009/10
2.76
2.06
1.73
1.83
2.07
2.46
2.49
2.60
2.38
2.18
2.07
2.26
2.24
2010/11
2.23
2.06
2.54
2.99
3.32
3.57
4.15
3.89
4.62
4.74
5.05
4.83
3.67
2011/12
5.06
5.18
5.25
5.14
5.16
5.29
5.24
5.17
5.26
5.37
5.18
5.21
5.21
2012/13
5.15
5.52
5.78
5.58
5.51
5.49
5.08
5.29
5.16
5.22
5.00
  
              
Barley, No.2, Feed , Portland, OR
2003/04
2.64
2.69
2.90
2.76
2.69
2.79
2.71
2.80
2.74
2.71
2.66
2.76
2.74
2004/05
2.70
2.50
 
1.96
2.20
2.32
2.40
 
2.48
2.45
2.49
2.43
2.39
2005/06
2.38
2.52
2.51
2.49
2.46
2.44
2.39
2.38
2.41
   
2.44
2006/07
         
4.09
4.11
4.05
4.08
2007/08
3.92
4.07
 
6.23
7.33
6.03
6.27
6.11
    
5.71
2008/09
  
5.40
5.18
        
5.29
              
Oats, No.2, White Heavy, Minneapolis, MN
2003/04
 
1.55
          
1.55
2004/05
1.88
1.88
1.88
1.88
1.88
1.88
1.88
1.88
1.88
1.88
1.88
1.88
1.88
2005/06
1.88
1.88
1.88
1.88
1.88
1.88
2.12
2.19
2.06
1.97
2.00
2.13
1.98
2006/07
2.21
2.25
2.06
2.17
2.43
2.70
2.78
2.81
2.65
2.84
2.82
2.76
2.54
2007/08
2.90
2.69
2.61
2.68
2.70
2.79
3.24
2.95
3.66
3.82
3.75
3.96
3.15
2008/09
4.07
4.07
   
2.14
2.18
2.13
1.89
1.97
2.01
2.33
2.53
2009/10
2.33
2.15
2.12
2.03
2.34
2.56
2.44
2.56
2.30
2.19
2.10
1.98
2.26
2010/11
2.39
2.58
2.69
3.14
3.56
3.54
3.93
3.88
4.08
3.55
3.83
3.55
3.39
2011/12
3.68
3.68
3.69
3.72
3.51
3.36
3.16
3.30
3.46
3.48
3.55
3.48
3.50
2012/13
3.37
3.95
3.99
3.89
3.98
3.85
3.79
3.94
4.07
4.26
4.13
  
              
1/ June-May.
2/ Simple average of monthly prices reported for the marketing year.
Source: USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, Grain and Feed Market News.
Date run: 5/13/2013