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Kentucky Barge Report

LOUISVILLE - Mar 10/05 - SNS -- Daily summary of spot bids for grower merchandise at barge loading points in the state of Kentucky.

Kentucky Barge Report:
Spot bids to producers at selected barge loading terminals on the Ohio and
Mississippi Rivers, Kentucky and Barkley Lakes.
Yellow corn 2 to 6 cents higher. White corn 4 to 7 cents higher. Soybeans 8 to
11 cents higher. Wheat 2 to 7 cents higher. Sorghum 4 cents higher.
                   US No. 2     US No. 2     US No. 1     US No. 2 Soft
                   Yellow       White        Yellow       Red Winter
                   Corn         Corn         Soybeans     Wheat
Upper Ohio         2.10-2.17    2.20         6.30-6.37    3.65
Lower Ohio         2.15-2.17    2.15-2.20    6.33-6.39    3.23
Mississippi River  2.15-2.16    ----         6.36-6.38    ----
Lake Terminals     2.13         ----         6.32         3.51
                   US No. 2
                   Sorghum
                   58 lb bu
Lower Ohio         2.10
Upper Ohio         ----
Mississippi        ----
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Contract Prices for New Crop Delivery:
                   US No. 2     US No. 2     US No. 1     US No. 2 Soft
                   Yellow       White        Yellow       Red Winter
                   Corn         Corn         Soybeans     Wheat
Upper Ohio         2.18-2.26    ----         6.04-6.14    3.47-3.55
Lower Ohio         2.10-2.27    2.37-2.47    6.09-6.15    3.55
Mississippi River  2.20-2.22    ----         6.08-6.14    3.65-3.69
Lake Terminals     ----         ----         ----         ----
                   US No. 2
                   Sorghum
                   58 lbs bu
Upper Ohio         ----
Lower Ohio         2.22
Mississippi        ----
Upper Ohio: Cincinnati to Owensboro; Lower Ohio: Owensboro to Cairo
Mississippi: Cairo to the Tennessee border; Lake Terminals: Kentucky
and Barkley Lakes on the Tennessee river.
Source:  USDA-Kentucky Dept of Ag Market News   Louisville, Kentucky

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