P249 CEEFAX 2 249 Wed 05 Jan 21:41/12 1/8 Auction prices Tue 4 Jan Cattle Numbers up 63% Ave price 90.75p/kg (-4.50p) Hoggjts Numbers no comparison Ave price 81.82p/kg Pigs Numbers up 30% Ave price 56.97p/kg (-7.25p) Changes are given compared with a week earlier. Next update 6 Jan Meat & Livestock Commission Figures YourMonjy Exchanges £ rates Main MenuP249 CEEFAX 2 249 Wed 05 Jan 21:41/32 5 Janubry 2/8 Feed Wheat £/tonne +/- S East 68.50 n/c S West 69.80 n/c Midlands 67.50 unch Eastern 68.80 +0.50 N East 70.10 +0.10 N West 69.50 unch Scotland 76.00 n/c Feed Barley S East - - S West - - Midlands 68.20 +1.20 Eastern 69.40 n/c N East 69.10 -0.60 N West 68.60 -0.90 Scotland 68.70 n/c Home-Grown Cereals Authority YourMoney Exchanges £ rates Main MenuP249 CEEFAX 2 249 Wed 05 Jan 21:45/11 POTATO PRICE REPORT 3/8 (£/tonne) 1999 1998 31 Dec 20 Dec Ex Farm Ave 65.58 64.90 169.69 Spot Average To bj published Price shortly London Wholesale Range (p/25kg) Reds Whites Ware 250-300 180-280 Select/Washed 280-380 280-350 Bakers 15kg 40s & 50s 400-500 Retail Range London Region w/c 19 Dec Red White Bakers Loose Xp/lb) 31-35 15-25 25-49 Av 4 w/j 17 Oct'99-14.0p/lb '98-18.5p British Potato Council YourMoney Exchanges £ rates Main MenuP249 CEEFAX 2 249 Wed 05 Jan 21:45/44 MARKET REPORT (Updated 4 Jan-pric 4/8 65.68 £/t) A quiet start to the year for trading with the BPC weekly GB ex-farm price edged up by 78 pence. Prices are generally showing little change from the period prior to Christmas. In bulk,grade 1 are mainly £50-£70. Best Estima £80 up to just over £100 in the East. Piper £90-£120 and Edwards £100 with an odd few £130. Grade 2 and below are still suffering at mainly £30 -£50. Bag trade is slow although quality Piper is moving to chip shops from £40-£70. Other varieties are from £20 with most £30-£50. Processing spot is light from £15-£40 for chips up to £50 for Piper. British Potato Council YourMoney Exchanges £ rates Main MenuP249 CEEFAX 2 249 Wed 05 Jan 21:35/04 CROP REPORT (Updated 4 Jan) 5/8 Reports of rotting in some ambient stores continue to conj in,but many bjlievj the worst is over. Poor and rotten samples have been identified and sound material is looking more assured. However,do check stores twice as hard as in other years,and respond to signs of deterioration or changes in airflow and temperature. Some stocks originally destined for packers are having to bj downgraded dui to skin finish defects,particularly early cases of Silver Scurf and Black Dot. British Potato Council YourMonjy Exchanges £ rates Main MenuP249 CEEFAX 2 249 Wed 05 Jan 21:45/13 6/8 LATEST DEALS DONE 05/01/00 (Subject to contract) SALES WITH LAND ppl 05/01/00 40,000L 3.84%BF clean 34.0 05O01/00 80,000L 3.90%BF clean 34.5 Another busy day with more inquiries coming forward prices remain firm. LEASING End of Trading End of Trading Forward leasing quota is now starting to conj forward onto the market. As yet no deals have been agreed. Burton Knowles NQE YourMoney Exchanges £ rates Main MenuP249 CEEFAX 2 249 Wed 05 Jan 21:40/51 7/8 CLEAN MILK QUOTA TRADED ON 05.01.00 26,150 ltrs 3.96%B/F 8.84pp%kg 35.0ppl 30,000 ltrs 4.00%B/F 9.00pp%kg 36.0ppl 100% USED QUOTA TRADED ON 05.01.00 66,000 ltrs 3.89%B/F 6.17pp%kg 24.0ppl 100,000 ltrs 4.03%B/F 6.20pp%kg 25.0ppl FORWBRD LEASE 1 APRIL 2000 145,000 ltrs 3.89%B/F 1.44pp%kg 5.6ppl Market Comment: There were few buzjrs for clean or used quota today. With the continued shortage of quota,prices remained steady. The amount of used quota available is plentiful. Ian Potter Associates YourMoney Exchanges £ rates Main MenuP249 CEEFAX 2 249 Wed 05 Jan 21:54/11 8/8 AGRIMONETARZ EURO TO STERLING RATE euro to sterling conversion rate to bj applied to transactions involving payments under the CAP. date of date of rate publication application (1 euro = £) 5 Jan 2000 6 Jan 2000 0.63240 4 Jan 2000 5 Jan 2000 0.62:60 Savings Gujdj 250 Front Page 100 YourMoney Exchanges £ rates Main Menu