California Weekly Grain Report

PORTLAND - May 15/08 - SNS -- Week ending market summary for barley, corn, wheat and sorghum delivered country elevator locations in California.

CALIFORNIA WEEKLY GRAIN REPORT                  Compared with Thur. May 1, 2008

   Paid by feed manufacturers and other users, delivered plant or receiving
station.

Dollars Per Cwt. -Bulk-
BARLEY - US No 2 (46-lbs. per bushel)
  Truck: Petaluma-Santa Rosa                             NA
   Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock          Ltd May-Jun 11.50          No Comp
   Fresno-Tulare-Corcoran-Coalinga
   Los Angeles-Chino Valley
  Rail:  Any Origin
   Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock                      NA
   via  BNSF and Union Pacific
   Tulare via Union Pacific                              NA
   Los Angeles-Chino Valley
CORN - US No 2 Yellow
  Truck: Petaluma-Santa Rosa                             NA
   Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock
                                     Thurs Close M.O.T.12.73-12.80 dn .25-.26  *
   Fresno-Tulare-Corcoran-Coalinga
   Los Angeles-Chino Valley
  Rail: Single Car Units via BNSF
   Chino Valley                                          12.73           No Comp
   Los Angeles                                           13.04-13.05     No Comp
WHEAT - US No 2 or better - Hard Red Winter
 (Domestic Values for Flour Milling)
  Los Angeles 13% Protein
  California Origin 13 Percent Protein
  Truck/Rail: Out-of-State origin                      Nom 15.36 dn 2.05-2.39  *
   12%-12-1/2% Protein                                 Nom 15.36 dn 2.05-2.36  *
SORGHUM - US No 2 Yellow
  Rail: Los Angeles-Chino Valley via BNSF Single           NA
OATS - US No 2 White
  Truck: Petaluma-Stockton-Modesto-Turlock                 13.25-13.75   unch  *
   Los Angeles-Chino Valley                                16.00-16.25   unch  *
WHEAT - Any Class for Feed
  Truck: Petaluma                                          NA
   Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock
   Los Angeles-Chino Valley                            Nom 15.00 dn 1.00-1.50  *

PRICES PAID TO CALIFORNIA FARMERS
Seven-Day Reporting Period Ending May 15, 2008

Point of Sales         Price per           Shipment            Basis of
County                 Cwt                 Period              Sale

WHEAT, US No 2 or better, Hard White Wheat 13% Protein
  No confirmed sales

WHEAT, US No 2 OR BETTER, Hard Red Winter, Ordinary Protein
  No confirmed sales

WHEAT, US No 2 or better, Hard Amber Durum for Flour Milling
  No confirmed sales
WHEAT, Any Class for Feed
  No confirmed sales.

SAFFLOWER
  No confirmed sales

BARLEY, US No 2, 48 lbs per bushel
  No confirmed sales

YELLOW CORN, US No 2 or better
  No confirmed sales


SORGHUM, US No 2 OR BETTER YELLOW
  No confirmed sales


*Trends are compared to Thursday May 1, as there was no report issued on May 8*


AH = As Harvested    Nom = Nominal           FH  = First Half      Ltd = Limited
OC = Old Crop        NC  = New Crop          LH  = Last Half     Ind = Indicated
Inc = Including      NFE = Not Fully Established         No Comp = No Comparison
BNSF = Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad         UP = Union Pacific Railroad


Source:  USDA Market News Service, Portland, OR

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