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January 8, 2016 CapitalPress.com 15 Farm Market Report Cattle Market Reports Potato Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Oklahoma City-Des Moines-St. Joseph, Mo.-Moses Lake, Wash. Compiled by North American Potato Market News and USDA Agricultural Market Service Cattle prices in dollars per hundredweight (cwt.) except some replacement animals per pair or head as indicated. NATIONAL FEEDER AND STOCKER CATTLE (Federal-State Market News) St. Joseph, Mo. Dec. 31 This week Last week Last year NA NA 47,500 Compared to Dec. 18: Most feeder cattle auc- tions were closed for the holidays as trading was very limited. This holiday break has provided a much needed breather from all the volatility and emotional strain that has dominated the markets throughout the fall season. The cattle markets are attempting to hit the reset button with higher expectations for 2016. Packers on Dec. 29 came out with aggressive bids to procure fed cattle sup- plies with live cattle prices mostly $12 higher in the Southern Plains ranging from $134-136, with dressed sales in Nebraska $12 higher at $212. A few feeder cattle auctions this week traded with sharply higher gains on calves and yearlings (a very light test traded mostly $15-25 higher than Dec. 18) as most auctions across the country took two weeks off. Burwell, Neb., on Dec. 30 held their annual Holiday Cow Classic with over 3200 bred cows and heifers on offer. A large standing-room-only crowd was on hand to bid on a large offering of dispersals and consignments of reputation young bred cows and heifers. Many of the top quality bred heifers mostly black spring AI bred heifers sold from $2000-2500 and the young spring bred cows trading from $2200-2550. In Kearney, Neb., on Dec. 30 over 3600 head of feeder cattle sold at the Huss-Platte Valley Auction with over 300 head of 750-800 lb. steers averaging 773 lbs. sold for a weighted average price of $171.28 and 350 head of their bigger brothers averaging 823 lbs. sold for a weighted average price of $164.43. When marketing fully resumes next week with increased receipts, it should be met with good demand as cattle traders will be watching and keeping tabs on the feeder and fed cattle mar- kets hoping this late cash cattle rally will hold well into January 2016. With live cattle prices pushing higher the cut-out value naturally has followed with values erupting this week and surging back over the $200 level for Choice product. Since Dec. 21, Choice cut-out has gone from $191.28 to close on Dec. 31 $3.81 higher at $212.59. AUCTIONS This week Last week Last year 178,100 337,900 187,800 WASHINGTON 2,000. 43 pct 600 lbs. 42 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1-2 550-600 lbs. $142.93; 650-700 lbs. $134.82; 750-800 lbs. $134.56. Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2 500-550 lbs. $134.52. DIRECT This week Last week Last year 26,300 41,300 25,700 SOUTHWEST (Arizona-California-Nevada) 6,400. No cattle over 600 lbs. No heifers. Hol- steins: Large 3 275 lbs. $178 April Del; 300 lbs. $160 April Del; 300 lbs. $169 April-May FOB; 325 lbs. April-May $155 FOB; 325 May $152 FOB. NORTHWEST (Washington-Oregon-Idaho) 3,300. 100 pct over 600 lbs. 29 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1-2 Current FOB Price 700-750 lbs. $147-149 Washington-Or- egon; 800-850 lbs. $146-148 Washington-Or- egon. Current Delivered Price: 650 lbs. $164 calves Idaho; 700-800 lbs. $148-156.50 Idaho; 800-900 lbs. $142-151 Idaho. Medium and Large 1: 700-750 lbs. $153.50-154 Idaho; 850 lbs. $149.50-150 Idaho. Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: Current FOB Price: 650 lbs. $142- 144 calves Washington-Oregon; 700-750 lbs. $139-143 Washington-Oregon. Current De- livered Price: 650-700 lbs. $149 calves Idaho; 700-800 lbs. $142-143 Idaho; 850-900 lbs. $137 Idaho. University of Missouri’s ag group goes all-female COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — An agriculture leadership group at the University of Missouri is made up of all IHPDOH VWXGHQWV IRU WKH ¿UVW WLPH UHÀHFWLQJ D VORZ EXW steady shift in the industry. Thirteen students were se- OHFWHGLQ'HFHPEHUDVWKH¿UVW all-female group of Dickinson Scholars, the Columbia Mis- sourian reported. The univer- sity’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources pairs the students with Kansas City agribusinesses to give them an immersive experi- ence. Thomas Payne, the col- lege’s vice chancellor and dean, said he has noticed the demographics change since coming to the university in 1999. “When I began my aca- demic career, colleges of ag- riculture were predominantly men, as students and faculty,” Payne said. “Now our student body is close to 50-50 women and men, and there are many more women faculty.” In the fall, the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources had 57.5 percent female students in its under- graduate programs. The Uni- versity of Missouri’s under- graduate student body is 52 percent female, according to the school’s Division of En- rollment. Women are in the minority in agriculture nationally, ac- cording to the Census of Agri- culture conducted in 2012 by the U.S. Department of Agri- culture. Just 14 percent of the country’s farms had a female principal operator. The Dickinson Scholars program has been in exis- tence since the mid-1990s, said Stephanie Chipman, the agriculture college’s career services director. Students are chosen based on academic excellence, career aspirations and demonstrated leadership. Payne said the all of the college’s academic programs are available to men and women, including Dickinson Scholars. The demographics of this year’s group are en- couraging, Chipman said. Lindsey Robinson, a Dick- inson Scholar this year, hopes to work for a livestock mag- azine after graduation. She said women have major roles on farms and in agricultural businesses and that people are recognizing their roles now. “We are more than just farm moms,” Robinson said. Quarantine limits citrus fruit donations leaves or plants across county or state lines. St. Mary’s Food Bank typ- PHOENIX (AP) — Dona- ically receives about 3 million tions to metropolitan Phoenix pounds of citrus fruit each food banks will likely bear a year. It’s not unusual for peo- lot less fruit this year because ple to show up with oranges or of a disease that has devastate grapefruit by the truckload, ac- citrus industries in other states. cording to St. Mary’s spokes- The abundance of citrus man Jerry Brown. But this cur- trees in the Phoenix area typ- rent pest will likely cause a 30 ically leads to a surge in dona- to 35 percent drop, he said. tions to food banks in the win- To be sure fruit doesn’t ter months as the fruit ripens come from a quarantined area, and people donate boxes full food banks have only one way of extra oranges, grapefruits to squeeze out more donated and lemons that they can’t use. fruit — fetch it themselves. But St. Mary’s Food Bank At both St. Mary’s and Alliance and Mesa-based United Food Bank, interested United Food Bank — the main donors can apply online to be citrus donation charities in the added to a list of places where Phoenix area — haven’t been volunteer crews will come accepting drop-off donations pick the citrus. It will cost the of citrus because of a quaran- donor $10-$20 per tree for tine issued last month by the the service. Food banks, as a state Department of Agricul- result, are in urgent need of WXUH 6WDWH RI¿FLDOV DUH WU\LQJ more volunteers than usual. to stop the spread of the Asian “We have to establish a citrus psyllid, a tiny bug that chain of custody,” Brown can transmit citrus greening said. disease, which can kill citrus An army of volunteers will trees. Also known as Huan- probably not be able to make glongbing, the bacterial dis- up for all the missed drop-off ease does not hurt humans or opportunities. Between Jan- animals. uary and March, St. Mary’s $UL]RQD DJULFXOWXUH RI¿- typically holds “Super Citrus cials have asked the public Saturdays” where people drop not to take or send citrus fruit, off fruit at four different loca- By TERRY TANG Associated Press tions. One Saturday event can net up to 100,000 pounds. “No matter how many vol- unteers we have, we’re not going to be able to pick as much as fruit as the people who bring it to us,” Brown said. Sergio Paris, United Food Bank spokesman, said fruits are distributed to smaller food pantries or organizations such as the Boys & Girls Clubs. Some fruit is also squeezed for juice which is frozen and labeled for doling out later. While following the quar- antine is imperative, Paris said it isn’t easy to think about all the fruit that will be left to rot on people’s trees. “The hard part is that in order to prevent this, we’re essentially taking fruit away from people who need it,” Paris said. “A 7-year-old boy won’t be getting a piece of fruit and to supplement that, we will have to purchase fruit. But at the end of the day, if we don’t stop this, it’s something that could wipe out the entire citrus industry in the state.” Citrus greening disease makes fruit on an infected tree misshapen and bitter. The tree then dies within a few years. $UL]RQD DJULFXOWXUH RI¿FLDOV 2-4/#5 say the disease has already crip- pled the citrus industry in Flor- ida and Texas, costing thou- sands of jobs and $1 billion. The areas under quarantine include parts of Maricopa, Pima, Santa Cruz, Mohave, La Paz, Yavapai and Yuma counties. Prices are weekly averages of daily prices. All prices are in dollars per hundredweight (cwt.). FWA is a weighted average of shipping point prices or common packs in each area. Weights differ by area. GRI is the Grower Returns Index for each individual area. FRESH RUSSET POTATO MARKET REPORT (North American Potato Market News) (USDA Market News) Jan. 2 Market commentary: Idaho carton prices moved higher in year-end trading, as the market adjusted to lighter movement. SHIPPING AREA FWA Chg IDAHO BURBANKS $14.19 $0.26 IDAHO NORKOTAHS $13.23 $0.66 COLUMBIA BASIN $13.11 -$0.20 KLAMATH BASIN $14.91 $0 GRI Chg 70 ct Chg 10 lb. Film Chg $6.34 $0.16 $19.50 $0.50 $10.50 $0 $6.09 $0.49 $16 $2 $10.50 $0 $5.73 -$0.12 $17 $0 $9.50 $0 $6.40 $0 $20 $0 $10.50 $0 Grain Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Portland Grains are stated in dollars per bushel or hun- dredweight (cwt.) except feed grains traded in dollars per ton. National grain report bids are for rail delivery unless truck indicated. PORTLAND GRAIN (USDA Market News) Portland Dec. 31 PACIFIC NORTHWEST MARKET SUMMARY Cash wheat bids for December delivery ended the reporting week on Thursday, Dec. 31, mixed compared to the previous week’s noon bids for December delivery. March wheat futures ended the holiday shortened reporting week on Thursday, Dec. 31, mixed as follows compared to the previous week’s closes: Chicago wheat futures were half a cent higher at $4.70, Kansas City wheat futures were half a cent lower at $4.6850 and Minneapolis wheat futures trended 3.50 cents lower at $4.9325. Chicago December corn futures trended 6.75 cents lower at $3.5875 and January soybean fu- tures closed 10.25 cents lower at $8.7125. Bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains or barges during De- cember for ordinary protein were not available this week or last week, as most exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. There were no white club wheat premiums for this week or last week. One year ago bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat any protein for January delivery by unit trains and barges to Portland were $6.6775-6.75 and bids for White Club Wheat were $9.1775-9.60. Forward month bids for soft white wheat ordi- nary protein were as follows: January, February and March $4.70-5.30. One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat for any protein were as follows: February $6.6775-6.80, March $6.6775-6.85 and April $6.7250-6.88. Bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat guaranteed maximum 10.5 percent protein during December were $6.35-6.50, steady to 0.50 of a cent per bushel higher compared to $6.3450-6.50 last week for December delivery. White club wheat premiums for guaranteed maximum 10.5 per- cent protein soft white wheat were not available compared to $1.58 to $1.75 per bushel over soft white wheat bids last week. One year ago bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat any protein for January delivery by unit trains and barges to Portland were $7.3975-8 and bids for White Club Wheat were $9.8975-10.85. For- ward month bids for soft white wheat guaranteed 10.5 percent proteins were as follows: January $6.20-6.50, February and March $6.25-6.50, and April $6.3150-6.50. One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat for any protein were as follows: February $7.3975-8.05, March $7.3975-8.07 and April $7.6950-8.07. Bids for 11.5 percent protein U.S. 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for December delivery were mixed, from 0.50 of a cent lower to 9.50 cents per bushel higher compared to last week’s noon bids for December delivery. This week, bids were as follows: December $5.5850, January $5.5350-5.6350, February $5.5850-5.6350, March $5.6350 and April $5.6375-5.6675. Bids for non-guaranteed 14.0 percent protein U.S. 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat for Portland delivery during December were mixed, from 3.50 cents lower to 6.50 cents per bushel higher than last week’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. This week, bids for non-guaranteed 14 percent protein were as follows: December $6.1325-6.3325, January $5.9825-6.3325, February $6.0325-6.3325 and March $6.1325- 6.3325. COARSE FEEDING GRAINS Bids for U.S. 2 Yellow Corn delivered full FRDVW 3DFL¿F 1RUWKZHVW %1 VKXWWOH WUDLQV IRU December delivery were 6.75 cents lower from $4.3075-4.3575 per bushel. Forward month corn bids were as follows: January $4.3275-4.3375, February $4.3375-4.3575, March $4.3575- 4.3675, April and May $4.3950. Bids for U.S. <HOORZ 6R\EHDQV GHOLYHUHG IXOO FRDVW 3DFL¿F Northwest - BN shuttle trains for December delivery were 6.50 to 9.50 cents lower from $9.6725-9.6825 per bushel. Forward month soybean bids were as follows: January $9.7025- 9.7325, February $9.5325-9.5925 and March $9.4425. Bids for U.S. 2 Heavy White Oats for December delivery trended steady at $3.8475 per bushel. PACIFIC NORTHWEST EXPORT NEWS There were 13 grain vessels in Columbia Riv- HUSRUWVRQ7KXUVGD\'HFZLWK¿YHGRFNHG compared to 19 last week with six docked. There ZHUH QR QHZ FRQ¿UPHG H[SRUW VDOHV WKLV ZHHN from the Commodity Credit Corporation of the USDA. 2-2/#4x
