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(Family Features) Whether you’re trying to achieve wellness goals or just looking for simple ways to add more nutrient-rich food sources into your family’s diet, now is the time to dust off that blender or juicer. Naturally sweet and nutritious, watermelon is a great addition to drinks that nourish and replenish the body.

 

For years, health professionals have touted the many benefits found in nature – especially in fruits such as watermelon. But with hectic schedules, it can be hard to reap the rewards of these power foods. Thankfully there are a few helpful contraptions in the kitchen to help you quickly and easily power up your diet.

 

Boasting the benefits of watermelon

Whether you need to flush out toxins or reduce bloating, healthy and hydrating watermelon is the all-natural solution conveniently found at your local grocer’s produce section.

 

Packed with arginine and citrulline, watermelon may help improve blood flow. The watermelon’s high water and potassium level may also help the body flush out unwanted fluids. Plus, watermelon is said to have a diuretic effect, which helps the body beat bloating. The following cocktail recipes all feature this star ingredient, which along with other healthful ingredients, offer natural solutions for common conditions.

 

When incorporating these delicious drinks into your family’s diet, use a strong blender when you can. This will help retain essential phytonutrients and antioxidants within the blended mixture. Many conventional juicers require you to throw away the pulp, which means throwing out these bonus health benefits.

 

For more refreshing ways to add nutrients to your diet, visit www.watermelon.org.

 

 

Red Hot Blood Cleanser

Servings: 2 (1-cup) servings

 

2          cups watermelon chunks

1          small to medium beet, washed

1          apple, seeded and cut into cubes

1          tablespoon apple juice concentrate

1/8-1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (depending on taste)

1/4       teaspoon turmeric

 

Place all ingredients in blender with watermelon on bottom. Turn blender on slow speed until watermelon has liquefied, then increase speed and blend 1 minute or until liquefied.

 

 

Veggie De-Bloat Cocktail

Servings: 2 (or 2 1/2 cups total)

 

1/3       medium cucumber, peeled

3          medium carrots, washed

2          celery stalks

1/2       red pepper, washed and seeded

1/4       cup fresh parsley

2          tablespoons fresh cilantro

2          cups watermelon

Dash of horseradish

 

In juicer, extract juice from all ingredients. Serve plain or over ice.

 

 

Watermelon Zapper

Servings: 2 (2 1/4 cups total in blender, or 1 3/4 cups total in juicer)

 

2          cups watermelon cubes

1/3       large lemon, peeled

1 1 /2   tablespoons peeled fresh ginger

2          medium carrots

 

Juice all ingredients in conventional juicer.

 

In blender, place watermelon first then remaining ingredients. Turn blender on low until watermelon is liquefied then gradually increase speed. Blend 2 minutes.

Source: National Watermelon Promotion Board

Price Reactions after USDA Crop Reports

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corn
United States Department of Agriculture
 

ISSN: 1949-1905

Price Reactions After USDA Crop Reports

March 2015

Contents

Crop Reports and Price Reactions Overview.................................................  4

Price Reactions to USDA Crop Reports by Crop and Report...................................  5

Corn Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports - United States: 1985-2014...........  6

Corn Price Changes Following Grain Stocks Reports - United States: 1984-2014.............. 10

Soybean Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports - United States: 1985-2014........ 14

Soybean Price Changes Following Grain Stocks Reports - United States: 1984-2014........... 18

Wheat Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports - United States: 1987-2014.......... 22

Wheat Price Changes Following Grain Stocks Reports - United States: 1984-2014............. 26

Upland Cotton Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports - United States: 1989-2014.. 30

Information Contacts...................................................................... 34
 
Crop Reports and Price Reactions Overview

This report contains corn, soybean, wheat, and Upland cotton price reactions 
to the USDA Crop Production and Grain Stocks reports. Each year, estimates of 
corn, soybean, wheat, and cotton production are published in the monthly Crop 
Production reports. Corn and soybean estimates are published in the August, 
September, October, and November Crop Production reports and the January Crop 
Production Annual Summary. Wheat estimates are published in the May, June, 
July, and August Crop Production reports and the September Small Grains 
Annual Summary. Cotton estimates are included in the August, September, 
October, November, and December Crop Production reports and the January Crop 
Production Annual Summary. Estimates of corn, soybean, and wheat stocks are 
published in the Grain Stocks report issued in March, June, September, and 
January. This report does not imply that NASS reports are solely responsible 
for changes to the price level for commodities referenced in the publication. 
The price level for any commodity can potentially be affected by other 
information available to the market at that time but ultimately is determined 
by supply and demand.  
	
The prices in this report for corn, soybeans, wheat, and cotton represent 
sales from producers to first buyers at major markets as reported by the USDA 
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). The price data series used for each 
commodity is described below:

Commodity	AMS Market News Price Used
Corn	The closing cash price for Southern Iowa #2 yellow corn.
Soybeans		The average price paid at Southern Iowa points by processors.
Wheat		The closing cash price for Kansas City #1 hard winter wheat 
(ordinary protein).
Upland cotton	The 7-Market Average Base Quotations for Upland cotton (the 
Upland cotton base quality is color 41, leaf grade 4, staple 
34).

Before May 1994, the quarterly Grain Stocks report, the monthly Crop 
Production report, as well as the Annual Crop Production and Small Grains 
Summaries were all published at 3:00 p.m. ET. Therefore, the "prior closing 
price," referred to in the tables of this report, is the closing price the 
day of the release since the U.S. markets were already closed at 3:00 p.m. ET 
and did not have a chance to react on that day. Referring to data in this 
publication, if a report was published on Thursday at 3:00 p.m. ET, the 
"prior closing price" is Thursday's closing price. The "day after price" is 
the closing price on Friday and the "week after price" is the following 
Thursday's closing price.

However, starting in May 1994, the release time for all reports mentioned 
previously was changed to 8:30 a.m. ET. Therefore, the "prior closing price," 
referred to in the tables of this report, is the previous day's closing price 
since the U.S. markets had not yet opened on the day of the release. The "day 
after" and "week after" prices are then published to reflect the same number 
of days after report publication as when the report was released at 3:00 p.m. 
ET. Referring again to data in this publication, if a report was published on 
Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. ET, the "prior closing price" is Monday's closing price. 
The "day after price" is the closing price on Tuesday since the U.S. markets 
were open after the report was released and the "week after price" is the 
following Monday's closing price.

Beginning in January 2013, the release time for publications referenced in 
this report was changed to 12:00 p.m. ET. This change did not affect the 
"prior closing price" or "day after price" definitions described in the 
previous paragraph.

Due to the lapse in federal funding in October 2013, the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 2013 October Crop Production report 
was cancelled. Additionally, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Market News 
price reports were also cancelled. As a result, no data is available for a 
price comparison for the 2013 Small Grain Annual Summary or the 2013 
September Grain Stocks report.

Price Reactions to USDA Crop Reports by Crop and Report
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Crop, USDA report,     :        Day after report         :        Week after report        
             and            :-------------------------------------------------------------------
       price reaction       :    Reaction    :    Average     :    Reaction    :    Average     
                            :                :price change 1/ :                :price change 1/ 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            :     number      cents per bushel      number      cents per bushel
                            :                                                                   
Corn                        :                                                                   
Crop Production (1985-2014) :                                                                   
  Price increases ..........:       64               7.9              77               12.3     
  No price change ..........:       18               (X)               1                (X)     
  Price decreases ..........:       67              -7.1              71              -13.3     
  Total ....................:      149               (X)             149                (X)     
                            :                                                                   
Grain Stocks (1984-2014)    :                                                                   
  Price increases ..........:       55               8.7              60               16.4     
  No price change ..........:        7               (X)               5                (X)     
  Price decreases ..........:       62              -9.8              59              -17.2     
  Total ....................:      124               (X)             124                (X)     
                            :                                                                   
Soybeans                    :                                                                   
Crop Production (1985-2014) :                                                                   
  Price increases ..........:       73              15.4              76               23.4     
  No price change ..........:        4               (X)               2                (X)     
  Price decreases ..........:       72             -15.1              71              -27.2     
  Total ....................:      149               (X)             149                (X)     
                            :                                                                   
Grain Stocks (1984-2014)    :                                                                   
  Price increases ..........:       53              15.9              54               25.7     
  No price change ..........:        2               (X)               1                (X)     
  Price decreases ..........:       69             -17.0              69              -25.8     
  Total ....................:      124               (X)             124                (X)     
                            :                                                                   
Wheat                       :                                                                   
Crop Production (1987-2014) :                                                                   
  Price increases ..........:       70               7.9              80               14.7     
  No price change ..........:        9               (X)               4                (X)     
  Price decreases ..........:       74              -7.1              69              -17.8     
  Total ....................:      153               (X)             153                (X)     
                            :                                                                   
Grain Stocks (1984-2014)    :                                                                   
  Price increases ..........:       55               9.3              54               16.4     
  No price change ..........:        7               (X)               5                (X)     
  Price decreases ..........:       62             -11.6              65              -16.6     
  Total ....................:      124               (X)             124                (X)     
                            :                                                                   
Upland cotton               :                                                                   
Crop Production (1989-2014) :                                                                   
  Price increases ..........:       73              95.1              87              193.7     
  No price change ..........:        0               (X)               1                (X)     
  Price decreases ..........:       82             -96.1              67             -197.4     
  Total ....................:      155               (X)             155                (X)     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(X) Not applicable.                                                                             
1/  Cotton price changes displayed in points per pound.                                         

Corn Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports - United States: 1985-2014
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :   -------- dollars per bushel -------         cents  per bushel     
               :                                                                     
1985           :                                                                     
August ........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)           0            +5     
September .....:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -5           -13     
October .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -3            -7     
November ......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +2            +8     
Annual ........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -1            -2     
               :                                                                     
1986           :                                                                     
August ........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)           0            -6     
September .....:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)           0            -1     
October .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -1            -4     
November ......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)           0            +2     
Annual ........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +2            +4     
               :                                                                     
1987           :                                                                     
August ........:      1.48          1.48          1.51           0            +3     
September .....:      1.57          1.56          1.61          -1            +4     
October .......:      1.54          1.54          1.66           0           +12     
November ......:      1.74          1.78          1.79          +4            +5     
Annual ........:      1.86          1.89          1.90          +3            +4     
               :                                                                     
1988           :                                                                     
August ........:      2.77          2.68          2.78          -9            +1     
September .....:      2.78          2.78          2.67           0           -11     
October .......:      2.81          2.81          2.75           0            -6     
November ......:      2.70          2.63          2.58          -7           -12     
Annual ........:      2.70          2.70          2.56           0           -14     
               :                                                                     
1989           :                                                                     
August ........:      2.33          2.40          2.42          +7            +9     
September .....:      2.42          2.36          2.30          -6           -12     
October .......:      2.33          2.32          2.40          -1            +7     
November ......:      2.34          2.35          2.40          +1            +6     
Annual ........:      2.32          2.36          2.34          +4            +2     
               :                                                                     
1990           :                                                                     
August ........:      2.55          2.54          2.58          -1            +3     
September .....:      2.36          2.30          2.26          -6           -10     
October .......:      2.34          2.27          2.25          -7            -9     
November ......:      2.33          2.32          2.25          -1            -8     
Annual ........:      2.31          2.35          2.39          +4            +8     
               :                                                                     
1991           :                                                                     
August ........:      2.56          2.53          2.36          -3           -20     
September .....:      2.46          2.44          2.40          -2            -6     
October .......:      2.42          2.42          2.34           0            -8     
November ......:      2.45          2.48          2.46          +3            +1     
Annual ........:      2.47          2.49          2.51          +2            +4     
               :                                                                     
1992           :                                                                     
August ........:      2.20          2.22          2.26          +2            +6     
September .....:      2.22          2.24          2.16          +2            -6     
October .......:      2.06          2.05          2.04          -1            -2     
November ......:      2.03          2.06          2.14          +3           +11     
Annual ........:      2.16          2.12          2.16          -4             0     
               :                                                                     
1993           :                                                                     
August ........:      2.30          2.23          2.24          -7            -6     
September .....:      2.24          2.25          2.26          +1            +2     
October .......:      2.30          2.36          2.37          +6            +7     
November ......:      2.61          2.72          2.78         +11           +17     
Annual ........:      3.04          3.08          2.96          +4            -8     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnote(s) at end of table.                                          --continued

Corn Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports - United States:
1985-2014 (continued)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :    ------ dollars per bushel ------           cents  per bushel     
               :                                                                     
1994           :                                                                     
August ........:    2.20          2.20          2.25             0            +5     
September .....:    2.18          2.11          2.05            -7           -13     
October .......:    2.01          2.02          1.98            +1            -3     
November ......:    2.08          2.10          2.12            +2            +4     
Annual ........:    2.33          2.34          2.35            +1            +2     
               :                                                                     
1995           :                                                                     
August ........:    2.65          2.65          2.67             0            +2     
September .....:    2.75          2.79          2.84            +4            +9     
October .......:    3.02          3.04          3.07            +2            +5     
November ......:    3.23          3.19          3.18            -4            -5     
Annual ........:    3.61          3.55          3.54            -6            -7     
               :                                                                     
1996           :                                                                     
August ........:    4.91          4.82          4.53            -9           -38     
September .....:    3.74          3.60          3.24           -14           -50     
October .......:    2.99          2.91          2.90            -8            -9     
November ......:    2.70          2.70          2.64             0            -6     
Annual ........:    2.53          2.60          2.67            +7           +14     
               :                                                                     
1997           :                                                                     
August ........:    2.50          2.63          2.59           +13            +9     
September .....:    2.66          2.56          2.54           -10           -12     
October .......:    2.70          2.73          2.67            +3            -3     
November ......:    2.76          2.71          2.70            -5            -6     
Annual ........:    2.49          2.63          2.70           +14           +21     
               :                                                                     
1998           :                                                                     
August ........:    2.06          2.03          1.99            -3            -7     
September .....:    1.86          1.81          1.75            -5           -11     
October .......:    1.93          1.98          2.05            +5           +12     
November ......:    2.10          2.20          2.15           +10            +5     
Annual ........:    2.12          2.11          2.11            -1            -1     
               :                                                                     
1999           :                                                                     
August ........:    1.88          1.74          1.81           -14            -7     
September .....:    1.86          1.83          1.75            -3           -11     
October .......:    1.69          1.64          1.75            -5            +6     
November ......:    1.95          1.88          1.91            -7            -4     
Annual ........:    1.91          1.97          2.06            +6           +15     
               :                                                                     
2000           :                                                                     
August ........:    1.54          1.56          1.57            +2            +3     
September .....:    1.67          1.66          1.51            -1           -16     
October .......:    1.80          1.84          1.86            +4            +6     
November ......:    1.97          1.99          1.98            +2            +1     
Annual ........:    2.11          2.04          2.00            -7           -11     
               :                                                                     
2001           :                                                                     
August ........:    2.09          2.09          2.02             0            -7     
September .....:    2.02          1.96          1.96            -6            -6     
October .......:    1.91          1.85          1.85            -6            -6     
November ......:    1.97          1.97          2.02             0            +5     
Annual ........:    1.97          2.00          2.01            +3            +4     
               :                                                                     
2002           :                                                                     
August ........:    2.44          2.53          2.65            +9           +21     
September .....:    2.79          2.69          2.58           -10           -21     
October .......:    2.39          2.35          2.44            -4            +5     
November ......:    2.26          2.29          2.40            +3           +14     
Annual ........:    2.33          2.24          2.22            -9           -11     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnote(s) at end of table.                                          --continued

Corn Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports - United States:
1985-2014 (continued)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :    ------ dollars per bushel ------           cents  per bushel     
               :                                                                     
2003           :                                                                     
August ........:    2.16          2.23          2.31            +7           +15     
September .....:    2.38          2.26          2.15           -12           -23     
October .......:    2.15          2.09          2.11            -6            -4     
November ......:    2.31          2.36          2.35            +5            +4     
Annual ........:    2.43          2.56          2.61           +13           +18     
               :                                                                     
2004           :                                                                     
August ........:    2.25          2.22          2.28            -3            +3     
September .....:    2.17          2.13          1.95            -4           -22     
October .......:    1.82          1.79          1.85            -3            +3     
November ......:    1.77          1.84          2.00            +7           +23     
Annual ........:    1.96          1.91          1.88            -5            -8     
               :                                                                     
2005           :                                                                     
August ........:    2.11          2.04          1.98            -7           -13     
September .....:    1.75          1.73          1.66            -2            -9     
October .......:    1.54          1.61          1.62            +7            +8     
November ......:    1.86          1.86          1.87             0            +1     
Annual ........:    1.98          1.97          1.97            -1            -1     
               :                                                                     
2006           :                                                                     
August ........:    2.14          2.01          1.98           -13           -16     
September .....:    2.14          2.09          2.22            -5            +8     
October .......:    2.54          2.67          2.91           +13           +37     
November ......:    3.43          3.38          3.52            -5            +9     
Annual ........:    3.54          3.67          3.86           +13           +32     
               :                                                                     
2007           :                                                                     
August ........:    3.07          3.07          2.90             0           -17     
September .....:    2.95          3.02          2.94            +7            -1     
October .......:    3.13          3.21          3.50            +8           +37     
November ......:    3.78          3.74          3.66            -4           -12     
Annual ........:    4.37          4.49          4.68           +12           +31     
               :                                                                     
2008           :                                                                     
August ........:    4.66          4.78          5.11           +12           +45     
September .....:    4.88          5.17          4.76           +29           -12     
October .......:    3.86          3.61          3.43           -25           -43     
November ......:    3.26          3.40          3.43           +14           +17     
Annual ........:    3.77          3.49          3.56           -28           -21     
               :                                                                     
2009           :                                                                     
August ........:    3.40          3.40          3.23             0           -17     
September .....:    3.12          3.15          3.28            +3           +16     
October .......:    3.48          3.44          3.54            -4            +6     
November ......:    3.36          3.49          3.76           +13           +40     
Annual ........:    3.78          3.48          3.26           -30           -52     
               :                                                                     
2010           :                                                                     
August ........:    3.58          3.71          3.85           +13           +27     
September .....:    4.24          4.36          4.53           +12           +29     
October .......:    4.61          4.81          5.26           +20           +65     
November ......:    5.53          5.43          5.39           -10           -14     
Annual ........:    5.86          6.10          6.37           +24           +51     
               :                                                                     
2011           :                                                                     
August ........:    6.95          7.16          7.08           +21           +13     
September .....:    7.08          7.19          6.65           +11           -43     
October .......:    6.30          6.26          6.38            -4            +8     
November ......:    6.56          6.53          6.44            -3           -12     
Annual ........:    6.36          5.96          5.81           -40           -55     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnote(s) at end of table.                                          --continued

Corn Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports - United States:
1985-2014 (continued)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :   -------- dollars per bushel -------         cents  per bushel     
               :                                                                     
2012           :                                                                     
August ........:      8.11          7.91          7.90         -20           -21     
September .....:      7.55          7.45          7.12         -10           -43     
October .......:      7.17          7.57          7.29         +40           +12     
November ......:      7.21          7.22          7.14          +1            -7     
Annual ........:      7.01          7.05          7.22          +4           +21     
               :                                                                     
2013           :                                                                     
August ........:      5.69          5.78          5.86          +9           +17     
September .....:      4.64          4.58          4.42          -6           -22     
October .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)        (NA)          (NA)     
November ......:      4.16          4.22          4.27          +6           +11     
Annual ........:      4.11          4.31          4.26         +20           +15     
               :                                                                     
2014           :                                                                     
August ........:      3.65          3.69          3.71          +4            +6     
September .....:      3.36          3.31          3.28          -5            -8     
October .......:      3.03          2.93          3.11         -10            +8     
November ......:      3.33          3.30          3.46          -3           +13     
Annual ........:      3.76          3.80          3.69          +4            -7     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(NA) Not available.                                                                  
1/   Closing cash price for Southern Iowa #2 yellow corn as reported by AMS Grain    
     Market News.                                                                    
2/   The price change is indicated by the difference between the prior closing price 
     and the price for the day or week after each report.                            

Corn Price Changes Following Grain Stocks Reports - United States: 1984-2014
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :   -------- dollars per bushel -------          cents per bushel     
               :                                                                     
1984           :                                                                     
January .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -4            -4     
April .........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         -10           -19     
June ..........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -1           -10     
October .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -1            -2     
               :                                                                     
1985           :                                                                     
January .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)           0             0     
April .........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +1            -2     
June ..........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -2            +4     
October .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +2            +8     
               :                                                                     
1986           :                                                                     
January .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -1            -2     
April .........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +2            +6     
June ..........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -9           -32     
September .....:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -3           -16     
December ......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +2            +4     
               :                                                                     
1987           :                                                                     
March .........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -1            -6     
June ..........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -6             0     
September .....:      1.60          1.66          1.59          +6            -1     
December ......:      1.86          1.89          1.90          +3            +4     
               :                                                                     
1988           :                                                                     
March .........:      2.02          2.00          2.01          -2            -1     
June ..........:      2.90          3.00          2.94         +10            +4     
September .....:      2.73          2.78          2.80          +5            +7     
December ......:      2.70          2.70          2.56           0           -14     
               :                                                                     
1989           :                                                                     
March .........:      2.68          2.62          2.68          -6             0     
June ..........:      2.69          2.73          2.77          +4            +8     
September .....:      2.28          2.28          2.36           0            +8     
December ......:      2.32          2.36          2.34          +4            +2     
               :                                                                     
1990           :                                                                     
March .........:      2.61          2.64          2.69          +3            +8     
June ..........:      2.92          2.91          2.81          -1           -11     
September .....:      2.24          2.24          2.26           0            +2     
December ......:      2.31          2.35          2.39          +4            +8     
               :                                                                     
1991           :                                                                     
March .........:      2.56          2.58          2.58          +2            +2     
June ..........:      2.38          2.32          2.38          -6             0     
September .....:      2.32          2.41          2.44          +9           +12     
December ......:      2.47          2.49          2.51          +2            +4     
               :                                                                     
1992           :                                                                     
March .........:      2.62          2.57          2.60          -5            -2     
June ..........:      2.55          2.60          2.51          +5            -4     
September .....:      2.13          2.11          2.06          -2            -7     
December ......:      2.16          2.12          2.16          -4             0     
               :                                                                     
1993           :                                                                     
March .........:      2.33          2.32          2.36          -1            +3     
June ..........:      2.25          2.33          2.40          +8           +15     
September .....:      2.24          2.23          2.26          -1            +2     
December ......:      3.04          3.08          2.96          +4            -8     
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Corn Price Changes Following Grain Stocks Reports - United States:
1984-2014 (continued)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :    ------ dollars per bushel ------            cents per bushel     
               :                                                                     
1994           :                                                                     
March .........:    2.75          2.72          2.78            -3            +3     
June ..........:    2.46          2.49          2.35            +3           -11     
September .....:    2.00          2.03          2.07            +3            +7     
December ......:    2.33          2.34          2.35            +1            +2     
               :                                                                     
1995           :                                                                     
March .........:    2.48          2.48          2.47             0            -1     
June ..........:    2.66          2.70          2.78            +4           +12     
September .....:    2.93          2.93          2.94             0            +1     
December ......:    3.61          3.55          3.54            -6            -7     
               :                                                                     
1996           :                                                                     
March .........:    4.05          4.14          4.26            +9           +21     
June ..........:    4.77          5.00          5.15           +23           +38     
September .....:    3.18          3.01          2.94           -17           -24     
December ......:    2.53          2.60          2.67            +7           +14     
               :                                                                     
1997           :                                                                     
March .........:    3.01          3.03          2.89            +2           -12     
June ..........:    2.41          2.43          2.36            +2            -5     
September .....:    2.48          2.47          2.52            -1            +4     
December ......:    2.49          2.63          2.70           +14           +21     
               :                                                                     
1998           :                                                                     
March .........:    2.63          2.56          2.46            -7           -17     
June ..........:    2.33          2.40          2.34            +7            +1     
September .....:    1.84          1.80          1.85            -4            +1     
December ......:    2.12          2.11          2.11            -1            -1     
               :                                                                     
1999           :                                                                     
March .........:    2.26          2.20          2.11            -6           -15     
June ..........:    2.00          2.00          1.76             0           -24     
September .....:    1.88          1.80          1.71            -8           -17     
December ......:    1.91          1.97          2.06            +6           +15     
               :                                                                     
2000           :                                                                     
March .........:    2.20          2.21          2.16            +1            -4     
June ..........:    1.69          1.65          1.62            -4            -7     
September .....:    1.61          1.65          1.83            +4           +22     
December ......:    2.11          2.04          2.00            -7           -11     
               :                                                                     
2001           :                                                                     
March .........:    1.93          1.86          2.00            -7            +7     
June ..........:    1.78          1.79          1.89            +1           +11     
September .....:    1.86          1.82          1.84            -4            -2     
December ......:    1.97          2.00          2.01            +3            +4     
               :                                                                     
2002           :                                                                     
March .........:    2.03          2.00          1.98            -3            -5     
June ..........:    2.22          2.20          2.26            -2            +4     
September .....:    2.50          2.40          2.47           -10            -3     
December ......:    2.33          2.24          2.22            -9           -11     
               :                                                                     
2003           :                                                                     
March .........:    2.30          2.38          2.40            +8           +10     
June ..........:    2.35          2.30          2.29            -5            -6     
September .....:    2.13          2.08          2.10            -5            -3     
December ......:    2.43          2.56          2.61           +13           +18     
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Corn Price Changes Following Grain Stocks Reports - United States:
1984-2014 (continued)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :    ------ dollars per bushel ------            cents per bushel     
               :                                                                     
2004           :                                                                     
March .........:    3.06          3.11          3.19            +5           +13     
June ..........:    2.68          2.58          2.51           -10           -17     
September .....:    1.70          1.68          1.75            -2            +5     
December ......:    1.96          1.91          1.88            -5            -8     
               :                                                                     
2005           :                                                                     
March .........:    2.07          2.04          1.97            -3           -10     
June ..........:    2.04          2.01          2.21            -3           +17     
September .....:    1.58          1.61          1.57            +3            -1     
December ......:    1.98          1.97          1.97            -1            -1     
               :                                                                     
2006           :                                                                     
March .........:    2.13          2.14          2.23            +1           +10     
June ..........:    2.09          2.11          2.18            +2            +9     
September .....:    2.36          2.26          2.33           -10            -3     
December ......:    3.54          3.67          3.86           +13           +32     
               :                                                                     
2007           :                                                                     
March .........:    3.65          3.48          3.42           -17           -23     
June ..........:    3.25          3.11          3.18           -14            -7     
September .....:    3.46          3.30          2.93           -16           -53     
December ......:    4.37          4.49          4.68           +12           +31     
               :                                                                     
2008           :                                                                     
March .........:    5.14          5.23          5.61            +9           +47     
June ..........:    6.97          6.63          6.46           -34           -51     
September .....:    4.56          4.29          3.65           -27           -91     
December ......:    3.77          3.49          3.56           -28           -21     
               :                                                                     
2009           :                                                                     
March .........:    3.73          3.91          3.95           +18           +22     
June ..........:    3.78          3.51          3.41           -27           -37     
September .....:    3.27          3.25          3.39            -2           +12     
December ......:    3.78          3.48          3.26           -30           -52     
               :                                                                     
2010           :                                                                     
March .........:    3.34          3.35          3.37            +1            +3     
June ..........:    3.19          3.43          3.52           +24           +33     
September .....:    4.70          4.58          4.50           -12           -20     
December ......:    5.86          6.10          6.37           +24           +51     
               :                                                                     
2011           :                                                                     
March .........:    6.32          6.77          7.45           +45          +113     
June ..........:    6.87          6.43          6.38           -44           -49     
September .....:    6.10          5.70          5.89           -40           -21     
December ......:    6.36          5.96          5.81           -40           -55     
               :                                                                     
2012           :                                                                     
March .........:    5.97          6.40          6.58           +43           +61     
June ..........:    6.61          6.79          7.62           +18          +101     
September .....:    6.84          7.20          7.31           +36           +47     
December ......:    7.01          7.05          7.22            +4           +21     
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Corn Price Changes Following Grain Stocks Reports - United States:
1984-2014 (continued)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :   -------- dollars per bushel -------         cents  per bushel     
               :                                                                     
2013           :                                                                     
March .........:      7.49          7.09          6.53         -40           -96     
June ..........:      7.00          6.96          6.67          -4           -33     
September .....:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)        (NA)          (NA)     
December ......:      4.11          4.31          4.26         +20           +15     
               :                                                                     
2014           :                                                                     
March .........:      4.90          5.00          4.97         +10            +7     
June ..........:      4.45          4.25          4.15         -20           -30     
September .....:      2.83          2.77          2.89          -6            +6     
December ......:      3.76          3.80          3.69          +4            -7     
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(NA) Not available.                                                                  
1/   Closing cash price for Southern Iowa #2 yellow corn as reported by AMS Grain    
     Market News.                                                                    
2/   The price change is indicated by the difference between the prior closing price 
     and the price for the day or week after each report.                            

Soybean Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports - United States: 1985-2014
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :   -------- dollars per bushel -------          cents per bushel     
               :                                                                     
1985           :                                                                     
August ........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -4           -10     
September .....:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +5            +2     
October .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -3            +1     
November ......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -5           -30     
Annual ........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -1            -3     
               :                                                                     
1986           :                                                                     
August ........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +3             0     
September .....:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +3           -14     
October .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +2            +1     
November ......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -1            -4     
Annual ........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +1            +1     
               :                                                                     
1987           :                                                                     
August ........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +2            +3     
September .....:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +3            +5     
October .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -4            -3     
November ......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +2           +12     
Annual ........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         +11            +6     
               :                                                                     
1988           :                                                                     
August ........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         -10           +33     
September .....:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +3            +5     
October .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -4            -3     
November ......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         -26           -51     
Annual ........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         -36           -63     
               :                                                                     
1989           :                                                                     
August ........:      6.10          6.20          6.14         +10            +4     
September .....:      6.00          5.70          5.69         -30           -31     
October .......:      5.42          5.34          5.56          -8           +14     
November ......:      5.62          5.52          5.84         -10           +22     
Annual ........:      5.66          5.62          5.54          -4           -12     
               :                                                                     
1990           :                                                                     
August ........:      6.13          6.23          6.26         +10           +13     
September .....:      6.33          6.25          6.09          -8           -24     
October .......:      6.15          6.12          6.00          -3           -15     
November ......:      5.84          5.74          5.68         -10           -16     
Annual ........:      5.55          5.57          5.76          +2           +21     
               :                                                                     
1991           :                                                                     
August ........:      5.62          5.55          5.35          -7           -27     
September .....:      5.88          5.88          5.92           0            +4     
October .......:      5.68          5.46          5.36         -22           -32     
November ......:      5.54          5.62          5.66          +8           +12     
Annual ........:      5.58          5.51          5.60          -7            +2     
               :                                                                     
1992           :                                                                     
August ........:      5.47          5.57          5.54         +10            +7     
September .....:      5.57          5.51          5.42          -6           -15     
October .......:      5.22          5.27          5.15          +5            -7     
November ......:      5.40          5.51          5.55         +11           +15     
Annual ........:      5.68          5.70          5.68          +2             0     
               :                                                                     
1993           :                                                                     
August ........:      6.73          6.44          6.46         -29           -27     
September .....:      6.38          6.20          6.24         -18           -14     
October .......:      6.00          5.98          5.96          -2            -4     
November ......:      6.28          6.57          6.76         +29           +48     
Annual ........:      6.98          7.22          7.08         +24           +10     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Soybeans Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports - United States:
1985-2014 (continued)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
               :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
      Date     :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :    ------ dollars per bushel ------            cents per bushel     
               :                                                                     
1994           :                                                                     
August ........:    5.70          5.71          5.69            +1            -1     
September .....:    5.65          5.68          5.36            +3           -29     
October .......:    5.08          5.16          5.20            +8           +12     
November ......:    5.51          5.56          5.63            +5           +12     
Annual ........:    5.59          5.56          5.51            -3            -8     
               :                                                                     
1995           :                                                                     
August ........:    5.83          5.74          5.84            -9            +1     
September .....:    6.11          6.12          6.36            +1           +25     
October .......:    6.32          6.39          6.27            +7            -5     
November ......:    6.76          6.70          6.66            -6           -10     
Annual ........:    7.41          7.31          7.39           -10            -2     
               :                                                                     
1996           :                                                                     
August ........:    7.95          8.16          8.10           +21           +15     
September .....:    8.19          8.17          7.99            -2           -20     
October .......:    7.27          6.94          6.81           -33           -46     
November ......:    6.88          6.94          7.05            +6           +17     
Annual ........:    6.94          7.20          7.39           +26           +45     
               :                                                                     
1997           :                                                                     
August ........:    7.15          7.35          7.34           +20           +19     
September .....:    6.96          6.89          6.61            -7           -35     
October .......:    6.67          6.88          6.89           +21           +22     
November ......:    7.34          7.20          7.23           -14           -11     
Annual ........:    6.54          6.63          6.67            +9           +13     
               :                                                                     
1998           :                                                                     
August ........:    5.58          5.53          5.59            -5            +1     
September .....:    5.19          5.19          5.13             0            -6     
October .......:    5.19          5.40          5.28           +21            +9     
November ......:    5.60          5.74          5.66           +14            +6     
Annual ........:    5.34          5.24          5.15           -10           -19     
               :                                                                     
1999           :                                                                     
August ........:    4.63          4.30          4.48           -33           -15     
September .....:    4.85          4.95          4.66           +10           -19     
October .......:    4.54          4.54          4.63             0            +9     
November ......:    4.70          4.56          4.64           -14            -6     
Annual ........:    4.60          4.62          4.85            +2           +25     
               :                                                                     
2000           :                                                                     
August ........:    4.49          4.54          4.58            +5            +9     
September .....:    4.86          4.84          4.49            -2           -37     
October .......:    4.59          4.56          4.53            -3            -6     
November ......:    4.65          4.60          4.71            -5            +6     
Annual ........:    4.79          4.66          4.55           -13           -24     
               :                                                                     
2001           :                                                                     
August ........:    5.13          5.19          5.01            +6           -12     
September .....:    4.76          4.68          4.73            -8            -3     
October .......:    4.43          4.27          4.26           -16           -17     
November ......:    4.34          4.38          4.43            +4            +9     
Annual ........:    4.20          4.30          4.39           +10           +19     
               :                                                                     
2002           :                                                                     
August ........:    5.56          5.79          5.92           +23           +36     
September .....:    5.89          5.78          5.72           -11           -17     
October .......:    5.14          5.18          5.41            +4           +27     
November ......:    5.63          5.57          5.64            -6            +1     
Annual ........:    5.66          5.42          5.38           -24           -28     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnote(s) at end of table.                                          --continued

Soybeans Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports - United States:
1985-2014 (continued)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
               :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
      Date     :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :    ------- dollars per bushel ------           cents per bushel     
               :                                                                     
2003           :                                                                     
August ........:     5.48          5.61          5.87          +13           +39     
September .....:     6.01          6.13          6.07          +12            +6     
October .......:     6.68          6.99          7.16          +31           +48     
November ......:     7.67          7.61          7.74           -6            +7     
Annual ........:     7.80          8.09          8.17          +29           +37     
               :                                                                     
2004           :                                                                     
August ........:     5.55          5.92          5.97          +37           +42     
September .....:     5.69          5.54          5.36          -15           -33     
October .......:     5.16          4.93          5.03          -23           -13     
November ......:     5.12          5.20          5.58           +8           +46     
Annual ........:     5.37          5.26          5.07          -11           -30     
               :                                                                     
2005           :                                                                     
August ........:     6.25          6.25          5.91            0           -34     
September .....:     5.43          5.40          5.33           -3           -10     
October .......:     4.97          5.12          5.14          +15           +17     
November ......:     5.73          5.75          5.66           +2            -7     
Annual ........:     5.55          5.42          5.44          -13           -11     
               :                                                                     
2006           :                                                                     
August ........:     5.22          5.16          5.19           -6            -3     
September .....:     5.10          5.04          5.24           -6           +14     
October .......:     5.21          5.39          5.71          +18           +50     
November ......:     6.45          6.40          6.30           -5           -15     
Annual ........:     6.37          6.76          6.75          +39           +38     
               :                                                                     
2007           :                                                                     
August ........:     7.96          7.87          7.39           -9           -57     
September .....:     8.30          8.48          8.88          +18           +58     
October .......:     9.14          9.01          9.33          -13           +19     
November ......:     9.99         10.12         10.35          +13           +36     
Annual ........:    11.88         12.15         11.96          +27            +8     
               :                                                                     
2008           :                                                                     
August ........:    11.76         11.91         12.54          +15           +78     
September .....:    11.33         11.50         10.67          +17           -66     
October .......:     9.27          8.64          8.22          -63          -105     
November ......:     8.78          9.05          8.68          +27           -10     
Annual ........:     9.94          9.24          9.50          -70           -44     
               :                                                                     
2009           :                                                                     
August ........:    11.87         11.93         10.07           +6          -180     
September .....:     9.42          9.18          9.59          -24           +17     
October .......:     9.46          9.66          9.85          +20           +39     
November ......:     9.23          9.14          9.80           -9           +57     
Annual ........:     9.72          9.43          9.08          -29           -64     
               :                                                                     
2010           :                                                                     
August ........:    10.23         10.32         10.41           +9           +18     
September .....:    10.18         10.02         10.04          -16           -14     
October .......:    10.28         10.84         11.41          +56          +113     
November ......:    12.30         12.92         12.74          +62           +44     
Annual ........:    13.29         13.85         13.81          +56           +52     
               :                                                                     
2011           :                                                                     
August ........:    12.90         13.18         13.50          +28           +60     
September .....:    13.65         13.31         12.85          -34           -80     
October .......:    12.02         12.10         12.36           +8           +34     
November ......:    11.67         11.53         11.78          -14           +11     
Annual ........:    11.77         11.58         11.62          -19           -15     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnote(s) at end of table.                                          --continued

Soybeans Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports - United States:
1985-2014 (continued)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
               :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
      Date     :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :   -------- dollars per bushel -------         cents per bushel      
               :                                                                     
2012           :                                                                     
August ........:     16.62         16.74         16.63         +12            +1     
September .....:     16.78         17.22         16.13         +44           -65     
October .......:     15.11         15.37         14.97         +26           -14     
November ......:     14.82         13.97         13.97         -85           -85     
Annual ........:     13.80         13.71         14.29          -9           +49     
               :                                                                     
2013           :                                                                     
August ........:     12.97         13.40         13.52         +43           +55     
September .....:     13.93         14.20         13.43         +27           -50     
October .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)        (NA)          (NA)     
November ......:     12.78         13.06         13.18         +28           +40     
Annual ........:     12.67         12.72         13.11          +5           +44     
               :                                                                     
2014           :                                                                     
August ........:     11.98         11.87         11.95         -11            -3     
September .....:     10.48         10.27         10.02         -21           -46     
October .......:      9.24          8.99          9.45         -25           +21     
November ......:     10.28         10.08          9.91         -20           -37     
Annual ........:     10.32          9.97          9.76         -35           -56     
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(NA) Not available.                                                                  
1/   Average prices paid at Southern Iowa points by processors as reported by AMS    
     Grain Market News.                                                              
2/   The price is indicated by the difference between the prior closing price and the
     price for the day or week after each report.                                    

Soybean Price Changes Following Grain Stocks Reports - United States: 1984-2014
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :   -------- dollars per bushel -------          cents per bushel     
               :                                                                     
1984           :                                                                     
January .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         +19            +7     
April .........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         +11           -17     
June ..........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         -30           -87     
September .....:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +6           +15     
               :                                                                     
1985           :                                                                     
January .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         -10           -11     
April .........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -6           -17     
June ..........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -2            -9     
September .....:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -4            +1     
               :                                                                     
1986           :                                                                     
January .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -1            -3     
April .........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         +15            -3     
June ..........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -8            -7     
September .....:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +2           -18     
December ......:                                                +1            +1     
               :                                                                     
1987           :                                                                     
March .........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +3            +7     
June ..........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -1           +14     
September .....:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         +13            +3     
December ......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         +11            +6     
               :                                                                     
1988           :                                                                     
March .........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         +17           +18     
June ..........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +5           -35     
September .....:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +4           -22     
December ......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         -36           -63     
               :                                                                     
1989           :                                                                     
March .........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         -18           -23     
June ..........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         +11           +20     
September .....:      5.58          5.58          5.63           0            +5     
December ......:      5.66          5.62          5.54          -4           -12     
               :                                                                     
1990           :                                                                     
March .........:      5.84          5.73          5.82         -11            -2     
June ..........:      6.07          6.22          6.26         +15           +19     
September .....:      6.06          6.04          6.07          -2            +1     
December ......:      5.55          5.57          5.76          +2           +21     
               :                                                                     
1991           :                                                                     
March .........:      5.80          6.01          5.91         +21           +11     
June ..........:      5.60          5.41          5.43         -19           -17     
September .....:      5.68          5.71          5.71          +3            +3     
December ......:      5.58          5.51          5.60          -7            +2     
               :                                                                     
1992           :                                                                     
March .........:      5.88          5.77          5.76         -11           -12     
June ..........:      6.08          6.04          5.83          -4           -25     
September .....:      5.33          5.26          5.23          -7           -10     
December ......:      5.68          5.70          5.68          +2             0     
               :                                                                     
1993           :                                                                     
March .........:      5.84          5.88          5.93          +4            +9     
June ..........:      6.50          6.56          7.02          +6           +52     
September .....:      6.08          5.98          5.93         -10           -15     
December ......:      6.98          7.22          7.08         +24           +10     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnote(s) at end of table.                                          --continued

Soybean Price Changes Following Grain Stocks Reports - United States:
1984-2014 (continued)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :    ------ dollars per bushel ------            cents per bushel     
               :                                                                     
1994           :                                                                     
March .........:    6.83          6.54          6.58           -29           -25     
June ..........:    6.56          6.55          6.13            -1           -43     
September .....:    5.27          5.24          5.14            -3           -13     
December ......:    5.59          5.56          5.51            -3            -8     
               :                                                                     
1995           :                                                                     
March .........:    5.68          5.69          5.77            +1            +9     
June ..........:    5.79          5.70          6.09            -9           +30     
September .....:    6.27          6.28          6.17            +1           -10     
December ......:    7.41          7.31          7.39           -10            -2     
               :                                                                     
1996           :                                                                     
March .........:    7.35          7.46          7.57           +11           +22     
June ..........:    7.55          7.73          7.75           +18           +20     
September .....:    7.86          7.51          7.19           -35           -67     
December ......:    6.94          7.20          7.39           +26           +45     
               :                                                                     
1997           :                                                                     
March .........:    8.47          8.46          8.31            -1           -16     
June ..........:    7.99          7.62          7.20           -37           -79     
September .....:    6.26          6.20          6.38            -6           +12     
December ......:    6.54          6.63          6.67            +9           +13     
               :                                                                     
1998           :                                                                     
March .........:    6.48          6.44          6.36            -4           -12     
June ..........:    6.12          6.30          6.29           +18           +17     
September .....:    5.10          4.93          5.00           -17           -10     
December ......:    5.34          5.24          5.15           -10           -19     
               :                                                                     
1999           :                                                                     
March .........:    4.83          4.68          4.64           -15           -19     
June ..........:    4.38          4.41          4.02            +3           -36     
September .....:    4.66          4.61          4.56            -5           -10     
December ......:    4.60          4.62          4.85            +2           +25     
               :                                                                     
2000           :                                                                     
March .........:    5.19          5.23          5.14            +4            -5     
June ..........:    4.89          4.81          4.71            -8           -18     
September .....:    4.68          4.58          4.66           -10            -2     
December ......:    4.79          4.66          4.55           -13           -24     
               :                                                                     
2001           :                                                                     
March .........:    4.28          4.19          4.32            -9            +4     
June ..........:    4.60          4.80          4.90           +20           +30     
September .....:    4.44          4.32          4.39           -12            -5     
December ......:    4.20          4.30          4.39           +10           +19     
               :                                                                     
2002           :                                                                     
March .........:    4.69          4.71          4.56            +2           -13     
June ..........:    5.24          5.37          5.67           +13           +43     
September .....:    5.64          5.40          5.32           -24           -32     
December ......:    5.66          5.42          5.38           -24           -28     
               :                                                                     
2003           :                                                                     
March .........:    5.80          5.74          5.91            -6           +11     
June ..........:    6.30          6.21          6.19            -9           -11     
September .....:    6.69          6.62          6.66            -7            -3     
December ......:    7.80          8.09          8.17           +29           +37     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnote(s) at end of table.                                          --continued

Soybean Price Changes Following Grain Stocks Reports - United States:
1984-2014 (continued)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :    ------- dollars per bushel ------           cents per bushel     
               :                                                                     
2004           :                                                                     
March .........:    10.18          9.96         10.08          -22           -10     
June ..........:     9.01          8.95          9.42           -6           +41     
September .....:     5.06          4.98          4.98           -8            -8     
December ......:     5.37          5.26          5.07          -11           -30     
               :                                                                     
2005           :                                                                     
March .........:     6.28          6.12          6.03          -16           -25     
June ..........:     6.53          6.34          6.80          -19           +27     
September .....:     5.15          5.15          5.06            0            -9     
December ......:     5.55          5.42          5.44          -13           -11     
               :                                                                     
2006           :                                                                     
March .........:     5.63          5.43          5.39          -20           -24     
June ..........:     5.52          5.60          5.75           +8           +23     
September .....:     5.19          5.04          5.21          -15            +2     
December ......:     6.37          6.76          6.75          +39           +38     
               :                                                                     
2007           :                                                                     
March .........:     7.37          7.21          7.20          -16           -17     
June ..........:     7.56          7.92          7.92          +36           +36     
September .....:     9.40          9.19          8.75          -21           -65     
December ......:    11.88         12.15         11.96          +27            +8     
               :                                                                     
2008           :                                                                     
March .........:    11.80         11.02         12.24          -78           +44     
June ..........:    15.37         15.50         15.27          +13           -10     
September .....:    10.38          9.76          8.61          -62          -177     
December ......:     9.94          9.24          9.50          -70           -44     
               :                                                                     
2009           :                                                                     
March .........:     9.02          9.49          9.90          +47           +88     
June ..........:    12.23         12.25         12.02           +2           -21     
September .....:     9.22          9.27          9.21           +5            -1     
December ......:     9.72          9.43          9.08          -29           -64     
               :                                                                     
2010           :                                                                     
March .........:     9.55          9.22          9.24          -33           -31     
June ..........:     9.48          9.46          9.55           -2            +7     
September .....:    10.68         10.71         10.23           +3           -45     
December ......:    13.29         13.85         13.81          +56           +52     
               :                                                                     
2011           :                                                                     
March .........:    13.36         13.73         13.49          +37           +13     
June ..........:    13.26         12.99         13.24          -27            -2     
September .....:    11.68         11.21         11.15          -47           -53     
December ......:    11.77         11.58         11.62          -19           -15     
               :                                                                     
2012           :                                                                     
March .........:    13.51         13.98         14.30          +47           +79     
June ..........:    14.77         15.21         16.29          +44          +152     
September .....:    15.37         15.64         15.27          +27           -10     
December ......:    13.80         13.71         14.29           -9           +49     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnote(s) at end of table.                                          --continued

Soybean Price Changes Following Grain Stocks Reports - United States:
1984-2014 (continued)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :   -------- dollars per bushel -------         cents  per bushel     
               :                                                                     
2013 .......   :                                                                     
March .........:     14.69         14.25         14.05         -44           -64     
June ..........:     15.27         15.82         15.89         +55           +62     
September .....:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)        (NA)          (NA)     
December ......:     12.67         12.72         13.11          +5           +44     
               :                                                                     
2014           :                                                                     
March .........:     14.31         14.60         14.66         +29           +35     
June ..........:     14.38         14.04         13.65         -34           -73     
September .....:      8.78          8.56          9.05         -22           +27     
December ......:     10.32          9.97          9.76         -35           -56     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(NA) Not available.                                                                  
1/   Average prices paid at Southern Iowa points by processors, except for March 2010
     which used average prices paid at Northern Iowa points by processors, as        
     reported by AMS Grain Market News.                                              
2/   The price change is indicated by the difference between the prior closing price 
     and the price for the day or week after each report.                            

Wheat Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports - United States: 1987-2014
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :   -------- dollars per bushel -------          cents per bushel     
               :                                                                     
1987           :                                                                     
May ...........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -2           -36     
June ..........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +4            +6     
July ..........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -1            -8     
August ........:      2.59          2.66          2.69          +7           +10     
September .....:      2.84          2.83          2.81          -1            -3     
October .......:      2.84          2.82          2.90          -2            +6     
Annual ........:      3.22          3.22          3.18           0            -4     
               :                                                                     
1988           :                                                                     
May ...........:      3.05          3.09          3.21          +4           +16     
June ..........:      3.59          3.74          3.83         +15           +24     
July ..........:      3.78          3.94          3.81         +16            +3     
August ........:      3.77          3.72          3.81          -5            +4     
September .....:      4.03          4.09          3.95          +6            -8     
October .......:      4.25          4.22          4.15          -3           -10     
Annual ........:      4.38          4.29          4.45          -9            +7     
               :                                                                     
1989           :                                                                     
May ...........:      4.61          4.61          4.55           0            -6     
June ..........:      4.40          4.47          4.41          +7            +1     
July ..........:      4.25          4.27          4.27          +2            +2     
August ........:      4.21          4.25          4.28          +4            +7     
September .....:      4.21          4.14          4.09          -7           -12     
October .......:      4.22          4.20          4.33          -2           +11     
Annual ........:      4.34          4.32          4.33          -2            -1     
               :                                                                     
1990           :                                                                     
May ...........:      3.89          3.78          3.76         -11           -13     
June ..........:      3.81          3.77          3.43          -4           -38     
July ..........:      3.08          3.11          3.05          +3            -3     
August ........:      2.98          2.93          2.92          -5            -6     
September .....:      2.86          2.82          2.78          -4            -8     
October .......:      2.80          2.77          2.74          -3            -6     
Annual ........:      2.69          2.65          2.69          -4             0     
               :                                                                     
1991           :                                                                     
May ...........:      3.00          3.04          3.02          +4            +2     
June ..........:      3.00          3.03          2.97          +3            -3     
July ..........:      2.80          2.86          2.85          +6            +5     
August ........:      3.07          3.10          2.94          +3           -13     
September .....:      3.29          3.30          3.36          +1            +7     
October .......:      3.50          3.56          3.60          +6           +10     
Annual ........:      4.23          4.26          4.38          +3           +15     
               :                                                                     
1992           :                                                                     
May ...........:      3.93          3.92          3.84          -1            -9     
June ..........:      4.22          4.12          3.74         -10           -48     
July ..........:      3.49          3.48          3.52          -1            +3     
August ........:      3.16          3.19          3.21          +3            +5     
September .....:      3.51          3.45          3.57          -6            +6     
October .......:      3.53          3.49          3.62          -4            +9     
Annual ........:      3.84          3.91          4.09          +7           +25     
               :                                                                     
1993           :                                                                     
May ...........:      3.48          3.65          3.52         +17            +4     
June ..........:      3.48          3.48          3.16           0           -32     
July ..........:      3.12          3.07          3.23          -5           +11     
August ........:      3.20          3.14          3.24          -6            +4     
September .....:      3.22          3.19          3.25          -3            +3     
October .......:      3.34          3.34          3.38           0            +4     
Annual ........:      3.92          3.94          3.77          +2           -15     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnote(s) at end of table.                                          --continued

Wheat Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports - United States:
1987-2014 (continued)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
            :---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Date    :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
            :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            :    ------ dollars per bushel ------            cents per bushel     
            :                                                                     
1994        :                                                                     
May ........:    3.61          3.58          3.54            -3            -7     
June .......:    3.68          3.66          3.69            -2            +1     
July .......:    3.38          3.43          3.46            +5            +8     
August .....:    3.55          3.58          3.70            +3           +15     
Annual .....:    4.00          3.98          4.16            -2           +16     
            :                                                                     
1995        :                                                                     
May ........:    4.07          4.10          4.07            +3             0     
June .......:    4.36          4.31          4.42            -5            +6     
July .......:    4.59          4.65          4.88            +6           +29     
August .....:    4.61          4.70          4.54            +9            -7     
Annual .....:    4.98          5.05          5.01            +7            +3     
            :                                                                     
1996        :                                                                     
May ........:    7.23          7.44          7.03           +21           -20     
June .......:    6.27          6.16          6.03           -11           -24     
July .......:    5.64          5.56          5.33            -8           -31     
August .....:    5.02          5.13          4.92           +11           -10     
Annual .....:    4.77          4.75          4.67            -2           -10     
            :                                                                     
1997        :                                                                     
May ........:    4.56          4.48          4.64            -8            +8     
June .......:    4.28          4.17          3.92           -11           -36     
July .......:    3.34          3.36          3.43            +2            +9     
August .....:    3.76          3.74          3.69            -2            -7     
Annual .....:    3.63          3.59          3.61            -4            -2     
            :                                                                     
1998        :                                                                     
May ........:    3.21          3.23          3.25            +2            +4     
June .......:    2.98          3.00          3.06            +2            +8     
July .......:    2.95          2.93          2.88            -2            -7     
August .....:    2.72          2.68          2.66            -4            -6     
Annual .....:    2.88          2.83          2.94            -5            +6     
            :                                                                     
1999        :                                                                     
May ........:    2.76          2.84          2.78            +8            +2     
June .......:    2.85          2.79          2.69            -6           -16     
July .......:    2.40          2.39          2.38            -1            -2     
August .....:    2.65          2.57          2.67            -8            +2     
Annual .....:    2.81          2.71          2.62           -10           -19     
            :                                                                     
2000        :                                                                     
May ........:    2.78          2.80          2.69            +2            -9     
June .......:    2.74          2.76          2.73            +2            -1     
July .......:    2.94          2.93          2.79            -1           -15     
August .....:    2.64          2.65          2.72            +1            +8     
Annual .....:    3.18          3.27          3.27            +9            +9     
            :                                                                     
2001        :                                                                     
May ........:    3.34          3.42          3.50            +8           +16     
June .......:    3.27          3.29          3.24            +2            -3     
July .......:    3.01          3.03          3.16            +2           +15     
August .....:    3.03          3.03          3.03             0             0     
Annual .....:    3.12          3.10          3.04            -2            -8     
            :                                                                     
2002        :                                                                     
May ........:    3.10          3.08          3.11            -2            +1     
June .......:    3.40          3.48          3.54            +8           +14     
July .......:    3.83          3.83          3.93             0           +10     
August .....:    4.15          4.23          4.22            +8            +7     
Annual .....:    5.08          5.12          5.05            +4            -3     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnote(s) at end of table.                                       --continued

Wheat Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports - United States:
1987-2014 (continued)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
            :---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Date    :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
            :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            :    ------ dollars per bushel ------            cents per bushel     
            :                                                                     
2003        :                                                                     
May ........:    3.81          3.91          3.95           +10           +14     
June .......:    3.89          3.84          3.36            -5           -53     
July .......:    2.99          3.02          3.16            +3           +17     
August .....:    3.62          3.70          3.97            +8           +35     
Annual .....:    3.66          3.70          3.57            +4            -9     
            :                                                                     
2004        :                                                                     
May ........:    4.14          4.08          4.03            -6           -11     
June .......:    4.01          3.94          3.92            -7            -9     
July .......:    3.84          3.89          3.95            +5           +11     
August .....:    3.53          3.47          3.48            -6            -5     
Annual .....:    3.90          3.79          3.73           -11           -17     
            :                                                                     
2005        :                                                                     
May ........:    3.57          3.54          3.60            -3            +3     
June .......:    3.62          3.62          3.71             0            +9     
July .......:    3.73          3.71          3.88            -2           +15     
August .....:    3.81          3.84          3.90            +3            +9     
Annual .....:    4.38          4.48          4.50           +10           +12     
            :                                                                     
2006        :                                                                     
May ........:    4.96          5.05          5.30            +9           +34     
June .......:    5.08          5.03          4.88            -5           -20     
July .......:    5.42          5.34          5.05            -8           -37     
August .....:    4.85          4.76          4.72            -9           -13     
Annual .....:    5.21          5.21          5.30             0            +9     
            :                                                                     
2007        :                                                                     
May ........:    5.37          5.42          5.44            +5            +7     
June .......:    5.80          6.10          6.51           +30           +71     
July .......:    6.07          6.11          6.01            +4            -6     
August .....:    6.55          6.50          6.48            -5            -7     
Annual .....:    9.00          9.07          8.88            +7           -12     
            :                                                                     
2008        :                                                                     
May ........:    9.13          8.96          8.72           -17           -41     
June .......:    8.46          8.67          9.26           +21           +80     
July .......:    8.54          8.70          8.39           +16           -15     
August .....:    8.08          8.10          8.73            +2           +65     
Annual .....:    6.70          6.77          5.93            +7           -77     
            :                                                                     
2009        :                                                                     
May ........:    6.30          6.34          6.40            +4           +10     
June .......:    6.73          6.55          6.30           -18           -43     
July .......:    5.28          5.24          5.37            -4            +9     
August .....:    4.90          4.94          4.74            +4           -16     
Annual .....:    4.24          4.37          4.41           +13           +17     
            :                                                                     
2010        :                                                                     
May ........:    4.53          4.55          4.40            +2           -13     
June .......:    3.98          4.03          4.30            +5           +32     
July .......:    5.02          4.93          5.21            -9           +19     
August .....:    6.40          6.60          6.40           +20             0     
Annual .....:    6.37          6.28          6.48            -9           +11     
            :                                                                     
2011        :                                                                     
May ........:    9.26          8.97          8.88           -29           -38     
June .......:    8.85          8.71          8.19           -14           -66     
July .......:    7.41          7.63          7.91           +22           +50     
August .....:    7.92          8.23          8.42           +31           +50     
Annual .....:    7.57          7.21          7.15           -36           -42     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnote(s) at end of table.                                       --continued

Wheat Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports - United States:
1987-2014 (continued)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
            :---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Date    :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
            :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            :   -------- dollars per bushel -------         cents per bushel      
            :                                                                     
2012        :                                                                     
May ........:      6.64          6.63          7.02          -1           +38     
June .......:      7.10          7.04          7.19          -6            +9     
July .......:      8.26          8.35          8.97          +9           +71     
August .....:      9.40          9.18          9.08         -22           -32     
Annual .....:      9.03          9.53          9.12         +50            +9     
            :                                                                     
2013        :                                                                     
May ........:      8.50          8.30          8.15         -20           -35     
June .......:      8.05          7.92          7.94         -13           -11     
July .......:      7.84          7.84          7.78           0            -6     
August .....:      7.67          7.70          7.83          +3           +16     
Annual .....:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)        (NA)          (NA)     
            :                                                                     
2014        :                                                                     
May ........:      9.48          9.33          8.84         -15           -64     
June .......:      8.11          7.94          8.23         -17           +12     
July .......:      7.57          7.46          7.59         -11            +2     
August .....:      7.14          7.03          7.08         -11            -6     
Annual .....:      6.87          6.78          7.11          -9           +24     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(NA) Not available.                                                               
1/   Closing cash price for Kansas City #1 hard winter wheat (ordinary protein)   
     reported by AMS Grain Market News.                                           
2/   The price change is indicated by the difference between the prior closing    
     price and the price for the day or week after each report.                   

Wheat Price Changes Following Grain Stocks Reports - United States: 1984-2014
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :   -------- dollars per bushel -------         cents  per bushel     
               :                                                                     
1984           :                                                                     
January .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)           0            -4     
April .........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -3            -8     
June ..........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -2            -8     
October .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +2            -2     
               :                                                                     
1985           :                                                                     
January .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +1            -6     
April .........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)           0            -8     
June ..........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)           0            -5     
October .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -1             0     
               :                                                                     
1986           :                                                                     
January .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +3            +9     
April .........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         +13           -18     
June ..........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -2            -7     
September .....:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)           0            -6     
December ......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +1            +3     
               :                                                                     
1987           :                                                                     
March .........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          -2            +3     
June ..........:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)          +1            +8     
September .....:      2.73          2.79          2.78          +6            +5     
December ......:      3.22          3.22          3.18           0            -4     
               :                                                                     
1988           :                                                                     
March .........:      3.08          3.06          3.13          -2            +5     
June ..........:      3.85          3.97          3.82         +12            -3     
September .....:      4.04          4.09          4.22          +5           +18     
December ......:      4.38          4.29          4.45          -9            +7     
               :                                                                     
1989           :                                                                     
March .........:      4.41          4.40          4.30          -1           -11     
June ..........:      4.36          4.31          4.37          -5            +1     
September .....:      4.15          4.21          4.24          +6            +9     
December ......:      4.34          4.32          4.33          -2            -1     
               :                                                                     
1990           :                                                                     
March .........:      4.03          4.05          4.08          +2            +5     
June ..........:      3.32          3.26          3.24          -6            -8     
September .....:      2.83          2.86          2.85          +3            +2     
December ......:      2.69          2.65          2.69          -4             0     
               :                                                                     
1991           :                                                                     
March .........:      2.97          3.03          2.97          +6             0     
June ..........:      2.88          2.91          2.82          +3            -6     
September .....:      3.39          3.45          3.52          +6           +13     
December ......:      4.23          4.26          4.38          +3           +15     
               :                                                                     
1992           :                                                                     
March .........:      4.32          4.19          4.12         -13           -20     
June ..........:      3.69          3.65          3.56          -4           -13     
September .....:      3.67          3.68          3.57          +1           -10     
December ......:      3.84          3.91          4.09          +7           +25     
               :                                                                     
1993           :                                                                     
March .........:      3.74          3.75          3.65          +1            -9     
June ..........:      2.97          3.03          3.18          +6           +21     
September .....:      3.26          3.24          3.31          -2            +5     
December ......:      3.92          3.94          3.77          +2           -15     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnote(s) at end of table.                                          --continued

Wheat Price Changes Following Grain Stocks Reports - United States:
1984-2014 (continued)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :    ------ dollars per bushel ------           cents  per bushel     
               :                                                                     
1994           :                                                                     
March .........:    3.45          3.48          3.56            +3           +11     
June ..........:    3.39          3.40          3.35            +1            -4     
September .....:    4.00          3.98          4.16            -2           +16     
December ......:    4.03          4.02          3.97            -1            -6     
               :                                                                     
1995           :                                                                     
March .........:    3.78          3.75          3.73            -3            -5     
June ..........:    5.11          5.08          4.82            -3           -29     
September .....:    4.98          5.05          5.01            +7            +3     
December ......:    5.25          5.19          5.13            -6           -12     
               :                                                                     
1996           :                                                                     
March .........:    5.59          5.68          5.88            +9           +29     
June ..........:    5.72          5.63          5.46            -9           -26     
September .....:    4.77          4.75          4.67            -2           -10     
December ......:    4.51          4.52          4.57            +1            +6     
               :                                                                     
1997           :                                                                     
March .........:    4.59          4.53          4.32            -6           -27     
June ..........:    3.48          3.39          3.34            -9           -14     
September .....:    3.63          3.59          3.61            -4            -2     
December ......:    3.42          3.53          3.54           +11           +12     
               :                                                                     
1998           :                                                                     
March .........:    3.42          3.38          3.26            -4           -16     
June ..........:    2.97          3.03          2.97            +6             0     
September .....:    2.88          2.83          2.94            -5            +6     
December ......:    3.20          3.16          3.05            -4           -15     
               :                                                                     
1999           :                                                                     
March .........:    3.09          2.97          2.97           -12           -12     
June ..........:    2.67          2.63          2.46            -4           -21     
September .....:    2.81          2.71          2.62           -10           -19     
December ......:    2.64          2.66          2.70            +2            +6     
               :                                                                     
2000           :                                                                     
March .........:    2.64          2.71          2.65            +7            +1     
June ..........:    2.98          2.89          2.78            -9           -20     
September .....:    3.18          3.27          3.27            +9            +9     
December ......:    3.50          3.52          3.43            +2            -7     
               :                                                                     
2001           :                                                                     
March .........:    3.25          3.18          3.25            -7             0     
June ..........:    3.03          3.06          3.06            +3            +3     
September .....:    3.12          3.10          3.04            -2            -8     
December ......:    3.20          3.23          3.26            +3            +6     
               :                                                                     
2002           :                                                                     
March .........:    3.22          3.19          3.29            -3            +7     
June ..........:    3.63          3.59          3.74            -4           +11     
September .....:    5.08          5.12          5.05            +4            -3     
December ......:    4.15          3.96          3.93           -19           -22     
               :                                                                     
2003           :                                                                     
March .........:    3.68          3.78          3.78           +10           +10     
June ..........:    3.12          3.06          2.98            -6           -14     
September .....:    3.66          3.70          3.57            +4            -9     
December ......:    4.20          4.38          4.30           +18           +10     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnote(s) at end of table.                                          --continued

Wheat Price Changes Following Grain Stocks Reports - United States:
1984-2014 (continued)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :    ------- dollars per bushel ------          cents  per bushel     
               :                                                                     
2004           :                                                                     
March .........:     4.46         4.40           4.44           -6            -2     
June ..........:     3.81         3.79           3.83           -2            +2     
September .....:     3.90         3.79           3.73          -11           -17     
December ......:     4.05         4.07           4.02           +2            -3     
               :                                                                     
2005           :                                                                     
March .........:     3.72         3.71           3.58           -1           -14     
June ..........:     3.73         3.60           3.75          -13            +2     
September .....:     4.38         4.48           4.50          +10           +12     
December ......:     4.34         4.42           4.27           +8            -7     
               :                                                                     
2006           :                                                                     
March .........:     4.46         4.54           4.63           +8           +17     
June ..........:     5.28         5.29           5.36           +1            +8     
September .....:     5.21         5.21           5.30            0            +9     
December ......:     5.06         5.30           5.20          +24           +14     
               :                                                                     
2007           :                                                                     
March .........:     5.22         5.07           5.19          -15            -3     
June ..........:     6.17         6.05           6.09          -12            -8     
September .....:     9.00         9.07           8.88           +7           -12     
December ......:     8.99         9.29          10.00          +30          +101     
               :                                                                     
2008           :                                                                     
March .........:    10.52         9.95          10.64          -57           +12     
June ..........:     9.20         8.91           8.55          -29           -65     
September .....:     6.70         6.77           5.93           +7           -77     
December ......:     6.71         6.15           6.29          -56           -42     
               :                                                                     
2009           :                                                                     
March .........:     5.72         5.90           6.20          +18           +48     
June ..........:     5.80         5.55           5.27          -25           -53     
September .....:     4.24         4.37           4.41          +13           +17     
December ......:     5.35         5.03           4.75          -32           -60     
               :                                                                     
2010           :                                                                     
March .........:     4.52         4.34           4.54          -18            +2     
June ..........:     4.13         4.45           4.71          +32           +58     
September .....:     6.37         6.28           6.48           -9           +11     
December ......:     7.86         8.00           8.25          +14           +39     
               :                                                                     
2011           :                                                                     
March .........:     8.14         8.60           8.92          +46           +78     
June ..........:     7.85         7.28           7.68          -57           -17     
September .....:     7.57         7.21           7.15          -36           -42     
December ......:     7.62         7.33           7.18          -29           -44     
               :                                                                     
2012           :                                                                     
March .........:     6.89         7.32           6.97          +43            +8     
June ..........:     7.70         7.60           8.47          -10           +77     
September .....:     9.03         9.53           9.12          +50            +9     
December ......:     8.62         8.72           9.02          +10           +40     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnote(s) at end of table.                                          --continued

Wheat Price Changes Following Grain Stocks Reports - United States:
1984-2014 (continued)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :   -------- dollars per bushel -------         cents  per bushel     
               :                                                                     
2013           :                                                                     
March .........:      8.34          7.87          8.00         -47           -34     
June ..........:      7.77          7.67          7.70         -10            -7     
September .....:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)        (NA)          (NA)     
December ......:      7.44          7.31          7.35         -13            -9     
               :                                                                     
2014           :                                                                     
March .........:      8.89          8.89          8.49           0           -40     
June ..........:      8.37          8.15          8.07         -22           -30     
September .....:      6.87          6.78          7.11          -9           +24     
December ......:      6.86          6.76          6.69         -10           -17     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(NA) Not available.                                                                  
1/   Closing cash price for Kansas City #1 hard winter wheat (ordinary protein)      
     reported by AMS Grain Market News.                                              
2/   The price change is indicated by the difference between the prior closing price 
     and the price for the day or week after each report.                            

Upland Cotton Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports -
United States: 1989-2014
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :    -------- cents per pound --------          points per pound      
               :                                                                     
1989           :                                                                     
August ........:    70.23         70.04         68.81          -19          -142     
September .....:    67.41         68.84         69.44         +143          +203     
October .......:    69.71         70.29         68.34          +58          -137     
November ......:    70.78         68.15         68.21         -263          -257     
December ......:    62.99         63.71         62.84          +72           -15     
Annual ........:    62.18         62.21         62.43           +3           +25     
               :                                                                     
1990           :                                                                     
August ........:    78.86         79.93         72.68         +107          -618     
September .....:    70.79         70.44         71.39          -35           +60     
October .......:    70.28         70.52         70.22          +24            -6     
November ......:    69.55         69.12         69.64          -43            +9     
December ......:    70.42         69.79         69.76          -63           -66     
Annual ........:    69.80         69.68         70.84          -12          +104     
               :                                                                     
1991           :                                                                     
August ........:    66.46         64.46         65.69         -200           -77     
September .....:    62.48         62.21         61.35          -27          -113     
October .......:    58.39         58.76         58.03          +37           -36     
November ......:    54.41         53.76         55.14          -65           +73     
December ......:    54.00         54.14         54.18          +14           +18     
Annual ........:    52.36         50.91         51.29         -145          -107     
               :                                                                     
1992           :                                                                     
August ........:    57.57         56.59         56.69          -98           -88     
September .....:    54.07         55.09         56.29         +102          +222     
October .......:    50.40         49.61         50.69          -79           +29     
November ......:    49.55         49.11         50.22          -44           +67     
December ......:    52.86         52.50         51.33          -36          -153     
Annual ........:    53.91         54.02         54.46          +11           +55     
               :                                                                     
1993           :                                                                     
August ........:    52.70         51.48         52.44         -122           -26     
September .....:    53.25         54.69         53.96         +144           +71     
October .......:    55.58         54.66         53.76          -92          -182     
November ......:    53.61         54.55         55.74          +94          +213     
December ......:    59.62         59.10         60.09          -52           +47     
Annual ........:    65.18         64.91         66.89          -27          +171     
               :                                                                     
1994           :                                                                     
August ........:    71.50         71.23         68.13          -27          -337     
September .....:    73.46         73.23         71.06          -23          -240     
October .......:    66.86         67.14         67.80          +28           +94     
November ......:    71.06         70.25         72.50          -81          +144     
December ......:    81.14         81.07         82.31           -7          +117     
Annual ........:    87.19         88.56         88.84         +137          +165     
               :                                                                     
1995           :                                                                     
August ........:    80.69         81.86         85.75         +117          +506     
September .....:    87.61         89.04         92.99         +143          +538     
October .......:    86.06         84.74         81.68         -132          -438     
November ......:    83.33         82.52         85.75          -81          +242     
December ......:    84.51         83.39         81.75         -112          -276     
Annual ........:    81.21         80.66         79.64          -55          -157     
               :                                                                     
1996           :                                                                     
August ........:    73.61         76.29         75.41         +268          +180     
September .....:    73.96         76.07         74.32         +211           +36     
October .......:    73.71         71.57         70.95         -214          -276     
November ......:    68.87         68.00         70.48          -87          +161     
December ......:    72.30         72.61         71.99          +31           -31     
Annual ........:    70.15         69.69         70.54          -46           +39     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnote(s) at end of table.                                          --continued

Upland Cotton Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports - United States:
1989-2014 (continued)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :    -------- cents per pound --------          points per pound      
               :                                                                     
1997           :                                                                     
August ........:    71.29         72.35         71.36         +106            +7     
September .....:    70.43         71.40         71.17          +97           +74     
October .......:    69.26         69.49         69.41          +23           +15     
November ......:    70.05         69.93         68.58          -12          -147     
December ......:    64.75         64.45         63.64          -30          -111     
Annual ........:    63.64         62.74         62.48          -90          -116     
               :                                                                     
1998           :                                                                     
August ........:    69.99         71.39         72.84         +140          +285     
September .....:    71.39         71.79         71.47          +40            +8     
October .......:    71.18         69.52         66.64         -166          -454     
November ......:    67.89         67.39         64.14          -50          -375     
December ......:    61.10         60.08         59.32         -102          -178     
Annual ........:    56.21         56.06         56.24          -15            +3     
               :                                                                     
1999           :                                                                     
August ........:    50.00         51.11         51.43         +111          +143     
September .....:    48.28         49.05         48.04          +77           -24     
October .......:    47.19         48.77         50.94         +158          +375     
November ......:    48.17         47.84         47.34          -33           -83     
December ......:    46.79         46.89         45.95          +10           -84     
Annual ........:    50.47         51.02         51.72          +55          +125     
               :                                                                     
2000           :                                                                     
August ........:    57.97         58.88         59.68          +91          +171     
September .....:    61.82         60.45         60.24         -137          -158     
October .......:    61.11         61.61         58.98          +50          -213     
November ......:    62.86         61.97         61.76          -89          -110     
December ......:    62.98         61.10         60.57         -188          -241     
Annual ........:    56.09         56.49         57.19          +40          +110     
               :                                                                     
2001           :                                                                     
August ........:    37.04         35.04         35.43         -200          -161     
September .....:    33.71         33.00         32.66          -71          -105     
October .......:    29.09         29.01         28.20           -8           -89     
November ......:    29.50         29.99         31.87          +49          +237     
December ......:    31.78         32.61         33.04          +83          +126     
Annual ........:    32.68         32.35         33.33          -33           +65     
               :                                                                     
2002           :                                                                     
August ........:    38.64         39.74         39.04         +110           +40     
September .....:    38.08         36.88         38.00         -120            -8     
October .......:    38.49         37.89         39.17          -60           +68     
November ......:    44.91         44.16         45.51          -75           +60     
December ......:    44.87         46.52         46.29         +165          +142     
Annual ........:    48.11         48.46         48.91          +35           +80     
               :                                                                     
2003           :                                                                     
August ........:    51.93         50.99         51.07          -94           -86     
September .....:    56.14         59.00         60.14         +286          +400     
October .......:    64.89         66.14         69.10         +125          +421     
November ......:    71.18         68.47         68.56         -271          -262     
December ......:    63.65         63.96         64.23          +31           +58     
Annual ........:    68.23         68.29         68.80           +6           +57     
               :                                                                     
2004           :                                                                     
August ........:    43.16         41.19         45.25         -197          +209     
September .....:    49.36         48.07         45.44         -129          -392     
October .......:    44.09         42.35         44.48         -174           +39     
November ......:    42.16         42.81         43.40          +65          +124     
December ......:    41.40         40.94         42.11          -46           +71     
Annual ........:    43.29         43.60         43.40          +31           +11     
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                          --continued

Upland Cotton Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports - United States:
1989-2014 (continued)
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               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :   --------- cents per pound --------           points per pound     
               :                                                                     
2005           :                                                                     
August ........:    44.49         44.31         44.19          -18            -30    
September .....:    47.39         47.07         45.81          -32           -158    
October .......:    51.41         52.25         52.09          +84            +68    
November ......:    48.22         47.89         48.61          -33            +39    
December ......:    49.11         49.09         49.36           -2            +25    
Annual ........:    51.52         51.60         51.19           +8            -33    
               :                                                                     
2006           :                                                                     
August ........:    49.63         48.67         48.11          -96           -152    
September .....:    46.00         46.74         47.84          +74           +184    
October .......:    44.34         44.66         44.34          +32              0    
November ......:    46.01         46.24         46.76          +23            +75    
December ......:    48.02         49.14         50.11         +112           +209    
Annual ........:    49.42         49.96         49.88          +54            +46    
               :                                                                     
2007           :                                                                     
August ........:    55.21         54.21         50.34         -100           -487    
September .....:    54.75         55.79         58.32         +104           +357    
October .......:    58.56         58.69         60.04          +13           +148    
November ......:    60.78         60.74         59.95           -4            -83    
December ......:    58.64         58.27         59.64          -37           +100    
Annual ........:    61.65         64.08         65.80         +243           +415    
               :                                                                     
2008           :                                                                     
August ........:    60.76         61.16         58.94          +40           -182    
September .....:    56.96         57.41         54.97          +45           -199    
October .......:    48.03         46.24         46.12         -179           -191    
November ......:    39.16         38.35         38.97          -81            -19    
December ......:    40.60         41.44         42.86          +84           +226    
Annual ........:    44.91         42.30         44.68         -261            -23    
               :                                                                     
2009           :                                                                     
August ........:    56.89         56.74         52.08          -15           -481    
September .....:    54.10         54.33         58.34          +23           +424    
October .......:    58.46         58.01         61.92          -45           +346    
November ......:    63.29         64.54         65.48         +125           +219    
December ......:    67.80         67.30         69.43          -50           +163    
Annual ........:    67.74         66.71         64.93         -103           -281    
               :                                                                     
2010           :                                                                     
August ........:    81.01         83.39         84.01         +238           +300    
September .....:    86.84         87.19         90.81          +35           +397    
October .......:    99.07        106.66        110.87         +759          +1180    
November ......:   142.84        147.84        134.12         +500           -872    
December ......:   131.57        132.62        141.26         +105           +969    
Annual ........:   140.87        141.05        138.56          +18           -231    
               :                                                                     
2011           :                                                                     
August ........:    99.76         96.42        106.66         -334           +690    
September .....:   107.36        107.66        105.84          +30           -152    
October .......:    99.51         96.26         97.02         -325           -249    
November ......:    94.80         94.38         99.26          -42           +446    
December ......:    89.25         87.66         83.06         -159           -619    
Annual ........:    90.26         89.06         90.66         -120            +40    
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                          --continued

Upland Cotton Price Changes Following Crop Production Reports - United States:
1989-2014 (continued)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                Price 1/                 :      Price change 2/      
               :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date     :    Prior    :  Day after  : Week after  :  Day after  : Week after  
               :   closing   :   report    :   report    :   report    :   report    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :   --------- cents per pound ---------         points per pound      
               :                                                                     
2012           :                                                                     
August ........:     71.42         68.71         68.12        -271          -330     
September .....:     70.24         68.84         70.84        -140           +60     
October .......:     66.93         65.54         72.97        -139          +604     
November ......:     65.11         63.41         69.54        -170          +443     
December ......:     69.11         70.46         71.43        +135          +232     
Annual ........:     70.86         71.01         73.13         +15          +227     
               :                                                                     
2013           :                                                                     
August ........:     84.96         85.97         89.14        +101          +418     
September .....:     81.36         82.41         82.06        +105           +70     
October .......:      (NA)          (NA)          (NA)        (NA)          (NA)     
November ......:     74.33         74.41         73.87          +8           -46     
December ......:     77.15         77.53         80.09         +38          +294     
Annual ........:     79.40         79.17         82.46         -23          +306     
               :                                                                     
2014           :                                                                     
August ........:     64.63         63.06         63.14        -157          -149     
September .....:     69.10         69.64         64.91         +54          -419     
October .......:     63.85         63.96         63.26         +11           -59     
November ......:     62.76         61.24         57.95        -152          -481     
December ......:     58.56         58.34         58.77         -22           +21     
Annual ........:     59.36         58.41         58.13         -95          -123     
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(NA) Not available.                                                                  
1/   7-Market average base quotations for Upland cotton as reported by AMS Market    
     News (the Upland cotton base quality is color 41, leaf grade 4, staple 34).     
2/   The price change is indicated by the difference between the prior closing price 
     and the price for the day or week after each report.                            

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     Angie Considine - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum.... (202) 720-5944
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     James Johanson - County Estimates, Hay................ (202) 690-8533
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Fly fishing film tour at Great Plains Nature Center March 28th

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Photo credit: Adam Sharron

A total of 12 independent fly fishing films will be shown

PRATT – The Flatland Flyfishers and the Great Plains Nature Center (GPNC) will host the 2015 Fly Fishing Film Tour March 28 at the nature center, 6232 E. 29th St. N, Wichita, in an effort to raise money for local youth education and conservation projects.

Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at the door, online at www.flyfishingfilmtour.com/buytickets, or at Backwoods, Ark River Anglers, and Zeiner’s Bass  in Wichita.

Activities will begin at 5 p.m. with fly tying demonstrations, fly rods for casting, and apparel and equipment on display. Films will begin promptly at 7 p.m.

For more information, contact Rick Brown at (316) 655-9909 or Dawn Welty at (316) 264-2827, or visit www. flatlandflyfishers.org.

Sponsors for this event include Backwoods Wichita, Classic Destiny Rods, Zeiner’s Bass Shop, and Ark River Anglers.

Deer seasons to be set at March 26th Commission Meeting

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Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission will meet in Topeka

PRATT – Deer, antelope, and elk hunting seasons for 2015-2016 will be determined when the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission meets on March 26. The meeting will be held at the Kansas Museum of History, 6425 SW 6th Ave., Topeka.

The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. with time for public comments on non-agenda items, followed by a general discussion period. Topics covered in the general discussion include Secretary’s remarks regarding agency and state fiscal status; an update on the 2015 legislative session; a briefing of the department strategic plan; an update on tourism division activities; a preview of the new department website; webless migratory birds, early migrant bird seasons; and the Fort Riley deer season.

Workshop topics for the afternoon session, which will be discussed for potential regulatory action at a future meeting, include public land regulations.

The commission will recess at 5 p.m., then reconvene at 6:30 p.m. at the same location to discuss any remaining workshop items and begin the public hearing. Public hearing items to be discussed and voted on during the evening session include season dates, bag limits, and permit requirements for antelope, elk, and deer. Secretary’s Orders for deer permits will also be discussed.

Time will be available in both the afternoon and evening sessions for public comment on non-agenda items. If necessary, the commission will reconvene at the same location at 9 a.m., March 27, to complete any unfinished business.

Live video and audio streaming of the meeting can be accessed by visiting ksoutdoors.com.

If notified in advance, the department will have an interpreter available for the hearing impaired. To request an interpreter, call the Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at 1-800-432-0698. Any individual with a disability may request other accommodations by contacting the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission secretary at (620) 672-5911.

The next commission meeting is scheduled for April 23, 2015 at the Great Plains Nature Center, 6232 East 29th St. N, Wichita.

Douglas Tallamy, author of ‘Bringing Nature Home,’ will speak at KU March 21

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LAWRENCE — Nationally recognized author Douglas Tallamy, best known for his book “Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens,” will give a free lecture on that topic March 21 at the Kansas Union at the University of Kansas. The event is being presented by Monarch Watch, a program of the Kansas Biological Survey.

 

The lecture will take place at 7 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium. A book-signing will follow, and books will be available for purchase.

 

“Douglas Tallamy’s advocacy for native plants supports Monarch Watch’s goal of restoring native milkweed habitat for monarchs and other insects,” said Angie Babbit, Monarch Watch communications coordinator. “We’re pleased to bring Dr. Tallamy to Lawrence and look forward to his lecture.”​

 

Tallamy is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. His book “The Living Landscape,” co-authored with Rick Darke, was published in 2014.

 

More information is available on the Monarch Watch website.

 

Monarch Watch, founded in 1992, tracks the annual migration of the monarch butterfly through North America and engages citizen scientists of all ages through outreach efforts. An estimated 100,000 people participate in monarch-tagging activities each year in the fall. The Kansas Biological Survey is a research unit established at KU in 1911.

https://news.ku.edu/douglas-tallamy-author-bringing-nature-home-will-speak-ku-march-21