Table 18 European Grain Prices
As at:
Thursday 19 January 2006 ###############
            Difference
Country, Grain & Market Month Price Change Price from Intervention
Centre     (€/tonne)1 (€/tonne) (£/tonne) Price (%)2
           
Milling Wheat              
France Rouen Feb 105.22 - 0.50 72.10 + 1.6
(min 76 kg/hl   Mar 105.68 - 0.50 72.42 + 1.5
 220 Hagberg) Apr 105.64 - 0.50 72.39 + 1.1
  La Pallice Jan 107.26 - 0.50 73.50 + 4.0
  Feb 107.72 - 0.50 73.82 + 4.0
    Mar 108.18 - 0.50 74.13 + 3.9
  Creil a - -   - -   -
Germany Hamburg Jan 109.00   unch 74.69 + 5.7
  Wurzburg Jan 103.00   n/c 70.58 - 0.1
  Koln Jan 113.50   unch 77.78 + 10.0
  Dresden Jan 100.00   unch 68.53 - 3.1
Denmark Copenhagen Jan 154.47 - 0.13 105.85 + 49.8
Belgium Brussels Jan 112.50   unch 77.09 + 9.1
Netherlands Rotterdam a - -   - -   -
Spain Barcelona* - -   - -   -
Portugal Lisbon* - -   - -   -
Italy Alexandria - -   - -   -
  Milan - -   - -   -
  Bologna - -   - -   -
Austria Vienna Jan 103.50   unch 70.92 + 0.3
Sweden Norrkoping Jan 110.71 + 0.03 75.86 + 7.3
Finland Nokia Jan 106.00   unch 72.64 + 2.8
Feed Wheat                
UK East Anglia Jan 104.34 - 1.32 71.50 + 1.2
    Feb 105.07 - 2.06 72.00 + 1.4
  May 109.45 - 1.35 75.00 + 4.2
France Rouen - -   - -   -
(min 72 kg/hl)  - -   - -   -
    - -   - -   -
  Nantes Jan 107.26 - 1.50 73.50 + 4.0
    - -   - -   -
  Creil a Feb 96.22   n/c 65.93 - 5.5
Germany Hamburg Jan 106.00   unch 72.64 + 2.8
  Dresden Jan 93.00 + 1.00 63.73 - 9.8
Denmark Copenhagen Jan 135.60 - 0.13 92.92 + 31.5
Netherlands Rotterdam a - -   - -   -
Ireland Midlands b - -   - -   -
  Dublin/North East b - -   - -   -
Portugal Lisbon* - -   - -   -
Feed Barley                
UK East Anglia Jan 104.34 - 2.06 71.50 + 1.2
  Feb 105.80 - 2.80 72.50 + 2.1
    - -   - -   -
France Rouen Jan 104.76 - 2.25 71.79 + 1.6
    Feb 105.22 - 2.25 72.10 + 1.6
  Mar 105.68 - 2.25 72.42 + 1.5
  La Pallice Jan 108.76 - 0.50 74.53 + 5.4
  Feb 109.22 - 0.50 74.84 + 5.4
    - -   - -   -
  Creil a Jan 97.26 - 1.50 66.65 - 5.7
    Feb 97.72 - 1.50 66.96 - 5.7
  Mar 96.68 - 3.00 66.25 - 7.1
  Nantes Jan 108.76 - 1.50 74.53 + 5.4
  - -   - -   -
Germany Hamburg Jan 110.00   unch 75.38 + 6.6
  Hannover - -   - -   -
  Dresden Jan 99.00 + 1.00 67.84 - 4.0
  Munchen - -   - -   -
Denmark Copenhagen Jan 138.29 - 0.13 94.77 + 34.1
Belgium Brussels Jan 114.00 - 0.50 78.12 + 10.5
Netherlands Rotterdam a - -   - -   -
Ireland Midlands b - -   - -   -
  Dublin/North East b - -   - -   -
Spain Barcelona - -   - -   -
Portugal Lisbon* - -   - -   -
Italy Alexandria - -   - -   -
  Bologna - -   - -   -
  Naples - -   - -   -
Austria Vienna Jan 99.00   unch 67.84 - 4.0
Sweden Helsingborg Jan 107.49 + 0.03 73.66 + 4.2
  Norrkoping Jan 107.49 + 0.03 73.66 + 4.2
Finland Raisio Jan 98.75   unch 67.67 - 4.3
  Vaasa - -   - -   -
Malting Barley                
France Creil a          
  - (Astoria) Jan 118.26   unch 81.04 + 14.6
(max 11.5 - Feb 118.72   unch 81.35 + 14.6
12% protein) - (Esterel) Jan 107.26   n/c 73.50 + 4.0
  - -   - -   -
  - (Prestige) Jan 119.26   n/c 81.72 + 15.6
  Feb 119.72   n/c 82.04 + 15.5
  - (Scarlett) Jan 120.26   unch 82.41 + 16.6
  Feb 120.72   unch 82.72 + 16.5
Germany Munchen Jan 135.00   unch 92.51 + 30.9
  Wurzburg Jan 130.00   n/c 89.08 + 26.0
  Dresden - -   - -   -
Denmark Copenhagen Jan 121.63 - 0.06 83.35 + 17.9
Netherlands Rotterdam a - -   - -   -
Austria Vienna - -   - -   -
Finland Naantali - -   - -   -
Maize                
France Creil a Jan 110.76 - 1.00 75.90 + 7.4
  Feb 111.22 - 1.00 76.21 + 7.3
  Bordeaux / Bayonne Jan 118.26 - 2.00 81.04 + 14.6
  Feb 118.72 - 2.00 81.35 + 14.6
  La Pallice Jan 117.76 - 2.00 80.70 + 14.2
  Feb 118.22 - 2.00 81.01 + 14.1
  Nantes Jan 117.76 - 2.00 80.70 + 14.2
  Feb 118.22 - 2.00 81.01 + 14.1
Germany Dresden Jan 107.00   unch 73.32 + 3.7
  Munchen Jan 103.50 + 0.50 70.92 + 0.3
  Hamburg Jan 122.00   unch 83.60 + 18.3
Spain Barcelona* - -   - -   -
Portugal Lisbon* - -   - -   -
Italy Milan - -   - -   -
  Naples - -   - -   -
  Bologna - -   - -   -
  Alexandria - -   - -   -
Austria Vienna Jan 97.50   unch 66.81 - 5.5
Bread Rye                
Germany Hamburg Jan 111.00   unch 76.06 + 7.6
Sweden Helsingborg - -   - -   -
Finland Kotka - -   - -   -
Oats                
Germany Hamburg Jan 132.00   unch 90.45 + 28.0
Netherlands Rotterdam a - -   - -   -
Sweden Norrkoping Jan 106.41 + 0.03 72.92 + 3.2
Finland Vaasa Jan 98.00   unch 67.15 - 5.0
a) FOB price.   b) Ex-store price.   *indicates imported grain.
NOTES:
1Converted at the following currency rates =
Euro/£ 1.45932 £/euro 0.6853
  SKr/£ 13.5768  
DKr/£ 10.8900
Because of exchange rate fluctuations, the changes will not necessarily be consistent with the
prices expressed in sterling published last week.
2The difference from intervention price calculated in euro. For forward prices, the difference is
calculated from the intervention price for the month of delivery.
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