2004 Planning Price Projections ------------------------------------ Crop Price ------------------------------------ Spring Wheat $ 3.37/bu Durum Wheat $ 3.78/bu Oats $ 1.31/bu Feed Barley $ 1.76/bu Malting Barley $ 2.32/bu Oil Sunflower (NuSun) $ 10.38/cwt Non-Oil Sunflower $ 14.73/cwt Corn $ 2.01/bu Soybeans $ 5.15/bu Canola* $ 9.34/cwt Flaxseed* $ 5.23/bu Winter Wheat $ 2.99/bu Dry Beans $ 17.00/cwt Alfalfa Hay $ 55.00/ton Mixed Hay $ 36.00/ton Rye $ 2.07/bu Potatoes $ 5.75/cwt ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ * Loan rate is used when projected price falls below loan rate. 2004 Planning Price Projections -------------------------------------- Livestock and Milk Price/cwt 400-500 lb Beef Steers* $ 105.00 500-600 lb Beef Steers* $ 98.00 600-700 lb Beef Steers** $ 93.50 700-800 lb Beef Steers** $ 90.00 800-900 lb Beef Steers** $ 87.00 1100-1700 lb Cull Cows $ 37.50 250 lb Slaughter Hogs $ 38.47 105-140 lb Slaughter Lambs $ 86.00 60-90 lb Feeder Lambs $ 95.00 Slaughter Ewes $ 32.00 All Milk $ 12.21 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- * To estimate heifer prices subtract $ 7/cwt ** To estimate heifer prices subtract $ 4/cwt