NEWS
Farm Service Agency
Public Affairs Staff
1400 Independence Ave SW
Stop 0506, Room 3624-South
Washington, D.C. 20250-0506
Release No. 1424.04
Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733
Jillene_Johnson@wdc.usda.gov
WEEKLY NATIONAL MARKET PRICE FOR WOOL AND MOHAIR
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2004 - The U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced
posted prices for wool, by region, and the national posted
price for mohair:
Graded Wool Posted Prices (Per pound, clean basis)
Micron Region 1 Region 2 Region 3
Less than 18.6 $2.88 $2.84 $2.80
18.6 to 19.5 $2.82 $2.78 $2.74
19.6 to 20.5 $2.60 $2.56 $2.52
20.6 to 22.0 $2.47 $2.43 $2.39
22.1 to 23.5 $2.32 $2.28 $2.24
23.6 to 25.9 $2.05 $2.01 $1.97
26.0 to 28.9 $1.34 $1.30 $1.26
29.0 and over $1.04 $1.00 $0.96
Ungraded Wool Posted Prices (Per pound, greasy basis)
Region 1 Region 2 Region 3
$0.18 $0.16 $0.14
Mohair Posted Price (Per pound) $2.50
These prices become effective at 12:01 a.m., Eastern
Time (ET), on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2004, and are used to
determine the alternative loan repayment rates for marketing
assistance loans and to determine loan deficiency payments.
A list of the states that comprise regions 1, 2, and 3
is available on the following website:
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/publications/facts/html/woolmoh0
3.htm
This announcement is scheduled to be made each
Tuesday, at 3:00 p.m., ET, until further notice. Additional
program information is available from Thomas Bickerton at
(202) 720-3008 or by e-mail at Thomas.Bickerton2@usda.gov.
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