NEWS
Farm Service Agency
Public Affairs Staff
1400 Independence Ave SW
Stop 0506, Room 3624-South
Washington, D.C. 20250-0506
Release No. 1662.04
Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733
jillene.johnson@usda.gov
WEEKLY NATIONAL MARKET PRICE FOR WOOL AND MOHAIR
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 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 $2.91 $2.87 $2.83
18.6 to 19.5 $2.70 $2.66 $2.62
19.6 to 20.5 $2.40 $2.36 $2.32
20.6 to 22.0 $2.17 $2.13 $2.09
22.1 to 23.5 $2.03 $1.99 $1.95
23.6 to 25.9 $1.79 $1.75 $1.71
26.0 to 28.9 $1.27 $1.23 $1.19
29.0 and over $1.05 $1.01 $0.97
Ungraded Wool Posted Prices (Per pound, greasy basis)
Region 1 Region 2 Region 3
$0.21 $0.19 $0.17
Mohair Posted Price (Per pound) $2.60
These prices become effective at 12:01 a.m., Eastern
Time (ET), on Wednesday, August 18, 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/woolmoh
03.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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