Virginia agriculture trends announced: Week of March 3, 2023

Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly agriculture trends on March 3.

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle steady to 14.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales 3.00 to 21.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Wheat mostly .37 to .40 lower, new crop .21 to .36 lower. Corn mostly .22 to .38 lower, new crop mostly .15 lower. Soybeans mostly .14 to .38 lower, new crop mostly .20 lower.

WHEAT

Eastern Shore 5.91, new crop 6.30; Middle Peninsula 6.98, new crop 7.05; Norfolk 6.51, new crop 6.80; Roanoke 7.23, new crop 7.45; Wakefield new crop 6.70

CORN

Eastern Shore 6.23, new crop 5.76; Harrisonburg 6.88-7.19; Middle Peninsula 6.44, new crop 5.41; Norfolk 6.84, new crop 5.62-6.01; Richmond-Petersburg 6.34, new crop 5.81; Wakefield 6.59-6.84, new crop 6.11

SOYBEANS

Eastern Shore 14.70-14.80, new crop 13.18-13.28; Harrisonburg 14.25; Middle Peninsula 14.89, new crop 13.18; Norfolk 15.44, new crop 13.58-13.78; Richmond-Petersburg 15.19, new crop 13.38-13.63; Wakefield 15.14-15.19, new crop 13.58

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.

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