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UNIONTOWN CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

some upgrading in the seed plant. The gravity table is in and operative. And we are cleaning
and treating legume seeds. The new seed treater should be in this week and should be up and operative within a couple of days from arrival. These are the varieties we will have this Spring:

SWW: Louise (Common) $11.65
D.N.S.: Tara(out) (Certified) Pending
Hank (Certified) Pending
Barley: Bob (Common) $395.00
Baronesse (Certified) $445.00
Again, if there are other seeds we
can locate for you, please let us know.

FEED PLANT CHARGES:
Bulk Rolling $20.00 Per Ton.
Sacking Only $10.00 Per Ton.
Roll & Sacking $25.00 Per Ton.
Sacks Out $ 1.40
Sacks Returned $ 1.00

OFF COAST CHARGES.
Off coast charges for FEBRUARY and March are as follows:
FEBRUARY:
Wheat at Uniontown: $ .57 cents per bu.
Barley at Uniontown: $24.00 per ton.
Wheat at Lewiston: $ .38 cents per bu.
Barley at Lewiston: $16.50 cents per ton.
MARCH:
Wheat at Uniontown: $ .58 cents per bu.
Barley at Uniontown: $25.00 per ton.
Wheat at Lewiston: $ .39 cents per bu.
Barley at Lewiston: $17.00 per ton.
These off coast charges include ALL charges. This is due to a 16% fuel surcharge for both months and on April 1, there will be a general
barge freight increase of 3%.

VERY COOPERATIVELY YOURS:
UNIOTOWN CO-OPERATIVE ASSOC.

MARCH 10 , 2010
TO OUR MEMBERS AND PATRONS:

GRAIN MARKETS:

GRAIN MARKETING:
Cash grain prices continue to suffer as buyers find cheaper products in other places. With the exception of SWW, wheat stocks around the World seem to be in good supply. Russia has stepped up and picked off some of the recent business U.S. exporters were hoping to get. Cheaper freight and a less distance to travel has put the Russian's in the market. Comments are that the Russian's are putting some money into the infrastructure in hopes to draw buyers their way. If they should gear up and develop the ability to produce and move grain like the rest of the World, they could pull away a lot of business the U.S., Canada and Australia has been getting in the past. Plus, the distance from Russia to the buyers is closer than we are which cuts down transportation costs. I still have hopes that we will see a normal "spring" rally. As the mid-west crops come from winter, if there are some problems it could help markets a little. Buyers continue to make their purchases more hand to mouth and exporters try to attract remaining business our way. Rallies need to be sold and watch for opportunities to put some new crop bushels on the books. Any red wheat protein scale relief may not occur until after harvest to determine protein content in the new bushels in Montana and North Dakota. With low barley acres last year, exporters have not been able to attract sales due to a lack of supply. The market for barley seems to be into feed channels with barley having to compete, price wise, with a lot of other products. Look for rallies to price remaining inventory and to price some new crop bushels.

SPRING SEED NEEDS:
If you have any spring seed needs we can be looking for, please let us know. We are doing

UNIONTOWN CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

	some upgrading in the seed plant. The gravity table is in and operative. And we are cleaning and treating legume seeds. The new seed treater should be in this week and should be up and operative within a couple of days from arrival. These are the varieties we will have this Spring: SWW: Louise (Common) $11.65 D.N.S.: Tara(out) (Certified) Pending Hank (Certified) Pending Barley: Bob (Common) $395.00 Baronesse (Certified) $445.00 Again, if there are other seeds we can locate for you, please let us know. FEED PLANT CHARGES: Bulk Rolling $20.00 Per Ton. Sacking Only $10.00 Per Ton. Roll & Sacking $25.00 Per Ton. Sacks Out $ 1.40 Sacks Returned $ 1.00 OFF COAST CHARGES. Off coast charges for FEBRUARY and March are as follows: FEBRUARY: Wheat at Uniontown: $ .57 cents per bu. Barley at Uniontown: $24.00 per ton. Wheat at Lewiston: $ .38 cents per bu. Barley at Lewiston: $16.50 cents per ton. MARCH: Wheat at Uniontown: $ .58 cents per bu. Barley at Uniontown: $25.00 per ton. Wheat at Lewiston: $ .39 cents per bu. Barley at Lewiston: $17.00 per ton. These off coast charges include ALL charges. This is due to a 16% fuel surcharge for both months and on April 1, there will be a general barge freight increase of 3%. VERY COOPERATIVELY YOURS: UNIOTOWN CO-OPERATIVE ASSOC.
MARCH 10 , 2010 TO OUR MEMBERS AND PATRONS: GRAIN MARKETS: GRAIN MARKETING: Cash grain prices continue to suffer as buyers find cheaper products in other places. With the exception of SWW, wheat stocks around the World seem to be in good supply. Russia has stepped up and picked off some of the recent business U.S. exporters were hoping to get. Cheaper freight and a less distance to travel has put the Russian's in the market. Comments are that the Russian's are putting some money into the infrastructure in hopes to draw buyers their way. If they should gear up and develop the ability to produce and move grain like the rest of the World, they could pull away a lot of business the U.S., Canada and Australia has been getting in the past. Plus, the distance from Russia to the buyers is closer than we are which cuts down transportation costs. I still have hopes that we will see a normal "spring" rally. As the mid-west crops come from winter, if there are some problems it could help markets a little. Buyers continue to make their purchases more hand to mouth and exporters try to attract remaining business our way. Rallies need to be sold and watch for opportunities to put some new crop bushels on the books. Any red wheat protein scale relief may not occur until after harvest to determine protein content in the new bushels in Montana and North Dakota. With low barley acres last year, exporters have not been able to attract sales due to a lack of supply. The market for barley seems to be into feed channels with barley having to compete, price wise, with a lot of other products. Look for rallies to price remaining inventory and to price some new crop bushels. SPRING SEED NEEDS: If you have any spring seed needs we can be looking for, please let us know. We are doing