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Historical KCBOT Wheat Market Prices and MPCI Price Elections
(Sep 30 Sales Closing)
		KC July Wheat							KC September Wheat
									CRC	Jul 15			CRC	CRC	RMA
			CRC	JUN	%	RA	JUL 1-14	%	late	Aug 14	%		High	Low	Wheat
		Plant	Harv.	Avg.	Price	Harv.	Avg.	Price	Harv.	Avg	Price	RA	Price	Price	Price
	Year	Price	Price	Change	Change	Price	Change	Change	Price	Change	Change	Volatile	Factor	Factor	Elec.

1	2008	5.88										0.24	0.869	0.869	4.90
2	2007	4.52	5.62	1.10	24.3%	6.02	1.50	33.2%	6.33	1.81	40.0%	0.20	0.580	0.580	3.90
3	2006	3.52	4.81	1.29	36.6%	5.02	1.50	42.6%	4.83	1.31	37.2%	0.18	0.364	0.364	3.15
4	2005	3.56	3.28	(0.28)	-7.9%	3.35	(0.21)	-5.9%	3.40	(0.16)	-4.5%	0.19	0.377	0.377	3.50
5	2004	3.40	3.77	0.37	10.9%	3.64	0.24	7.1%	3.44	0.04	1.2%	0.19	0.310	0.310	3.35
6	2003	3.73	3.14	(0.59)	-15.8%	3.00	(0.73)	-19.6%	3.40	(0.33)	-8.8%	0.22	0.292	0.306	3.15
7	2002	3.34	3.09	(0.25)	-7.5%	3.40	0.06	1.8%	3.72	0.38	11.4%	0.18	0.292	0.306	3.15
8	2001	3.31	3.07	(0.24)	-7.3%	3.01	(0.30)	-9.2%	3.07	(0.24)	-7.3%	0.20	0.298	0.311	2.80
9	2000	3.34	3.02	(0.32)	-9.6%	2.87	(0.47)	-14.2%	2.79	(0.55)	-16.5%	0.21	0.304	0.314	3.15
10	1999	3.16	2.84	(0.32)	-10.1%	2.62	(0.53)	-16.9%	2.84	(0.32)	-10.0%				3.30
11	1998	3.95	3.04	(0.91)	-23.1%	2.94	(1.01)	-25.5%	2.82	(1.13)	-28.6%				3.65
12	1997	4.13	3.64	(0.48)	-11.7%	3.30	(0.83)	-20.1%	3.64	(0.48)	-11.7%				3.85
13	1996	3.91	5.76	1.85	47.4%	5.35	1.45	37.0%	4.87	0.96	24.7%				3.55
14	1995	3.52	4.24	0.72	20.4%	4.67	1.14	32.5%	4.70	1.17	33.3%				3.35
15	1994	3.00	3.37	0.36	12.0%	3.30	0.30	9.9%	3.41	0.40	13.5%				3.25
16	1993	3.20	2.87	(0.33)	-10.3%	3.04	(0.16)	-5.1%	3.09	(0.11)	-3.4%				3.00
17	1992	3.05	3.59	0.54	17.9%	3.38	0.33	10.8%	3.17	0.12	4.1%