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                                       TABLE 21.                                                                                                       
                                    OILSEED PRICES                                                                                                  
                              (US DOLLARS PER METRIC TON)                                                                                                    
                                                                                                        
YEAR                      SOYBEANS                PEANUT           SUN         RAPE    COPRA            
BEG.       U.S.   U.S.   BRA    ARG     ROT     U.S.    ROT     U.S.    ROT     HAM     ROT             
OCT.1       1/     2/     3/     4/      5/      6/      7/      8/      9/     10/     11/             
                                                                                                        
OCT-SEP AVG.                                                                                                    
86/7-96/7  227    231    238    234     260     626     982     237     277     239     362             
                                                                                                        
1986/87    180    183    192    193     209     601     836     153     205     180     285             
1987/88    245    251    274    262     282     557     990     207     276     222     385             
1988/89    261    263    261    264     292     589     818     255     267     219     371             
1989/90    212    214    218    209     247     631     975     255     267     213     251             
1990/91    209    210    214    207     241     798    1539     238     N/A     199     247             
1991/92    205    208    211    207     237     600     831     196     N/A     205     397             
1992/93    213    216    222    217     246     640     958     241     271     234     292             
1993/94    233    234    235    231     259     668    1088     294     317     284     388             
1994/95    205    208    217    214     248     609     856     237     309     289     432             
1995/96    263    273    284    277     304     635     986     268     312     298     487             
                                                                                                        
   1996/97                                                                                                      
 OCT.      255    255    272    271     290     569     917     258     273     308     470             
 NOV.      254    253    261    262     286     551     904     262     260     306     471             
 DEC.      254    255    256    258     289     564     897     256     253     300     498             
 JAN.      262    266    264    262     301     536     893     260     251     297     506             
 FEB.      271    277    272    268     308     N/A     870     269     248     283     496             
 MAR.      293    301    304    300     332     N/A     908     269     269     296     489             
 APR.      302    308    312    314     338     N/A     920     273     298     302     466             
 MAY       309    316    307    315     298     N/A     953     267     302     297     428             
 JUN.      300    302    295    296     278     N/A     969     262     294     265     415             
 JUL.      277    277    291    284     308     N/A     987     236     252     247     399             
 AUG.      266    269    287    291     265     N/A     924     236     247     248     385             
 SEP.      247    252    296    333     269     597     964     249     249     264     403             
                                                                                                        
AVG        274    278    285    288     297     563     926     258     266     284     452             
                                                                                                        
   1997/98                                                                                                      
 OCT.      239    246    296    N/A     278     560     1072    234     276     281     412             
 NOV       255    262    276    N/A     288     520     1199    243     306     294     412             
 DEC.      247    252    254    N/A     284     593     1220    243     300     296     394             
*JAN.      241    244    243    246     274     626     1146    245     312     308     378                                                   
 FEB.                                                                                                   
 MAR.                                                                                                   
 APR.                                                                                                   
 MAY                                                                                                    
 JUN.                                                                                                   
 JUL.                                                                                                   
 AUG.                                                                                                   
 SEP.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                        
AVG        246    251    268    236     281     575     1059    241     299     295     399             
                                                                                                        
1/ U.S. FARM PRICE; USDA. 2/ U.S. NO.1 YELLOW CASH CENTRAL ILLINOIS; WALL STREET JOURNAL.                                                                                                       
3/ RIO GRANDE, BRAZIL FOB; SAFRAS AND MERCADO. 4/ ARGENTINA FOB B.AIRES; SAFRAS AND                                                                                                     
MERCADO. 5/ ROTTERDAM CIF; U.S. NO.2 YELLOW; OIL WORLD. 6/ U.S. FARM PRICE; IN-SHELL BASIS;                                                                                                     
USDA. 7/ ROTT CIF; US RUNNERS 40/50%, PUBLIC LEDGER PRIOR TO SEP 90; OIL WORLD FROM OCT 90 TO                                                                                                   
PRESENT. 8/ U.S. FARM PRICE; USDA. 9/ ROTTERDAM CIF; EC LOWER RHINE (BEGINNING SEP 93)                                                                                                  
US/CANADA PRIOR, OILWORLD. 10/HAMBURG CIF; EUROPE "00" OIL; OIL WORLD. 11/ ROTTERDAM CIF;                                                                                                       
PHILLIPPINES/INDONESIA, OILWORLD.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                        
* PRELIMINARY                                                        FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE                            
DATE: FEBRUARY 1998                                                  COTTON, OILSEEDS, TOBACCO                               
                                                                     and SEEDS DIVISION

                                                                                                   
                                                  TABLE 22.                                                                                                                                       
                                             PROTEIN MEAL PRICES                                                                                                                                     
                                          (US DOLLARS PER METRIC TON)                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
YEAR               SOYBEAN            COTTONSEED   SUNSEED         PEANUT      FISH    RAPESEED COPRA    CORN                  
BEG.      U.S.  U.S.  BRA   ARG   ROT    U.S.    U.S.    ROT     U.S.    ROT    HAM      HAM     HAM     GLU                   
OCT.1      1/    2/    3/    4/    5/     6/      7/      8/     9/      10/     11/     12/     13/     14/                   
                                                                                                                                        
OCT-SEP AVG.                                                                                                                                    
86/87     214   229   208   198   221    177     105     130     199     201     459     147     141     141                    
 -96/97                                                                                                                                    
1986/87   179   195   179   177   191    164      84     119     N/A     161     356      95     138     135                     
1987/88   245   264   239   238   254    197     109     148     N/A     202     516     153     165     157                    
1988/89   257   278   241   238   259    206     132     148     N/A     209     443     167     163     154                     
1989/90   192   206   181   178   204    180     114     123     212     187     400     135     126     141                     
1990/91   187   200   178   171   198    145      97     113     206     154     468     131     133     146                     
1991/92   194   208   184   176   203    155      85     123     170     155     494     139     144     146                     
1992/93   201   214   185   183   207    178      98     134     191     165     390     157     131     135                     
1993/94   199   213   182   174   202    181     104     127     215     176     364     152     134     127                     
1994/95   167   179   172   151   184    123      69     103     143     161     448     134     125     128                     
1995/96   248   260   256   233   256    212     136     151     223     201     587     180     162     159                     
                                                                                                                                        
   1996/97                                                                                                                                     
 OCT.     264   274   273   246   270    202     128     155     187     227     581     192     137     136                    
 NOV.     268   277   289   252   274    217     116     155     161     234     600     195     141     138                     
 DEC.     265   276   290   255   279    247     125     152     190     235     583     196     153     136                     
 JAN.     265   275   270   254   280    228     138     144     244     236     576     191     157     142                     
 FEB.     280   289   272   271   282    203     152     127     251     230     558     183     150     138                     
 MAR.     300   309   300   281   300    208     134     137     248     251     554     190     138     136                     
 APR.     305   318   307   277   301    217     137     143     258     256     547     186     140     131                     
 MAY      326   338   317   281   300    214     132     143     245     254     548     179     132     122                     
 JUN.     304   317   290   246   274    208     117     127     259     236     558     168     121     114                     
 JUL.     276   302   279   227   248    190      93     117     243     226     581     129     112     108                     
 AUG.     289   301   286   249   258    194      94     124     235     218     621     132     110     112                     
 SEP.     293   307   300   241   266    212      98     129     231     218     637     153     116     112                     
                                                                                                                                        
AVERAGE   286   299   289   257   278    212     122     138     229     235     579     175     134     127                     
                                                                                                                                        
   1997/98                                                                                                                                      
 OCT.     238   253   267   234   260    208     107     125     231     199     658     155     117     107                    
 NOV.     255   270   277   248   276    208      97     138     231     170     716     174     119     109                     
 DEC.     237   249   264   237   264    210     110     154     231     158     721     183     118     117                     
*JAN.     213   224   220   207   231    169      98     152     231     148     703     173     112     112                                                     
 FEB.                                                                                                                                   
 MAR.                                                                                                                                   
 APR.                                                                                                                                   
 MAY                                                                                                                                    
 JUN.                                                                                                                                   
 JUL.                                                                                                                                   
 AUG.                                                                                                                                   
 SEP.                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                        
AVERAGE   236   249   257   232   258    199     103     136     231     169     700     171     117     111                    
                                                                                                                                        
1/ DECATUR; AVERAGE WHOLSALE 44% PROTEIN; USDA. 2/ DECATUR, AVERAGE WHOLSALE 48% PROTEIN; USDA.                                                                                                                                 
3/ RIO GRANDE, BRAZIL FOB; BULK RATE 45-46% PROTEIN; SAFRAS AND MERCADO. 4/ ARG. PELLETS, FOB B.AIRES;                                                                                                                                  
SAFRAS AND MERCADO. 5/ ROTTERDAM CIF; ARG. 45/46%; OIL WORLD. 6/ MEMPHIS FOB; 41% PROTEIN SOLVENT                                                                                                                                       
EXTRACTION; USDA. 7/ MINNEAPOLIS FOB; 32% PROTEIN; USDA. 8/ ROTTERDAM CIF; ARGENTINA-URUGUAY PELLET                                                                                                                                     
37-38%; OIL WORLD. 9/ SOUTHEAST MILLS FOB. 10/ ROTT CIF; INDIAN 48% PROTEIN; OIL WORLD. 11/HAMBURG CIF;                                                                                                                                 
ANY ORIGIN 64-65% PROTEIN; OIL WORLD. 12/ HAMBURG FOB; EX-MILL 34% PROTEIN; OIL WORLD. 13/ HAMBURG CIF;                                                                                                                                 
PHILIPPINES EXPELLER PELLETS 36% PROTEIN; OIL WORLD. 14/ ROTTERDAM CIF; PELLETS 23-24% PROTEIN; OIL WORLD.                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                        
*PRELIMINARY                                                            FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE                                                            
DATE: FEBRUARY 1998                                                     COTTON, OILSEEDS, TOBACCO                                                               
                                                                        and SEEDS DIVISION                                                              
                                                                                                                                        
                                                   TABLE 23.                                                                                                                                                       
                                             VEGETABLE OIL PRICES                                                                                                                                                    
                                          (US DOLLARS PER METRIC TON)                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                       
YEAR             SOYBEANS            COTTONSEED    SUNFLOWERSEED      PEANUT    PALM  RAPESEED COCONUT  CORN                                  
BEG.    U.S. BRAZIL  ARG    ROTT    U.S.    ROTT    U.S.    ROTT    U.S.  ROTT  MALAY   ROTT    ROTT    U.S.                                        
OCT.1    1/    2/     3/     4/      5/       6/     7/      8/       9/   10/    11/    12/     13/     15/                                  
                                                                                                                                                        
OCT-SEP AVG.                                                                                                                                                    
86/87   491   451    453     483     540     615     530     516     822   806    414    466     541     536                                     
  96/97                                                                                                                                                 
1986/87 339   302    310     324     390     491     353     354     575   511    310    297     413     472                                     
1987/88 499   400    399     443     481     585     521     449     738   572    402    408     547     512                                     
1988/89 465   411    412     435     439     567     500     477     750   706    358    409     545     462                                     
1989/90 491   420    424     438     514     650     537     486     983   919    271    423     371     554                                     
1990/91 463   418    415     454     492     614     520     480     931   975    318    417     364     615                                     
1991/92 422   394    398     437     503     545     477     459     602   641    365    416     605     569                                     
1992/93 472   420    408     453     663     688     559     492     665   674    382    441     446     461                                     
1993/94 596   539    543     580     668     749     685     627     952   973    445    578     564     582                                     
1994/95 608   608    623     642     544     671     619     691     977  1005    651    637     656     584                                     
1995/96 545   537    533     575     585     613     560     617     888   928    523    566     746     556                                     
                                                                                                                                                        
   1996/97                                                                                                                                                      
 OCT.   484   500    500     528     541     563     503     539     915   874    505    551     722     500                                     
 NOV.   481   504    503     517     535     565     496     523     864   868    505    550     760     506                                     
 DEC.   476   507    499     514     536     558     492     513     898   868    519    534     777     491                                     
 JAN.   495   512    510     534     556     571     499     520     959   874    560    542     768     516                                     
 FEB.   494   508    510     527     561     580     509     506     967   886    567    527     768     528                                     
 MAR.   513   508    511     541     577     601     500     532     987   896    550    541     737     537                                     
 APR.   511   516    518     541     553     602     518     568     992   938    559    544     710     542                                     
 MAY    522   522    521     541     555     605     511     607    1019   981    559    551     654     544                                     
 JUN.   506   521    524     550     551     588     492     576    1056  1047    517    542     637     547                                     
 JUL.   483   514    518     535     585     588     479     573    1060  1096    494    517     597     559                                     
 AUG.   486   518    527     544     598     608     485     536    1058  1093    486    517     567     559                                     
 SEP.   504   540    543     555     618     627     505     543    1042  1083    492    552     615     554                                     
                                                                                                                                                        
AVERAGE 496   514    515     536     564     588     499     545     985   959    526    539     693     532                                     
                                                                                                                                                      
   1997/98                                                                                                                                                      
 OCT.   536   590    591     611     628     641     540     628    1094  1083    517    624     627     556                                     
 NOV.   567   624    629     676     642     685     582     701    1124  1090    520    691     616     579                                     
 DEC.   553   607    615     622     590     664     581     687    1130  1058    531    629     586     579                                     
*JAN.   553   581    627     625     610     662     568     667    1138  1055    565    631     558     574                                               
 FEB.                                                                                                                                                   
 MAR.                                                                                                                                                   
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 MAY                                                                                                                                                    
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 AUG.                                                                                                                                                   
 SEP.                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                        
AVERAGE 552   610    615     634     618     663     568     671    1122  1072    533    644     597     572                                     
                                                                                                                                                        
1/ DECATUR; AVERAGE WHOLESALE TANK CRUDE; USDA. 2/ RIO GRANDE, BRAZIL FOB; BULK RATE; SAFRAS AND MERCADO.                                                                                                                                                       
3/C.I.A.R.A FROM 1980 TO APRIL 1989; CRUDE FOB, BUENOS AIRES SAFRAS AND MERCADO FROM MAY 89. 4/ DUTCH FOB;                                                                                                                                                      
EX MILL OIL WORLD. 5/VALLEY POINTS FOB; TANK CARS CRUDE; USDA. 6/ ROTTERDAM CIF; US PBSY; OIL WORLD.                                                                                                                                                    
7/MINNEAPOLIS FOB; USDA. 8/ EU FOB NW EURO. PORTS; OIL WORLD. 9/SOUTHEAST MILLS FOB; TANK CARS CRUDE; USDA                                                                                                                                                      
10/ ROTTERDAM CIF; ANY ORIGIN; OIL WORLD. 11/ MALAYSIA FOB; RBD; OIL WORLD. 12/ROTTERDAM, DUTCH, FOB EX-MILL;                                                                                                                                                   
OIL WORLD. 13/ ROTTERDAM CIF; PHILIPPINES/INDONESIA; OIL WORLD. 15/ DECATUR; CRUDE; AMS AND WALL STREET JOURNAL.                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                        
 *PRELIMINARY                                                          FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE                                                                    
DATE: FEBRUARY 1998                                                    COTTON, OILSEEDS, TOBACCO                                                                       
                                                                       and SEEDS DIVISION                                                                      
    
     
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