Hdr1010500000260620061500 Wool and Mohair Prices

HDR1010500000260729081500 WOOL AND MOHAIR PRICES

WEEKLY NATIONAL MARKET PRICE FOR WOOL AND MOHAIR

WASHINGTON, July 29, 2008 - 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 $4.88 $4.84 $4.80 18.6 to 19.5 $3.80 $3.76 $3.72 19.6 to 20.5 $3.20 $3.16 $3.12 20.6 to 22.0 $3.03 $2.99 $2.95 22.1 to 23.5 $2.94 $2.90 $2.86 23.6 to 25.9 $2.50 $2.46 $2.42 26.0 to 28.9 $1.47 $1.43 $1.39 29.0 and over $1.07 $1.03 $0.99

Ungraded Wool Posted Prices (Per pound, greasy basis) Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 $0.26 $0.24 $0.22

Mohair Posted Price (Per pound): $3.10

These prices become effective at 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time (ET), on Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 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/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=prsu&topic=col-nl-wm