Table 4. Proportion of Advisory Programs above Benchmarks for Corn, Soybeans and 50/50 Advisory Revenue, 1995 - 2000 Crop Years, Commercial Storage Costs
			Proportion of Programs Above			Proportion of Programs Above
			Market Benchmark			Farmer Benchmark
			Central Illinois	Central Illinois		USDA Average
		Number of	24-Month	20-Month		Price Received
	Crop Year	Programs	Average	Average		for Illinois
			---%---			---%---
	Panel A: Corn
	1995	25	76	56		56
	1996	26	38	38		73
	1997	25	52	64		68
	1998	23	30	52		91
	1999	26	54	69		77
	2000	27	56	74		78
	1995-2000 Average	152	51	59		74
	Panel B: Soybeans
	1995	25	84	72		52
	1996	24	83	58		71
	1997	23	57	65		74
	1998	22	32	77		95
	1999	25	60	96		88
	2000	26	46	54		65
	1995-2000 Average	145	61	70		74
	Panel C: 50/50 Revenue
	1995	25	76	60		56
	1996	24	67	54		79
	1997	23	57	70		70
	1998	22	27	64		100
	1999	25	52	80		80
	2000	26	58	69		81
	1995-2000 Average	145	57	66		77
	Notes: A crop year is a two-year marketing window from September of the year previous to harvest through August of the year after harvest. Average proportions for 1995-2000 are computed over the full set of advisory programs. As a result, averages of individual crop year proportions may not equal the average proportions reported for 1995-2000.