Table 6. Comparison of Average 50/50 Advisory Revenue and Benchmark Revenues, 1995 - 2000 Crop Years, Commercial Storage Costs
				Market			Farmer		Difference Between Advisors			Difference Between Advisors
			Average	Benchmark			Benchmark		and Market Benchmark			and Farmer Benchmark
			50/50	Central Illinois	Central Illinois		USDA Average		Central Illinois	Central Illinois		USDA Average
		Number of	Advisory	24-Month	20-Month		Price Received		24-Month	20-Month		Price Received
	Crop Year	Programs	Revenue	Average	Average		for Illinois		Average	Average		for Illinois
			---$ per acre (harvest equivalent)---						---$ per acre (harvest equivalent)---
	1995	25	319	304	317		320		15	2		-1
	1996	24	369	366	371		357		2	-2		11
	1997	23	311	310	304		300		1	7		11
	1998	22	304	311	296		274		-6	8		30
	1999	25	299	297	286		285		2	13		14
	2000	26	298	293	286		279		4	11		18
	1995-2000 Average	145	316	313	310		303		3	7		14
	Notes:  Net advisory revenue and benchmark revenue are stated on a harvest equivalent basis. A crop year is a two-year marketing window from September of the year previous to harvest through August of the year after harvest. Averages for 1995-2000 are computed over the full set of advisory programs. As a result, averages of individual crop year revenues or differences may not equal the averages reported for 1995-2000.