{"id":232,"date":"2013-08-06T16:44:41","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T16:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/?p=232"},"modified":"2013-08-06T16:44:41","modified_gmt":"2013-08-06T16:44:41","slug":"lrp-lamb-market-report-5-august-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/marketing\/lrp-lamb-market-report-5-august-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"LRP-Lamb Market Report 5 August 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The LRP-Lamb price index ended last week at $115.78 per cwt. This is up $0.69 from last week&#8217;s index of $115.09.<\/p>\n<p>LRP-Lamb insurance price forecasts expiring August 5, 2013 were as follows:<\/p>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" border=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 101px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 81px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 153px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 150px;\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody valign=\"top\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border: solid 0.5pt;\">Date Offered<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">Policy<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">Expected Ending Value<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">Actual % of Expected<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">5\/6\/2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">13-week<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">$93.94<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">123.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">3\/18\/2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">20-week<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">$90.69<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">127.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">2\/4\/2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">26-week<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">$103.94<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">111.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">11\/5\/2012<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">39-week<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">$132.13<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">87.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The effective floor prices offered by LRP-Lamb coverage for policies expiring August 5, 2013 were as follows:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" border=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 95px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 72px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 154px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 79px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 80px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 79px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 77px;\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody valign=\"top\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" colspan=\"4\">Effective Floor Price (Coverage Price \u2013 Premium)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" colspan=\"4\">(Premium per cwt.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">Date Offered<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">Policy<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">Expected Ending Value<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">95%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">90%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">85%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">80%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">5\/6\/2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">13-week<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">$93.94<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">$87.036<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">$83.724<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">$79.588<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">$75.078<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">(2.204)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">(0.826)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">(0.262)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">(0.072)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">3\/18\/2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">20-week<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">$90.69<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">82.895<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">80.068<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">76.441<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">72.309<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">(3.265)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">(1.552)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">(0.649)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">(0.241)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">2\/4\/2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">26-week<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">$103.94<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">94.764<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">91.431<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">87.324<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">82.695<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">(3.976)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">(2.119)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">(1.026)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">(0.455)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">11\/5\/2012<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">39-week<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">$132.13<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">118.458<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">114.576<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">109.795<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">104.326<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">(7.062)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">(4.344)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">(2.515)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">(1.374)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Only the 39-week expiring insurance coverage will pay any indemnity and it will pay an indemnity at the top two coverage levels. The net effective floor prices for the various coverage levels of the expiring 39-week contracts issuing an indemnity ranged from $118.46 per cwt. to $114.58 per cwt. meaning that only the 95% coverage level pays an indemnity large enough to cover the premium costs. The up-front premium costs ranged from $7.06 per cwt. to $4.34 per cwt. After the fact, the best a person could have done was to insure at the 95% coverage level on November 5, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>LRP-Lamb price insurance coverage offered on 5 August 2013 is as follows:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" border=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 76px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 85px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 168px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 77px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 77px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 77px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 77px;\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody valign=\"top\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border: solid 0.5pt;\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Date Offered: 5 August 2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" colspan=\"4\">Effective Floor Price (Coverage Price \u2013 Premium)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" colspan=\"4\">(Premium per cwt.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">Policy<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">End Date<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">Expected Ending Value<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">95%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">90%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">85%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">80%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">13-week<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">11\/4\/2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">$95.07<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">$88.089<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">$84.724<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">$80.545<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">$75.987<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; 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