Bids for grains delivered to Portland, Oregon during November by unit trains and barges, in dollars per bushel, except oats, corn and barley, in dollars per cwt. Bids for soft white wheat are for delivery periods as specified. All other wheat bids are for full November delivery. Bids for corn are for 30 day delivery.

December wheat futures trended 10.50 to 15 cents per bushel lower than Thursday's closes. March Minneapolis wheat futures were 13.25 cents per bushel lower than Thursday's closes, and March Kansas City wheat futures were steady compared to Thursday's closes.

Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat for November delivery in unit trains or barges were not available in early trading, as most exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery.

Bids for 11.5 percent protein US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for November delivery were not fully established in early trading, but were indicated as 0.50 of a cent to 10.50 cents per bushel lower than Thursday's noon bids for November delivery. Lower Kansas City December wheat futures pressured bids.

Bids for 14 percent protein non-guaranteed US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat for November delivery were not fully established in early trading, but bids were indicated as 13.25 cents per bushel lower compared to Thursday's noon bids for November delivery. Lower Minneapolis December and March wheat futures pressured cash bids.

Bids for US 2 Yellow Corn delivered to Portland in single rail cars for domestic use trended 3.75 to 13.75 cents per cwt lower compared to Thursday's noon bids. Lower Chicago December corn futures pressured cash corn bids, however a higher basis bid by some corn traders tempered the declines somewhat. Corn bids truck delivered to the Yakima Valley trended 13.75 cents per cwt lower compared to Thursday's noon bids.

All wheat bids in dollars per bushel

US 1 Soft White Wheat - delivered by Unit Trains and Barges *

Nov NA

Dec NA

Jan 8.6000-8.7000

Feb 8.6500-8.7000

Mar 8.6500-8.7500

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US 1 White Club Wheat - delivered by Unit Trains and Barges *

Nov NA

*Not fully established.

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US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat - (Exporter bids-falling numbers of 300 or better) *

Ordinary protein 9.3100-9.4800

10 pct protein 9.3100-9.4800

11 pct protein 9.4900-9.6800

11.5 pct protein

Nov 9.5600-9.7800

12 pct protein 9.5800-9.8100

13 pct protein 9.6200-9.8700

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US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat (with a minimum of 300 falling numbers, a maximum of 0.5 part per million vomitoxin, and a maximum of one percent total damage) *

13 pct protein 9.7250-9.8650

14 pct protein

Nov 9.9250-10.0250

15 pct protein 9.9250-10.0250

16 pct protein 9.9250-10.0250

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US 2 Yellow Corn in dollars per CWT

Domestic-single rail cars

Delivered full coast-BN NA

Delivered to Portland 14.8000-14.9250

Rail and Truck del to Willamette Vly NA

Rail del to Yakima Valley NA

Truck del to Yakima Valley 14.3000-14.5750

US 2 Heavy White Oats in dollars per CWT ** 13.2500

** Not well tested.

Exporter Bids Portland Rail/Barge Oct 2012

Averages in Dollars per bushel

US 1 Soft White by Unit Trains and Barges 8.7500

US 1 Hard Red Winter (Ordinary protein) 9.3900

US 1 Hard Red Winter (11.5% protein) 9.6600

US 1 Dark Northern Spring (14% protein) 10.1700

Source: USDA Market News Service, Portland, Ore.