Bids for grains delivered to Portland, Oregon during December 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 period as specified. All other wheat bids are for full December delivery. Bids for corn are for 30 day delivery.

December wheat futures trended 1.25 to 5.75 cents per bushel lower than Wednesday's closes. March wheat futures trended 0.50 of a cent to 5.25 cents per bushel lower compared to Wednesday's closes.

Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat for December delivery in unit trains or barges trended 5.25 to 5.75 cents per bushel lower than Wednesday's bids for December delivery. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery.

Bids for 11.5 percent protein US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for December delivery were not fully established in early trading, but were indicated as 3.25 cents per bushel lower compared to Wednesday's noon bids for December delivery. Lower Kansas City March wheat futures pressured cash bids.

Bids for 14 percent protein non-guaranteed US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat for December delivery were not well tested in early trading, but bids were indicated as 0.50 of a cent per bushel lower than Wednesday's noon bids for the same delivery period, following the slightly lower Minneapolis March wheat futures. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery.

Bids for US 2 Yellow Corn delivered to Portland in single rail cars for domestic use trended 7.50 cents per cwt lower compared to Wednesday's noon bids. Corn bids truck delivered to the Yakima Valley trended 7.50 cents per cwt lower compared to Wednesday's noon bids. Lower Chicago December corn futures pressured cash corn bids.

All wheat bids in dollars per bushel

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

Dec mostly 8.9075, ranging 8.8525-8.9600

Jan 8.7000-9.0500

Feb 8.9000-9.1100

Mar 8.9000-9.1100

Apr 8.9000-9.1750

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

Dec mostly 8.9075, ranging 8.8525-8.9600

*Not fully established.

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

Ordinary protein 9.8300-9.9200

10 pct protein 9.8300-9.9200

11 pct protein 10.0100-10.0600

11.5 pct protein

Dec 10.0800-10.1300

12 pct protein 10.1000-10.1800

13 pct protein 10.1400-10.2800

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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 10.0725-10.2125

14 pct protein

Dec 10.2725-10.3725

15 pct protein 10.2725-10.3725

16 pct protein 10.2725-10.3725

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US 2 Yellow Corn in dollars per CWT

Domestic-single rail cars

Delivered full coast-BN NA

Delivered to Portland 15.5500-15.6750

Rail and Truck del to Willamette Vly NA

Rail del to Yakima Valley NA

Truck del to Yakima Valley 15.0500-15.4250

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.