Bids as of 9:30 a.m. Pacific time; subject to change.

Bids for grains delivered to Portland, Ore., during September 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 September delivery. Bids for corn are for 30 day delivery.

December wheat futures trended 4.50 to 6.25 cents per bushel lower than Monday's closes.

Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat for September delivery in unit trains or barges were not fully established in early trading but bids were indicated as mixed, from 5.25 cents lower to five cents per bushel higher than Monday's noon bids for September delivery.

Bids for 11.5 percent protein US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for September delivery were not available in early trading as most exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery.

Bids for 14 percent protein non-guaranteed US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat for September delivery were not available as most 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 3.75 to 36.25 cents per cwt lower compared to Monday's noon bids. Corn bids truck delivered to the Yakima Valley also trended 3.75 to 27.50 cents per cwt lower than Monday's noon bids. Lower Chicago December corn futures and a lower basis bid by some corn traders pressured cash corn bids.

All wheat bids in dollars per bushel

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

Sep mostly 8.7850, ranging 8.7500-8.8175

Oct 8.7175-8.8000

Nov 8.7500-8.9675

Dec 8.9000-9.0175

Jan 8.9000-9.0825

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

Sep mostly 8.7850, ranging 8.7500-8.8175

*Not fully established.

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

Ordinary protein NA

10 pct protein NA

11 pct protein NA

11.5 pct protein

Sep NA

12 pct protein NA

13 pct protein NA

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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 NA

14 pct protein

Sep NA

15 pct protein NA

16 pct protein NA

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US 2 Yellow Corn in dollars per CWT

Domestic-single rail cars

Delivered full coast-BN NA

Delivered to Portland 15.1875-15.5875

Rail and Truck del to Willamette Vly NA

Rail del to Yakima Valley NA

Truck del to Yakima Valley 15.4000-15.4750

US 2 Heavy White Oats in dollars per CWT ** 12.5000

** Not well tested.

Exporter Bids Portland Rail/Barge Aug 2012

Averages in Dollars per bushel

US 1 Soft White by Unit Trains and Barges 8.6900

US 1 Hard Red Winter (Ordinary protein) 9.0700

US 1 Hard Red Winter (11.5% protein) 9.3300

US 1 Dark Northern Spring (14% protein) 9.7900

Source: USDA Market News Service, Portland, OR