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

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

December wheat futures trended 3.50 to seven cents per bushel lower than Wednesday's closes.

Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat for October delivery in unit trains or barges were not fully established in early trading but bids were indicated as steady to 2.75 cents per bushel lower than Wednesday's noon bids for October delivery.

Bids for 11.5 percent protein US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for October delivery were not fully established in early trading, but were indicated as seven cents per bushel lower than Wednesday's noon bids for October delivery. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery.

Bids for 14 percent protein non-guaranteed US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat for October delivery were not fully established in early trading, but were indicated as 3.50 cents per bushel lower compared to Wednesday's noon bids for October delivery. 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 13.75 cents per cwt lower compared to Wednesday's noon bids. Corn bids truck delivered to the Yakima Valley also trended 13.75 cents per cwt lower than 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 *

Oct mostly 8.6050, ranging 8.4725-8.7500

Nov 8.6500-8.8500

Dec 8.7000-8.9000

Jan 8.8000-8.9500

Feb 8.8475-9.0000

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

Oct mostly 8.6050, ranging 8.4725-8.7500

*Not fully established.

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

Ordinary protein 9.0250-9.0650

10 pct protein 9.0250-9.0650

11 pct protein 9.2250-9.2750

11.5 pct protein

Oct 9.3250-9.3750

12 pct protein 9.3250-9.3750

13 pct protein 9.3250-9.3750

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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 9.5600-9.7100

14 pct protein

Oct 9.7600-9.9100

15 pct protein 9.7600-9.9100

16 pct protein 9.7600-9.9100

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US 2 Yellow Corn in dollars per CWT

Domestic-single rail cars

Delivered full coast-BN NA

Delivered to Portland 14.6750-14.7375

Rail and Truck del to Willamette Vly NA

Rail del to Yakima Valley NA

Truck del to Yakima Valley 14.9500-15.0125

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