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 and corn, 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 13.75 to 17 cents per bushel lower than Monday's closes.

Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains and barges during October trended 15 cents per bushel lower compared to Monday's bids for October delivery.

Bids for 11.5 percent protein US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for October delivery trended 17 cents per bushel lower than Monday's noon bids for October delivery, pressured by the lower Kansas City December wheat futures. Some exporters are not issuing bids for nearby delivery.

Bids for 14 percent protein US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat for October 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 trended 2.50 to 7.50 cents per cwt lower compared with Monday's noon bids. Lower Chicago December corn futures and a lower basis bid by some corn traders pressured cash corn bids. Corn bids truck delivered to the Yakima Valley also trended 1.25 to 2.50 cents per cwt lower compared with Monday's noon bids.

All wheat bids in dollars per bushel

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

Oct mostly 8.6275, ranging 8.5425-8.7425

Nov 8.7000-8.8425

Dec 8.7500-8.9000

Jan 8.9000-8.9600

Feb 8.9000-8.9600

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

Oct mostly 8.6275, ranging 8.5425-8.7425

*Not fully established.

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

Ordinary protein 9.0900-9.2500

10 pct protein 9.0900-9.2500

11 pct protein 9.3000-9.4500

11.5 pct protein

Oct 9.4000-9.5500

12 pct protein 9.4000-9.5500

13 pct protein 9.4000-9.5500

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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

Oct 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 15.3625

Rail and Truck del to Willamette Vly NA

Rail del to Yakima Valley NA

Truck del to Yakima Valley 15.6375-15.7000

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

** Not well tested.

Exporter Bids Portland Rail/Barge Sep 2012

Averages in Dollars per bushel

US 1 Soft White by Unit Trains and Barges 8.7700

US 1 Hard Red Winter (Ordinary protein) 9.2700

US 1 Hard Red Winter (11.5% protein) 9.4900

US 1 Dark Northern Spring (14% protein) 9.8600

Source: USDA Market News Service, Portland, OR