Grain Market Reports
Compiled by USDA Market News Service * Portland
Updated: Friday, January 11, 2013 12:31 AM
Grains are stated in dollars per bushel or hundredweight (cwt.) except feed grains traded in dollars per ton. National grain report bids are for rail delivery unless truck indicated.
PORTLAND GRAIN
(USDA Market News)
Portland
Dec. 8
CASH SOFT WHITE WHEAT
Pacific Northwest: Bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat, delivered by unit trains and barges to Portland during December ended the reporting week on Thursday, Dec. 6, as $8.82-8.87, mostly $8.8450, mixed, from $8.50 cents lower to two cents per bushel higher compared to Nov. 28 bids for December delivery of $8.80-8.9550, mostly $8.8650. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. There were no white club wheat premiums for nearby delivery for this week or last week. One year ago bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat and white club wheat for December delivery were $5.85-6, mostly $5.94. Nearby bids for U.S. 1 Soft White wheat for the reporting week began on Nov. 30 at mostly $8.7425, rose on Dec. 3 to $8.7875, before falling slightly to mostly $8.7650 on Dec. 4, and then moved higher again on Dec. 5 to mostly $8.8175. Dec. 6, the reporting week's close, bids were at the weekly high of mostly $8.8450. New confirmed export sales of white wheat this week were to Japan, Egypt and South Korea. Forward month bids for soft white wheat were as follows: January $8.80-9, February $8.85-9.05, March $8.85-9.08 and April $8.85-9.11. One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat were as follows: January 5.95-6, February $6.02-6.05, March $6.04-6.05 and April $6.05-6.08.
Outstanding U.S. white wheat export sales as of Nov. 29, for the marketing year beginning June 1, 2012, and ending May 31, 2013, totaled 1051.1 thousand MT compared to 1077.3 thousand MT on Nov. 22 and 1205.0 thousand MT one year ago. Outstanding white wheat export sales for the 2012-13 marketing year were to the following countries in 1000 MT: Japan 218.9, South Korea 159.6, Philippines 159.0, China (Main) 55.0, Yemen 50.0, Thailand 49.3, Nigeria 26.4, Taiwan 20.2, Vietnam 16.8, Guatemala 11.6, Burma 2.2, Mexico 1.8, Canada 1.5, Hong Kong 1.1, Malaysia 0.5 and total unknown 277.2. Accumulated white wheat export shipments as of Nov. 29, in 1000 MT for the 2012-13 marketing year, totaled 2286.9 compared to 2442.7 one year ago.
Outstanding U.S. barley export sales as of Nov. 29, for the marketing year beginning June 1, 2012, and ending May 31, 2013, in 1000 MT, totaled 2.0 compared to 2.0 on Nov. 22, and 0.2 one year ago. Outstanding barley export sales for the 2012-13 marketing year in 1000 MT were to the following countries in 1000 MT: Japan 1.5 and Taiwan 0.5. Accumulated barley export shipments as of Nov. 29, were 119.0 thousand MT compared to 82.3 one year ago.
COARSE FEEDING GRAINS
Bids for U.S. 2 Yellow Corn delivered to Portland in single rail cars were $309-312.25, mixed, from 50 cents lower to 25 cents per ton higher than last Wednesday's bids of $309.50-312. Bids for U.S. 2 Yellow Corn truck delivered to the inland feeding areas of Yakima, Wash., and Hermiston, Ore., were $299.50-309.75, steady to $2.75 higher than Nov. 28 bids of $299.50-307. Bids for U.S. 2 Heavy White Oats for December delivery held steady with Nov. 28 noon bids at $265.
CALIFORNIA GRAINS
(USDA Market News)
Portland
Dec. 8
Prices in dollars per cwt., bulk Inc.= including; Nom.= nominal; Ltd.= limited; Ind.= indicated; NYE=Not fully estimated.
GRAIN DELIVERED
Mode Destination Price per cwt.
BARLEY, U.S. No. 2 (46-lbs. per bushel)
Truck Petaluma-Santa Rosa Sale $15.75
Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock Ind. $15.50
Colusa County NA
Tehama County Sale $16.
CORN, U.S. No. 2 Yellow
Truck Petaluma-Santa Rosa $15.46-15.75
Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock Offer $16.04
Kern County NA
Fresno-Tulare-Corcoran-Coalinga $15.41
Sacramento County $14-14.25
Rail Single Car Units via BNSF
Chino Valley $16.38
Los Angeles $16.38
SORGHUM, U.S. No. 2 Yellow
Rail Los Angeles-Chino Valley
via BNSF Single $16.37
OATS, U.S. No. 2 White
Truck Petaluma-Stockton-Modesto-Turlock $15.50-16
Los Angeles-Chino Valley $16.75-17
WHEAT, U.S. No. 2 or better -Hard Red Winter
(Domestic Values for Flour Milling)
Kings County 13 percent Protein NA
Los Angeles 12 percent Protein $18.03-18.37
Los Angeles 13 percent Protein $18.20-18.53
Truck/Rail Los Angeles 11.5 percent Protein NA
WHEAT, Any Class for Feed
Truck Petaluma-Santa Rosa Sale $16
Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock NA
Fresno-Tulare-Kings NA
Colusa County Sale $16
Imperial Valley NA
Truck/Rail Los Angeles-Chino Valley $17.75-18
Prices paid to California farmers, seven-day reporting period ending Dec. 6:
WHEAT, U.S. No. 2 or better, Hard Red Winter Wheat 13 percent Protein
Tulare $15 AH, June-July 2013 FOB Ranch
Tulare $ 15.10 AH, June-August 2013 FOB Ranch
WHEAT, U.S. No. 2 or better, Hard White Wheat 13 percent Protein
Tulare $15 AH, June-July 2013 FOB Ranch
YELLOW CORN, U.S. No. 2 or better
Tulare $11.90 AH, August-September FOB Ranch
SORGHUM, U.S. No. 2 or better
Tulare $13.25 Current FOB Ranch