Bids as of 9:30 a.m.; subject to change.
Bids for grains delivered to Portland, Ore., during August by rail or barge, 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 and barley bids are for full August delivery. Bids for corn are for 30 day delivery.
September wheat futures in midday trading were mixed, from 3-1/4 cents lower to 1-1/4 cents per bushel higher compared to Friday's closes.
Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat for August delivery were not fully established in early trading but bids were indicated as 25 to 50 cents lower for first half August delivery and 20 to 25 cents lower for last half August delivery compared to Friday's noon bids for the same
delivery periods.
Bids for 11.5 percent protein US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for August delivery were not fully established in early trading.
Bids for 14 percent protein non-guaranteed US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat for August delivery were not fully established in early trading as several exporters were not issuing bids for August new crop delivery.
Bids for US 2 barley for August delivery were not well tested.
Bids for US 2 Yellow Corn trended mixed, from 8-3/4 cents lower to instances of 26-1/4 cents per cwt higher than Friday's noon bids in early trading.
All wheat bids in dollars per bushel
US 1 Soft White Wheat - Any protein - Rail/Barge delivered *
FH Aug mostly $6.23 , ranging $ 6.00 -6.45
LH Aug mostly $6.38 , ranging $ 6.30 -6.45
Sep $ 6.45 -6.50
Oct $ 6.55 -6.60
Nov $ 6.45 -6.60
Dec $ 6.45 -6.65
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US 1 Soft White Wheat & White Club Wheat - ***MAXIMUM 10.5% protein***
Exporters are no longer bidding a premium for maximum 10.5% protein.
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US 1 White Club Wheat - Any protein - Rail/Barge delivered *
FH Aug mostly $6.56 , ranging $ 6.00 -7.45
LH Aug mostly $6.71 , ranging $ 6.30 -7.45
* 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
Aug NA
12 pct protein NA
13 pct protein NA
13 pct protein- NA
Milling Quality Montana Origin
* Not fully established.
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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) *
12 pct protein NA
13 pct protein NA
14 pct protein
Aug NA
15 pct protein NA
16 pct protein NA
* Not fully established.
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US 2 Barley in dollars per CWT
Unit trains & Barges-export (45 lbs.) * NA
Merchandiser Bids-Single rail cars-domestic (48 lbs. or better)
Delivered to Portland NA
Delivered to inland feeding areas NA
FOB inland Country Elevators NA
* Not fully established.
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US 2 Yellow Corn in dollars per CWT
Domestic-single rail cars
Delivered full coast-BN NA
Delivered to Portland $8.8750 -9.2750
Rail and Truck del to Willamette Vly NA
Rail del to Yakima Valley NA
Truck del to Yakima Valley $8.8750 -9.7250
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US 2 Heavy White Oats in dollars per CWT** NA
** Not well tested.
Exporter Bids Portland Rail/Barge Jul 2010
Averages in Dollars per bushel
No. 1 Soft White $4.88
No. 1 Hard Red Winter (Ordinary protein) $4.76
No. 1 Hard Red Winter (11.5% protein) $5.36
No. 1 Dark Northern Spring (14% protein) $6.57
No. 2 Barley NA
Source: USDA Market News Service, Portland, OR
