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 16.50 to 21 cents per bushel lower than Friday'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 mixed, from 19.75 cents lower to 2.75 cents per bushel higher than Friday'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 16.50 cents per bushel lower than Friday's noon bids for October delivery. Bids were pressured by the lower Kansas City December wheat futures. 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 available in early trading 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 five cents per cwt higher compared to Friday's noon bids. Corn bids truck delivered to the Yakima Valley also trended five cents per cwt higher than Friday's noon bids. Higher Chicago December corn futures supported cash corn bids.
All wheat bids in dollars per bushel
US 1 Soft White Wheat - delivered by Unit Trains and Barges *
Oct mostly 8.7525, ranging 8.6775-8.8775
Nov 8.8500-8.9275
Dec 8.9000-8.9775
Jan 9.0000-9.0425
Feb 9.0000-9.0425
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US 1 White Club Wheat - delivered by Unit Trains and Barges *
Oct mostly 8.7525, ranging 8.6775-8.8775
*Not fully established.
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US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat - (Exporter bids-falling numbers of 300 or better) *
Ordinary protein 9.3000-9.4600
10 pct protein 9.3000-9.4600
11 pct protein 9.5100-9.6600
11.5 pct protein
Oct 9.6100-9.7600
12 pct protein 9.6100-9.7600
13 pct protein 9.6100-9.7600
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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 15.4250-15.4875
Rail and Truck del to Willamette Vly NA
Rail del to Yakima Valley NA
Truck del to Yakima Valley 15.7000-15.7625
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
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