Daily National Grain Market Summary

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St. Joseph, MO   Wed Nov 21, 2012     USDA-MO Dept Ag Market News

Daily National Grain Market Summary

   Grain closed with slight to modest losses ahead of Thanksgiving.  Grains 
posted a rather quiet session on light selling as most traders were content to 
take to the sidelines for Thanksgiving.  Outside markets were slightly positive 
as the Stock Market had slight gains, crude oil traded higher closing above 
87.00 a barrel and the dollar was lower.  Wheat closed unchanged to 2 cents 
lower.  Corn traded 2-7 cents lower.  Soybeans closed 4-5 cents lower.


                              DATE         CHANGE                 YEAR AGO
TRUCK BIDS:                 11/21/12      11/20/12                11/23/11

Wheat:   
   Kansas City (HRW ORD)       8.46        dn 2                   6.25-6.29 
   Minneapolis (DNS)           9.24        up 1 1/2               8.81 1/4
   Portland (SWW)              N/A         n/a                    5.75-5.80
   St. Louis (SRW)             8.35        unch                      5.94
 
Corn, US No 2 Yellow: 
   Kansas City                 7.76        dn 2                      6.09
   Minneapolis                 7.14        dn 3 1/4               6.64 3/4
   So. Iowa             7.26 1/2-7.31      dn 4 3/4-7 3/4     5.87 3/4-5.90 3/4
   Omaha                    7.63-7.69      dn 2                   5.99-6.05

Soybeans, US No 1 Yellow: 
   Kansas City                14.28        dn 5                     11.33
   Minneapolis                13.86 1/4    dn 4 1/2              10.84 1/2
   So. Iowa            13.93 1/4-14.05 1/4 dn 4 1/2          11.09 1/2-11.19 1/2
   Cent. Il Processor  14.20 1/4-14.28 1/4 dn 4 1/2          11.26 1/2-11.32 1/2
 
FUTURES: 
   Kansas City (Dec) Wheat     8.76 1/4    dn 1 1/4               6.49
   Minneapolis (Dec) Wheat     9.14        up 1 1/2               8.35 3/4
   Chicago     (Dec) Wheat     8.45 1/4    up 1/4                 5.79 1/4
   Chicago     (Dec) Corn      7.41        dn 2 1/4               5.88 3/4
   Chicago     (Jan) Soybeans 14.08 1/4    dn 4 1/2              11.22 1/2

*EXPORT BIDS:  Barge bids out of the Port of New Orleans, or Rail out of the 
North Texas Gulf.  Bids per bushel, except sorghum per cwt.

US 1 HRW Wheat, Ord Protein: 
     Rail     9.51 1/4-9.61 1/4      dn 1 1/4                     7.19-7.29
US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat:                                   
     Barge    9.30 1/4-9.40 1/4      up 5 1/4-10 1/4          6.44 1/4-6.49 1/4
Yellow Corn:                                                                
     Barge    8.23-8.27              dn 11 1/4-8 1/4          6.54 3/4-6.55 3/4
US 2 Sorghum                                              
     Rail     12.87 1/2-13.41        dn 4                        11.05-11.76 1/4
     Barge    12.69 3/4-13.32 1/4    dn 4                    11.49 1/2-11.76 1/4
US 2 Yellow Soybeans                 
     Barge    15.08 1/4-15.09 1/4    dn 4 1/2                11.86 1/2-11.89 1/2

SOURCE:  USDA- MO Dept OF Ag Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
         Greg Harrison, Market Reporter (816)238-0678
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 
              
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