Daily National Grain Market Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri Dec 28, 2012    USDA-MO Dept Ag Market News

Daily National Grain Market Summary

   Grains ended the week with slight to modest gains.  With little fresh news 
for the grain markets grain traders headed to the sidelines for the weekend with 
little buying interest.  Wheat closed 3-6 cents higher.  Corn traded 2-3 cents 
higher.  Soybeans closed 4-6 cents higher.



                              DATE         CHANGE                 YEAR AGO
TRUCK BIDS:                 12/28/12      12/27/12                12/30/11

Wheat:   
   Kansas City (HRW ORD)    7.81-7.86      up 3                      6.92
   Minneapolis (DNS)        8.82 3/4       up 3                      9.04 1/2
   Portland (SWW)           8.40-8.57      up 2 3/4-9 3/4         6.05-6.20
   St. Louis (SRW)             7.68        up 6                      6.62
 
Corn, US No 2 Yellow: 
   Kansas City              7.21-7.26      up 2                   6.57-6.62
   Minneapolis                 6.68        up 2 1/2                 No Bid
   So. Iowa                 6.83-6.99      up 2 1/2           6.28 1/2-6.31 1/2
   Omaha                    7.20-7.22      up 2-3                 6.37-6.40

Soybeans, US No 1 Yellow: 
   Kansas City                14.64        up 5                     11.94    
   Minneapolis                No Bid       n/a                      No Bid
   So. Iowa                14.12-14.17     up 6 1/4-5 1/4    11.76 3/4-11.83 1/2
   Cent. Il Processor      14.38-14.49     up 4 1/4-5 1/4    11.88 1/2-12.02 1/2
 
FUTURES: 
   Kansas City (Mar) Wheat     8.26        up 2 3/4               7.17     
   Minneapolis (Mar) Wheat     8.67 3/4    up 3                   8.49 1/2
   Chicago     (Mar) Wheat     7.78 3/4    up 6 1/2               6.52 3/4
   Chicago     (Mar) Corn      6.94        up 2 1/2               6.46 1/2 
   Chicago     (Jan) Soybeans 14.24        up 5 1/4              11.98 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     9.01-9.11              up 2 3/4                     7.67-7.87    
US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat:                                   
     Barge    8.48 3/4-8.53 3/4      up 6 1/2                 7.02 3/4-7.07 3/4
Yellow Corn:                                                                
     Barge    7.44-7.54              up 2 1/2-3 1/2           6.96 1/2-6.98 1/2
US 2 Sorghum                                              
     Rail     12.03 1/2-12.75        up 4 1/2                12.02 3/4-12.70 1/2
     Barge       N/A                 N/A                         12.26-12.61 1/2
US 2 Yellow Soybeans                 
     Barge    15.32-15.36            up 5 1/4                12.59 1/2-12.64 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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