Daily National Grain Market Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon Jan 28, 2013    USDA-MO Dept Ag Market News

Daily National Grain Market Summary
 
   Corn, wheat and soybeans all closed on a higher note to start the week.  Corn 
had solid gains as export inspections were looking positive to start the week.  
Soybeans continue to be focused on the South American crop and production.  
Wheat followed corn higher and had positive export inspections to start the 
week.  Wheat closed 3-10 cents higher.  Corn traded mostly 8 cents higher.  
Soybeans closed mostly 5-7 cents higher.


                              DATE         CHANGE               YEAR AGO
TRUCK BIDS:                 01/28/13      01/25/13              01/30/12

Wheat:   
   Kansas City (HRW ORD)    7.93-7.96      up 3                    6.73
   Minneapolis (DNS)           8.81 1/2    up 1 1/2                8.84
   Portland (SWW)           8.50-8.79 1/4  unch-up 2 3/4           N/A 
   St. Louis (SRW)             8.04        up 10                   6.60
 
Corn, US No 2 Yellow: 
   Kansas City                 7.67        up 8                 6.47-6.52
   Minneapolis              7.15 1/4       up 8 1/2               No Bid
   So. Iowa             7.21 3/4-7.33 1/4  up 8-8 1/2       6.22 3/4-6.27 3/4
   Omaha                    7.49-7.52      up 8                 6.39-6.50

Soybeans, US No 1 Yellow: 
   Kansas City                14.96        up 7                   11.95
   Minneapolis                No Bid       n/a                    No Bid
   So. Iowa            14.48 3/4-14.50 3/4 up 6 3/4-5 3/4   11.66 1/4-11.74 1/4
   Cent. Il Processor  14.82 3/4-14.87 3/4 up 11 3/4-6 3/4  11.79 1/4-11.95 1/4
 
FUTURES: 
   Kansas City (Mar) Wheat     8.32 3/4    up 3 1/4             6.97 1/2
   Minneapolis (Mar) Wheat     8.66 1/2    up 1 1/2             8.19 
   Chicago     (Mar) Wheat     7.79 1/4    up 2 3/4             6.44 3/4
   Chicago     (Mar) Corn      7.29 1/4    up 8 1/2             6.31 3/4
   Chicago     (Mar) Soybeans 14.47 3/4    up 6 3/4            11.85 1/4

*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     9.17 3/4-9.27 3/4      up 3 1/4               7.47 1/2-7.67 1/2
US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat:                                   
     Barge    8.52 1/4-8.58 1/4      up 3 1/4               7.04 3/4-7.15 3/4
Yellow Corn:                                                                
     Barge    7.81 1/4-7.82 1/4      up 10 1/2              6.98 3/4-7.06 3/4 
US 2 Sorghum                                              
     Rail     13.29-13.73 3/4        up 15 1/4             11.81 3/4-12.26 1/4
     Barge    13.45-13.47            up 15-15 1/4          12.17 1/2-12.44 1/4
US 2 Yellow Soybeans                 
     Barge    15.57 3/4-15.62 3/4    up 16 3/4-11 3/4      12.60 1/4-12.61 1/4

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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