Ohio River Barge Loading Elevator Grain Bids

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Springfield, IL     Thu, May 03, 2012     USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News

Ohio river barge loading grain elevator prices and trends

Spot Bids to Producers at Selected barge loading terminals on the
Ohio River in the Mt. Vernon-Evansville Indiana area.

                Price      Change            Basis          Change
SRW Wheat  6.2250-6.2650   UP 1              7N to 11N      UNCH
Corn       6.6350-6.6750   UP 6-UP 5         49N to 53N     UP 3-UP 2
Sorghum    5.8450-5.9450   UP 3              -30N to -20N   UNCH
Soybeans   14.9000-14.9750 DN 10-DN 7.5      16.5N to 24N   UP 1.5-UP 4

Contract Bids for New Crop 2012 Delivery
Corn       5.2000-5.2050   UP 1-DN 1.5       -9.5Z to -9Z   UP 2.5-UNCH
Sorghum    5.4950-5.5450   DN 1.5            20Z to 25Z     UNCH
Soybeans   13.6675-13.6775 UP 0.5-DN 0.5     -1X to OptX    UP 1-UNCH

Contract Bids for June-July 2012 Delivery
SRW Wheat  6.1800-6.2350   UP 1.5-UP 1       2.5N to 8N     UP 0.5-UNCH
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Spot Bids to Producers at Selected barge loading terminals on the
Ohio River in the Cincinnati area.

           Price           Change            Basis          Change
Corn       6.6150-6.6350   UP 14-UP 6        47N to 49N     UP 11-UP 3
Soybeans   14.8550-14.9050 DN 9.5-DN 6.5     12N to 17N     UP 2-UP 5

Contract Bids for New Crop 2012 Delivery
Corn       5.0450-5.0750   UP 2.5-UP 1.5     -25Z to -22Z   UP 4-UP 3
Soybeans   13.5175-13.5675 UP 0.5-UP 2.5     -16X to -11X   UP 1-UP 3

Contract bids for June-July 2012  Delivery
SRW Wheat  6.0750-6.1550   UP 3-UP 1         -8N to OptN    UP 2-UNCH



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Source: USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News Service, Springfield, IL
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