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Portland, OR Thu Jan 17, 2013 USDA Market News
Portland Weekly Grain Review Part 1
Pacific Northwest Weekly Grain Summary
Pacific Northwest Market Summary: Cash wheat bids for January delivery
ended the reporting week on Thursday, January 17, higher compared to week
ago bids for the same delivery period.
March wheat futures ended the reporting week on Thursday, January 17,
higher as follows compared to last Thursday's closes: Chicago 36.75 cents
higher at 7.8125, Kansas City 40.50 cents higher at 8.37 and Minneapolis 30
cents higher at 8.6925. Chicago March corn futures trended 25.75 cents
higher at 7.2450 while March soybean futures closed 50.50 cents higher at
14.3025. Grain futures were higher for the week. Supportive factors to the
wheat futures were a slightly bullish USDA report released on Friday showing
tight worldwide and US ending stocks with world carryover estimated at
176.64 million metric tons and US estimated at 716 million bushels (mb),
drought conditions in US wheat growing areas with trade concerns over the
potential of winterkill in northwest Kansas and Nebraska, spillover support
from the higher row crop futures, commercial and noncommercial buying, and a
lower US dollar on Monday. Corn futures were supported during the week by
the USDA report showing December 1 Grain Stocks that were 253 mb lower than
trade expectations estimated at 8.03 billion bushels and a declining
domestic carryover figure estimated at 602 mb, commercial and noncommercial
buying, drier weather forecasted for South America, and spillover support
from higher wheat and soybean futures during the week. Soybean futures
fluctuated during the week. A 120,000 metric ton sale of US soybeans to
China; commercial buying; a lower US dollar on Friday; dry weather outlook
for South America; an inspected-for-export figure of 39.1 mb, which while
lower than last week's figure, still is more than the 14.6 mb needed to
reach the USDA export estimate; and tight domestic supplies were all
supportive factors to the soybean futures this week. Soybean futures were
pressured during the week by a slightly bearish USDA report showing an
increase in global soybean production estimated at 135 mb for US ending
stocks, profit taking, and slightly improving weather conditions in areas of
Northern Brazil on Tuesday.
Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains or
barges during January trended 20.50 to 26.25 cents per bushel higher than
week ago bids for January. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby
delivery.
Bids for 11.5 percent protein US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for January
delivery advanced by 40.50 to 50.50 cents per bushel compared to last
Thursday's noon bids for January delivery supported by the higher Kansas
City March wheat futures and a higher basis bid by some exporters. On
Thursday, bids were as follows: January 9.27-9.47, mostly 9.35; February
9.36-9.47; March 9.42-9.47; April 9.42-9.49 and May 9.47-9.52.
Bids for non-guaranteed 14.0 percent protein US 1 Dark Northern Spring
Wheat for January Portland delivery advanced by 30 to 35 cents per bushel
compared with last week's noon bids supported by the higher Minneapolis
March wheat futures and a higher basis bid by some exporters. Some
exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Protein scales for
non-guaranteed 14.0 percent protein were plus zero cents each 1/4 of a
percent of protein up to 16 percent protein and minus four to seven cents
each 1/4 of a percent of protein down to 13 percent protein. On Thursday,
bids for non-guaranteed 14 percent protein were as follows: January 9.5425-
9.6925, mostly 9.5825; February and March 9.5925-9.7425; April 9.7025-9.8025
and May 9.7425-9.8325.
There were 16 grain vessels in Columbia River ports on Thursday, January
17 with three docked compared to 16 last Thursday with ten docked. New
confirmed export sales of grain for Pacific Northwest loadout during the
week were limited to Japan. Japan purchased the following US wheat in
metric tons for February 21-March 20 shipment: 16,909 of western white
wheat, 16,210 of hard red winter wheat and 30,024 of dark northern spring
wheat.
Source: USDA Market News, Portland, OR
Niki Davila 503-326-2237 Portland.LGMN@ams.usda.gov
24 hour price information 503-326-2022
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