South Carolina Closing Grain Bids

CO_GR110
Columbia, SC     Monday, April 30, 2012 USDA-SC Dept Ag Market News


South Carolina closing cash grain bids as of 3:00 P.M.  Prices delivered 
to country elevators or processors.  New crop bids noted with (*).

US 2 Yellow Corn was 6  to 7 cents higher.
US 1 Yellow Soybeans were 7 to 9 cents higher.
US 2 Red Wheat was steady to 7 cents higher.
New Crop Yellow Corn was 5 to 10 cents higher.
New Crop Yellow Soybeans were 19 to 24 cents higher.
New Crop US 2 Soft Wheat was 2 to 9 cents higher. 

CORN: Country Elevators---6.40 and *5.23 at Kingstree; *5.13 at Lynchburg; 
6.75 and *5.53 at Estill; Processors---No Bid at Orangeburg 1; 6.80 at 
Orangeburg 2; 7.40 at Monetta; 7.30 and *5.86 at Sumter; 7.10 and *5.86 at 
Cassett.

SOYBEANS: Country Elevators---No Bid at Anderson; 14.63 and *13.31 at Kingstree; 
*13.06 at Lynchburg; No Bid at Orangeburg 2; 14.93 and *13.61 at Estill; 
Processors---15.28 and *13.86 at Kershaw; Export---No Bid at Vance. 

WHEAT: Country Elevators---*6.54 at Anderson; *6.09 at Kingstree; *5.84 at 
Lynchburg; *6.20 at Estill; Processor---6.60 at Orangeburg 2; *6.59 at Sumter; 
7.10 at Cassatt; 7.00 at Columbia.

COUNTRY ELEVATORS    US 2 Yellow       US 1 Yellow       US 2 Soft Red
                         Corn             Soybeans           Wheat

                     Cash  New Crop    Cash  New Crop    Cash  New Crop
Anderson                                                       6.54 
Kingstree            6.40   5.23       14.63  13.31            6.09
Lynchburg                   5.13              13.06            5.84
Orangeburg 2                           No Bid
Estill               6.75   5.53       14.93  13.61            6.20
PROCESSORS  
Orangeburg 1         No Bid
Orangeburg 2         6.80                                6.60
Monetta              7.40   
Sumter               7.30   5.86                               6.59
Cassatt              7.10   5.86                         7.10
Columbia                                                 7.00
Kershaw                                15.28  13.86
EXPORT
Vance                                  No Bid


Source: South Carolina Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Columbia, SC 
803-737-4671. For more info check out the internet at 
http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/co_gr110.txt


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