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Portland, OR Thu Mar 7, 2013 USDA Market News
Portland Weekly Grain Review Part 2
Pacific Northwest Add Weekly Grain Summary
Cash Soft White Wheat - Pacific Northwest: Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat,
delivered by unit trains and barges to Portland during March ended the reporting
week on Thursday, March 7, at 8.50-8.6050, mostly 8.5775, four to ten cents per
bushel lower compared to last Thursday's noon bids of 8.62-8.6450, mostly 8.6375
for the same delivery period. There were no white club wheat premiums for nearby
delivery for this week or last week. One year ago bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat
and white club wheat for March delivery were 7.10-7.23, mostly 7.15. Nearby bids
for US 1 Soft White wheat began reporting week on Friday at mostly 8.7025 then
fell lower to mostly 8.5175 on Monday before rising to mostly 8.60 on Tuesday and
dropped again on Wednesday to mostly 8.4575. Today (Thursday), the end of the
reporting week bids slightly higher to mostly 8.5775. New confirmed export sales
of white wheat this week were limited to Japan. Forward month bids for soft
white wheat were as follows: April and May 8.42-8.6050 and August New Crop
7.4650-7.6150. One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat were as
follows: April 7.10-7.23, May 7.08-7.23, June 6.95-7.10, July 6.70-7.00 and
August New Crop 6.65-6.70.
Outstanding U.S. white wheat export sales as of February 28, 2013 for the
marketing year beginning June 1, 2012 and ending May 31, 2013, totaled 726.3
thousand MT compared to 803.9 thousand MT on February 21, 2012, and 1621.1
thousand MT one year ago. Outstanding white wheat export sales for the 2012-2013
marketing year were to the following countries in 1000 MT: Japan 149.5, South
Korea 137.7, Philippines 120.0, Egypt 55.0, Thailand 50.0, Nigeria 19.2, Taiwan
13.8, Burma 3.0, Malaysia 1.5, Canada 1.3, Vietnam 0.5, Hong Kong 0.3 and total
unknown 174.5. Accumulated white wheat export shipments as of February 28, 2013,
in 1000 MT for the 2012-2013 marketing year, totaled 3577.1 compared to 3914.5
one year ago.
Outstanding U.S. barley export sales as of February 28, 2013 for the marketing
year beginning June 1, 2012 and ending May 31, 2013, in 1000 MT, totaled 2.2
compared to 2.4 on February 21, 2012 and 2.1 one year ago. Outstanding barley
export sales for the 2012-2013 marketing year in 1000 MT were to the following
countries in 1000 MT: Taiwan 1.1, Japan 0.8 and South Korea 0.3. Accumulated
barley export shipments as of February 28, 2013 were 121.8 thousand MT compared
to 82.8 one year ago.
Coarse feeding grains: Bids for US 2 Yellow Corn delivered to Portland in
single rail cars were 294.00-296.25, 6.50 to 7.75 per ton lower than last
Thursday's bids of 300.50-304.00. Bids for US 2 Yellow Corn truck delivered to
the inland feeding areas of Yakima, Washington, and Hermiston, Oregon were
293.25-301.50, 3.00 to 4.50 per ton lower than last Thursday's bids of 296.25-
306.00. Lower Chicago March corn futures weighed on cash corn bids. Bids for US
2 Heavy White Oats for March delivery held steady with last Thursday's noon bids
at 270.00.
Source: USDA Market News Service, Portland, OR
Tiffany Smit 503-326-2237 Portland.LGMN@ams.usda.gov
24 hour price information 503-326-2022
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