Daily National Grain Market Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed Feb 13, 2013    USDA-MO Dept Ag Market News

Daily National Grain Market Summary

   Soybeans and wheat posted slight gains with corn unchanged to slightly lower.  
Corn closed fractionally lower which was nine days in a row that corn settled 
lower which could lead to a correction.  Soybeans found some buying interest to 
close with slight gains.  Wheat found a late push to close higher on the day.  
Wheat closed 2-4 cents higher.  Corn traded unchanged to 2 cents lower.  
Soybeans closed mostly 2 cents higher.


                              DATE         CHANGE               YEAR AGO
TRUCK BIDS:                 02/13/13      02/12/13              02/15/12

Wheat:   
   Kansas City (HRW ORD)    7.40-7.45      up 2                 6.45-6.47
   Minneapolis (DNS)           8.43        up 7                    8.61
   Portland (SWW)           8.48-8.70 1/2  up 8-18 1/2          7.00-7.15
   St. Louis (SRW)            7.76         up 4                    6.41
 
Corn, US No 2 Yellow: 
   Kansas City              7.31-7.36      unch                 6.42-6.47
   Minneapolis                 6.84 1/2    dn 3/4                 No Bid
   So. Iowa                 6.92-7.07 1/2  dn 1/4-3/4           6.19-6.22     
   Omaha                    7.16-7.24      dn 2-unch            6.35-6.37

Soybeans, US No 1 Yellow: 
   Kansas City                14.58        up 2                   12.69
   Minneapolis                No Bid       n/a                    No Bid
   So. Iowa                14.22-14.25     up 2 1/4            12.41-12.45    
   Cent. Il Processor      14.49-14.63     up 2 1/4            12.65-12.71    
 
FUTURES: 
   Kansas City (Mar) Wheat     7.80 1/4    up 2 1/4             6.70     
   Minneapolis (Mar) Wheat     8.23        up 7                 8.11
   Chicago     (Mar) Wheat     7.35 1/2    up 3 1/2             6.26
   Chicago     (Mar) Corn      6.95 1/2    dn 3/4               6.27     
   Chicago     (Mar) Soybeans 14.23        up 2 1/4            12.61    

*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     8.65 1/4-8.80 1/4      up 2 1/4-7 1/4             7.20-7.40     
US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat:                                   
     Barge    8.13 1/2-8.17 1/2      up 4 1/2-2 1/2             6.91-6.96 
Yellow Corn:                                                                
     Barge    7.58 1/2-7.60 1/2      up 4 1/4-1 1/4             6.99-7.04     
US 2 Sorghum                                              
     Rail     12.59 3/4-13.13 3/4    uo 1 1/2-dn 1         11.73 1/4-12.17 3/4
     Barge    12.77 3/4-13.22 1/4    dn 1 1/4-up 34 1/4    11.64 1/4-12.17 3/4
US 2 Yellow Soybeans                 
     Barge    14.98-15.03            up 1/4-dn 1 1/4           13.33-13.35

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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