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Portland, OR Thu Feb 21, 2013 USDA Market News
Portland Weekly Grain Review Part 1
Pacific Northwest Weekly Grain Summary
Pacific Northwest Market Summary: Cash wheat bids for February delivery
ended the reporting week on Thursday, February 21, lower compared to week
ago bids for the same delivery period.
March wheat futures ended the reporting week on Thursday, February 21,
lower as follows compared to last Thursday's closes: Chicago 10.75 cents
lower at 7.2125, Kansas City 17.75 cents lower at 7.5725 and Minneapolis
12.75 cents lower at 8.0650. Chicago March corn futures trended four cents
lower at 6.9075 while March soybean futures closed 69.75 cents higher at
14.8775. Soybean futures were sharply higher for the week in reaction to
short covering, profit taking, less than anticipated moisture in Argentina,
a 120,000 metric ton (mt) sale of US soybeans to China, a good inspected-
for-export figure of 40.4 million bushels (mb), and commercial buying. Corn
futures were pressured during the week by the winter storm forecasted to
bring moisture to the drought stricken Corn Belt, a lower-than-expected
inspected-for-export figure of 9.5 mb, lower outside markets and a higher US
dollar on Wednesday. Supportive factors to the corn futures this week were
spillover support from the higher wheat futures on Friday and higher soybean
futures on Tuesday and Wednesday, commercial buying, and dry weather
patterns in Argentina. Wheat futures were supported during the week by
increased export demand with a 100,000 mt sale of US wheat to Brazil and a
350,000 mt sale of US wheat to China, a strong inspected-for-export figure
of 30.3 mb, commercial and noncommercial buying interest, and spillover
support from the higher soybean futures on Wednesday. A higher US dollar on
Friday and the winter storm forecasted to bring relief to the dry US wheat
growing areas pressured wheat futures during the week.
Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains or
barges during February trended two to 13.75 cents per bushel lower than week
ago bids for February delivery. Some exporters were not issuing bids for
nearby delivery.
Bids for 11.5 percent protein US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for February
delivery declined by 17.75 cents per bushel compared to last Thursday's noon
bids. Lower Kansas City March wheat futures pressured bids. On Thursday,
bids were as follows: February 8.6225-8.8725, mostly 8.7525; March 8.7925-
8.8725, April 8.7825-8.9225, May 8.8125-8.9225 and August New Crop 8.3350-
8.5350.
Bids for non-guaranteed 14.0 percent protein US 1 Dark Northern Spring
Wheat for February Portland delivery trended 12.75 to 20.75 cents per bushel
lower compared with last week's noon bids. Lower Minneapolis March wheat
futures and a lower basis bid by some exporters weighed on bids. 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 five 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: February
9.0850-9.2650, mostly 9.1750, March 9.1150-9.3150; April and May 9.2275-
9.3275 and August New Crop 9.1025-9.2025.
There were 15 grain vessels in Columbia River ports on Thursday, February
21, with six docked compared to 16 last Thursday with five docked. New
confirmed export sales of grain for Pacific Northwest loadout during the
week were to Japan. Japan purchased 18,840 MT of hard red winter wheat for
March 21-April 20 shipment and 22,565 MT of dark northern spring wheat for
arrival by May 31.
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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