Daily National Grain Market Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri Jan 18, 2013    USDA-MO Dept Ag Market News

Daily National Grain Market Summary

   Grain bids were higher with soybeans trading lower.  Wheat and corn saw gains 
despite the higher dollar limiting the gains.  The weather outlook continues to 
be dry in the winter wheat region and cool weather expected for the Midwest.  
Wheat was mostly 4-13 cents higher.  Corn was mostly 1-3 cents higher.  Sorghum 
was 5-23 cents higher.  Soybeans were mostly 1-11 cents lower.

                              DATE         CHANGE               YEAR AGO
TRUCK BIDS:                 01/18/13      01/17/13              01/20/12

Wheat:   
   Kansas City (HRW ORD)    8.04-8.07      up 7                    6.42
   Minneapolis (DNS)           8.89        up 4 3/4                8.49 
   Portland (SWW)           8.50-8.81 1/4  unch-up 10           6.25-6.35
   St. Louis (SRW)             8.06        up 10                   6.25
 
Corn, US No 2 Yellow: 
   Kansas City                 7.66        up 3                 6.24-6.27
   Minneapolis              7.11 1/2       up 3                   No Bid
   So. Iowa             7.18 1/2-7.30 1/2  up 3             5.97 1/2-6.04 1/2
   Omaha                    7.49-7.51      up 1-3                  6.19

Soybeans, US No 1 Yellow: 
   Kansas City                14.77        dn 1                   11.97
   Minneapolis                No Bid       n/a                    No Bid
   So. Iowa            14.26 1/4-14.31 1/4 dn 1-unch           11.66-11.69    
   Cent. Il Processor  14.59 1/4-14.64 1/4 dn 3-11             11.89-11.95    
 
FUTURES: 
   Kansas City (Mar) Wheat     8.43 3/4    up 6 3/4             6.67
   Minneapolis (Mar) Wheat     8.74        up 4 3/4             7.98 3/4 
   Chicago     (Mar) Wheat     7.91 1/4    up 10                6.10 1/2
   Chicago     (Mar) Corn      7.27 1/2    up 3                 6.11 1/2
   Chicago     (Mar) Soybeans 14.29 1/4    dn 1                11.87

*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     9.28 3/4-9.38 3/4      up 6 3/4                   7.17-7.37
US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat:                                   
     Barge    8.59 1/4-8.63 1/4      up 13-10               6.71 1/2-6.73 1/2
Yellow Corn:                                                                
     Barge    7.75 1/2-7.83 1/2      dn 1-up 3              6.76 1/2-6.78 1/2 
US 2 Sorghum                                              
     Rail     13.26-13.70 1/2        up 5 1/2-23 1/4       11.40 1/4-11.90 1/4
     Barge    13.17-13.43 3/4        up 5 1/2-5 1/4            11.99-12.08
US 2 Yellow Soybeans                 
     Barge    15.25 1/4-15.32 1/4    dn 1                      12.59-12.62     

SOURCE:  USDA- MO Dept OF Ag Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
         Baldemar Ortiz, Market Reporter (816)238-0678
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 
              
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