Pacific NW Wheat Basis Report

JO_GR111
Portland, OR    Thu Jan 17, 2013    USDA Market News

Pacific NW Wheat Basis Report:  Hard red winter wheat and dark northern
spring wheat basis at midday for Portland delivery.
***Cash bids for Pacific NW can be found at the following website
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/jo_gr110.txt
Bids as of 12:30 p.m. Pacific time; Subject to change
Futures closes:
Chicago Soft Red Winter Wheat    Change
      Mar   +CH     7.8125     dn 3.75
      May   +CK     7.8975     dn 4.00
      Jul   +CN     7.9525     dn 2.00
      Sep   +CU     8.0425     dn 1.00

Kansas City Hard Red Winter
      Mar   +KCH    8.3700     dn 5.50
      May   +KCK    8.4700     dn 5.75
      Jul   +KCN    8.5425     dn 5.00
      Sep   +KCU    8.6425     dn 3.25

Minneapolis Hard Red Spring Wheat
      Mar   +MNH    8.6925     dn 2.25
      May   +MNK    8.8025     dn 1.75
      Jul   +MNN    8.8750     dn 1.75
      Sep   +MNU    8.8675     dn 2.25

All wheat bids in dollars per bushel with changes in cents per bushel
US 1 Soft White Wheat - delivered by Unit Trains and Barges
    Jan                mostly 82.00, ranging   68.75 to 90        +CH  up 3.75-unch
    Feb                                        85 to 93.75        +CH  up 15.00- 3.75
    Mar                                        85 to 93.75        +CH  unch-up 3.75
    Apr                                        85 to 90.25        +CK  up 8.75- 4.00
    May                                        85 to 95.25        +CK  up 3.75- 4.00
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US 1 White Club Wheat - delivered by Unit Trains and Barges
    Jan                mostly 82.00, ranging   68.75 to 90        +CH  up 3.75-unch
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US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat - (Exporter bids-falling numbers of 300 or
better)
  Ordinary protein        mostly 69, ranging   60 to 80           +KCH unch
  10 pct protein          mostly 69, ranging   60 to 80           +KCH unch
  11 pct protein                               80 to 100          +KCH unch
  11.5 pct protein
    Jan                   mostly 98, ranging   90 to 110          +KCH unch
    Feb                                        99 to 110          +KCH unch
    Mar                                        105 to 110         +KCH unch
    Apr                                        95 to 102          +KCK unch
    May                                        100 to 105         +KCK unch
  12 pct protein                               95 to 115          +KCH unch
  13 pct protein         mostly 114, ranging   104 to 125         +KCH unch
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US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat (with a minimum of 300 falling numbers, a maximum
 of 0.5 part per million vomitoxin, and a maximum of one percent total damage)
  13 pct protein                               57 to 80           +MNH unch
  14 pct protein
    Jan                   mostly 89, ranging   85 to 100          +MNH unch
    Feb                                        90 to 105          +MNH unch
    Mar                                        90 to 105          +MNH unch
    Apr                                        90 to 100          +MNK unch
    May                                        94 to 103          +MNK unch
 15 pct protein                                85 to 100          +MNH unch
 16 pct protein                                85 to 100          +MNH unch
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US 2 Yellow Corn in dollars per CWT
  Domestic-single rail cars
  Delivered full coast-BN                      NA
  Delivered to Portland                        122 to 125         +CH  unch
  Rail and Truck del to Willamette Vly         NA
  Rail del to Yakima Valley                    NA
  Truck del to Yakima Valley                   107 to 134         +CH  unch

Source:     USDA Market News Service, Portland, OR
            Niki Davila 503-326-2237  Portland.LGMN@ams.usda.gov
            24 Hour Market Report  503-326-2022
            www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JO_GR111.txt
            www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews

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