Pacific NW Wheat Basis Report

JO_GR111
Portland, OR    Fri Jan 25, 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     7.7650     up 8.00
      May   +CK     7.8475     up 7.75
      Jul   +CN     7.8850     up 6.25
      Sep   +CU     7.9725     up 4.75

Kansas City Hard Red Winter
      Mar   +KCH    8.2950     up 8.00
      May   +KCK    8.4025     up 8.00
      Jul   +KCN    8.4800     up 7.50
      Sep   +KCU    8.5825     up 6.00

Minneapolis Hard Red Spring Wheat
      Mar   +MNH    8.6500     up 9.50
      May   +MNK    8.7675     up 9.25
      Jul   +MNN    8.8650     up 9.00
      Sep   +MNU    8.8550     up 7.25

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 91.25, ranging   73.5 to 100        +CH  dn 8.00-unch
    Feb                                        93.5 to 105        +CH  dn 3.00-up 3.50
    Mar                                        98.5 to 105        +CH  dn 1.50- 6.50
    Apr                                        90.25 to 100       +CK  dn 4.75- 5.00
    May                                        90.25 to 100       +CK  dn 4.75- 7.00
    Aug NC                                     0 to 25            +CU  unch
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US 1 White Club Wheat - delivered by Unit Trains and Barges
    Jan                mostly 91.25, ranging   73.5 to 100        +CH  dn 8.00-unch
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US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat - (Exporter bids-falling numbers of 300 or
better)
  Ordinary protein        mostly 71, ranging   60 to 80           +KCH unch
  10 pct protein          mostly 71, ranging   60 to 80           +KCH unch
  11 pct protein                               80 to 100          +KCH unch
  11.5 pct protein
    Jan                   mostly 99, 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
    Aug NC                                     40 to 50           +KCU unch
  12 pct protein                               95 to 115          +KCH unch
  13 pct protein         mostly 113, ranging   105 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                               65 to 84           +MNH unch-up 4
  14 pct protein
    Jan                   mostly 94, ranging   85 to 100          +MNH unch
    Feb                                        95 to 105          +MNH unch
    Mar                                        100 to 105         +MNH up 5-unch
    Apr                                        93 to 95           +MNK unch
    May                                        97 to 100          +MNK unch
    Aug NC                                     75 to 90           +MNU 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                        123 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 136         +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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