Kansas City, MO Truck Grain Bids

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St. Joseph, MO     Wed, Apr 18, 2012     USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News

Truck bids for Grains Delivered to Kansas City
(Price per bushel except Sorghum price per cwt.)

SPOT                Bids        Change (¢/bu)        Basis          Change
HRW Wheat:
 Ord Protein    5.9800-6.0000       DN 6         -28K to -26K        UNCH
SRW Wheat       5.9100-5.9600       DN 5         -20K to -15K        UNCH
Yellow Corn        6.2300           DN 15             21K            UNCH
Yellow Sorghum     10.0400          DN 26            -40K            UNCH
Yellow Soybeans    14.1500          DN 15             7K             UP 3

FORWARD CASH BIDS FOR New Crop Delivery
                    Bids        Change (¢/bu)        Basis          Change
HRW Wheat:
 Ord Protein    6.0000-6.0500       DN 6         -35N to -30N        UNCH
SRW Wheat          5.9100           DN 4             -25N            UNCH
Yellow Corn     5.0400-5.0700       DN 1         -25Z to -22Z        UNCH
Yellow Sorghum  8.5500-8.6400       DN 2         -50Z to -45Z        UNCH
Yellow Soybeans    13.1000          DN 18            -28X            UNCH


Cash bids reflect the difference between the basis and the futures settlement.

HRW Wheat = US 1; SRW Wheat = US 2; Yellow Corn = US 2; Yellow Sorghum = US 2;
Yellow Soybeans = US 2

CBOT/KCBOT symbols: F January, G February, H March, J April, K May,
M June, N July, Q August, U September, V October, X November, Z December
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Monthly Prices for: March 2012

Yellow Corn                              6.6509
Yellow Sorghum                          11.1407
Yellow Soybeans                         13.5214

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

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