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Portland, OR Thu Apr 26, 2012 USDA Market News
Portland Weekly Grain Review Part 1
Pacific Northwest Weekly Grain Summary
Pacific Northwest Market Summary: Cash wheat bids for March Portland delivery ended
the reporting week on Thursday, April 26, mixed, with soft white wheat ending the
reporting week mixed, hard red winter wheat ending higher, and dark northern spring wheat
ending lower compared to last Thursday's noon bids.
May wheat futures ended the reporting week on Thursday, April 26, mixed as follows
compared to last Thursday's closes: Chicago 1-1/4 cents higher at 6.26, Kansas City 1-
3/4 cents higher at 6.39-1/4 and Minneapolis 41-1/2 cents lower at 7.67-3/4. Kansas City
July wheat futures closed 3-1/2 cents higher at 6.50 and Minneapolis July wheat futures
closed 39 cents lower at 7.73. Chicago July corn futures trended 4-1/2 cents lower at
6.07-1/2 and July soybean futures closed 59-1/4 cents higher at 14.80-1/4. Soybean
futures were higher for the week with support most days of the week coming from fund
buying, concerns about a lower South American crop, strong demand, export inspections
continuing to fall in line with USDA estimates at 12 million bushels (mb), and a 165,000
metric ton (mt) sale of soybeans to unknown destinations. Corn futures were lower for the
week. They were pressured on Friday, Tuesday and Wednesday by crop friendly planting
weather, a lack of buying interest, and long liquidation tied to the Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy outbreak in California. Corn futures were supported on Monday by crop
damaging frost in the U.S. Corn Belt, a 120,000 mt sale of corn to unknown destinations,
higher-than-expected inspected-for-export figure for the week ending April 19 of 29.5 mb,
and commercial interest. Wheat futures were mixed for the week, with Chicago and Kansas
City closed higher, and Minneapolis futures closed lower. Cold weather early in the
week, higher-than-expected inspected-for-export figure of 24.4 mb, noncommercial buying,
the higher corn futures on Monday, and higher outside markets on Wednesday were
supportive factors to wheat futures. Pressuring factors to wheat futures were crop
friendly weather conditions, a lack of trade concerns over production, a comfortable
global pipeline supply, ahead-of-normal planting progress, commercial and noncommercial
selling interest, and spillover pressure from lower corn futures most days of the week.
Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat delivered by unit trains and barges to Portland for
April delivery trended mixed, from one cent lower to 10 cents per bushel higher than last
Thursday's range. Slightly higher Chicago May wheat futures supported soft white wheat
bids.
Bids for 11.5 percent protein US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for April delivery trended
six to 17 cents per bushel higher compared to last Thursday's noon bids for April
delivery. Slightly higher Kansas City May wheat futures and a higher basis bid by some
exporters supported bids. Some exporters switched their basis to over the July futures.
On Thursday, bids were as follows: April 7.44-7.70, mostly 7.52; May 7.44-7.60; June
7.30-7.50; first half July 7.00-7.40, last half July 7.00-7.20; and August New Crop 7.03-
7.11.
Bids for non-guaranteed 14.0 percent protein US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat for April
Portland delivery were 31 to 36 cents per bushel lower than last Thursday's noon bids for
April delivery. Bids were pressured by the lower Minneapolis May wheat futures for the
week. Some exporters raised their basis during the week which tempered declines. On
Thursday, bids for non-guaranteed 14 percent protein, were as follows: April 9.18-9.23,
mostly 9.21; May 9.15-9.23; June 9.18-9.23; July 8.83-9.13 and August New Crop 8.65-8.90.
There were eight grain vessels in Columbia River ports on Thursday, April 26, with
three docked compared to six last Thursday with five docked. New confirmed export sales
for Pacific Northwest loadout were limited to Japan. Japan purchased the following wheat
in metric tons for May 21 through June 20 shipment: 21,434 of maximum 10.5 percent
protein western white wheat, and 33,630 of minimum 11.7 percent protein hard red winter
wheat. Japan also purchased 25,650 metric tons of minimum 14 percent protein dark
northern spring wheat for delivery by July 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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