South Carolina Closing Grain Bids

CO_GR110
Columbia, SC     Monday, April 23, 2012 USDA-SC Dept Ag Market News


South Carolina closing cash grain bids as of 3:00 P.M.  Prices delivered 
to country elevators or processors.  New crop bids noted with (*).

US 2 Yellow Corn was 10 to 11 cents higher.
US 1 Yellow Soybeans were 6 to 13 cents lower.
US 2 Red Wheat was steady to 11 cents higher.
New Crop Yellow Corn was 8 to 10 cents higher.
New Crop Yellow Soybeans were 14 to 15 cents lower.
New Crop US 2 Soft Wheat was 9 to 10 cents higher. 

CORN: Country Elevators---*5.25 at Kingstree; *5.15 at Lynchburg; 
6.38 and *5.56 at Estill; Processors---No Bid at Orangeburg 1; 6.43 at 
Orangeburg 2; 7.02 at Monetta; 6.92 and *5.80 at Sumter; 6.73 and *5.80 at 
Cassett.

SOYBEANS: Country Elevators---No Bid at Anderson; 13.97 and *12.91 at Kingstree; 
*12.66 at Lynchburg; No Bid at Orangeburg 2; 14.27 and *13.22 at Estill; 
Processors---14.57 and *13.42 at Kershaw; Export---No Bid at Vance. 

WHEAT: Country Elevators---*6.12 at Anderson; *5.87 at Kingstree; *5.62 at 
Lynchburg; *5.98 at Estill; Processor---6.23 at Orangeburg 2; *6.45 at Sumter; 
6.73 at Cassatt; 7.00 at Columbia.

COUNTRY ELEVATORS    US 2 Yellow       US 1 Yellow       US 2 Soft Red
                       

  Corn             Soybeans           Wheat

                     Cash  New Crop    Cash  New Crop    Cash  New Crop
Anderson                                                       6.12 
Kingstree                   5.25       13.97  12.91            5.87
Lynchburg                   5.15              12.66            5.62
Orangeburg 2                           No Bid
Estill               6.38   5.56       14.27  13.22            5.98
PROCESSORS  
Orangeburg 1         No Bid
Orangeburg 2         6.43                                6.23
Monetta              7.02   
Sumter               6.92   5.80                               6.45
Cassatt              6.73   5.80                         6.73
Columbia                                                 7.00
Kershaw                                14.57  13.42
EXPORT
Vance                                  No Bid


Source: South Carolina Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Columbia, SC 
803-737-4671. For more info check out the internet at 
http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/co_gr110.txt


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