South Carolina Closing Grain Bids

CO_GR110
Columbia, SC     Wednesday, May 02, 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 mostly 17 to 18 cents lower, one location 27 lower.
US 1 Yellow Soybeans were 8 to 17 cents lower.
US 2 Red Wheat was steady to 18 cents lower.
New Crop Yellow Corn was 7 to 12 cents lower.
New Crop Yellow Soybeans were 24 cents lower.
New Crop US 2 Soft Wheat was mostly 14 to 28 cents lower, one location 38 lower. 

CORN: Country Elevators---6.22 and *5.06 at Kingstree; *5.01 at Lynchburg; 
6.57 and *5.41 at Estill; Processors---No Bid at Orangeburg 1; 6.62 at 
Orangeburg 2; 7.11 at Monetta; 7.12 and *5.64 at Sumter; 6.92 and *5.64 at 
Cassett.

SOYBEANS: Country Elevators---No Bid at Anderson; 14.40 and *13.18 at Kingstree; 
*12.93 at Lynchburg; No Bid at Orangeburg 2; 14.75 and *13.48 at Estill; 
Processors---15.10 and *13.74 at Kershaw; Export---No Bid at Vance. 

WHEAT: Country Elevators---*6.11 at Anderson; *5.86 at Kingstree; *5.64 at 
Lynchburg; *5.80 at Estill; Processor---6.42 at Orangeburg 2; *6.43 at Sumter; 
6.92 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                                                       6.11 
Kingstree            6.22   5.06       14.40  13.18            5.86
Lynchburg                   5.01              12.93            5.64
Orangeburg 2                           No Bid
Estill               6.57   5.41       14.75  13.48            5.80
PROCESSORS  
Orangeburg 1         No Bid
Orangeburg 2         6.62                                6.42
Monetta              7.11   
Sumter               7.12   5.64                               6.43
Cassatt              6.92   5.64                         6.92
Columbia                                                 7.00
Kershaw                                15.10  13.74
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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