To-Arrive Truck & Rail Bids - Grain Delivered To Chicago IL

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Springfield, IL    Wed, May 02, 2012    USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News

Chicago Terminal Grain Report

To Arrive Truck and Rail Bids for Grain Delivered to Chicago.  The
following quotations represent Bids ($/ bu) from Terminal Elevators,
Processors, Mills, and Merchandisers after 1:30 p.m. today.

Grain          Bids        Delivery        Change           Basis       Change

SRW Wheat  5.9650-6.0650   30 Days         DN 28.5       -18N to -8N     UNCH

Soybeans  14.7300-14.8100    Spot          DN 18.5       -12N to -4N     UNCH
Soybeans  14.7300-14.8100 15-30 Days       DN 18.5       -12N to -4N     UNCH

Terminal Elevator Bids
Corn       6.1150-6.1250     Spot          DN 17.5       OptN to 1N      UNCH
Corn       6.1150-6.1250  15-30 Days       DN 17.5       OptN to 1N      UNCH

Processor Bids
Corn       6.4150-6.5150     Spot          DN 17.5       30N to 40N      UNCH
Corn       6.4150-6.4650  15-30 Days   DN 17.5-DN 22.5   30N to 35N   UNCH-DN 5

Changes are cents per bushel.  Spot = up to 15 days
Soybeans = US 1 Yellow; Corn = US 2 Yellow

Chicago Board of Trade month 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: April 2012

SRW Wheat                      6.2400
Processor Corn (Spot)          6.5100
Terminal Corn (Spot)           6.2100
Soybeans (Spot)               14.3700

Source: USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News Service, Springfield, IL
        Kent McFarland  217-782-4925  SpringField.LGMN@ams.usda.gov
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