GX_GR113
Springfield, IL Fri Apr 13, 2012 USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News
Illinois Grain Prices in Country Elevators
This is Friday's report of the grain prices and trends prepared by the USDA
and the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
Illinois country grain prices were lower on Friday afternoon. Soybeans
ended lower despite the announcement of the third sale of the week of US
soybeans to China. For the week, China has purchased 445,000 tonnes of US
soybeans. Corn futures were pushed lower by fund selling at the Board of
Trade.
In Northern and Western Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn
bids 8 to 9 cents lower at 6.10-6.25. Soybean bids traded 4 to 5 cents lower
at 14.08-14.27.
In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn bids were 8 to
10 cents lower at 6.22-6.36. Soybean bids were 4 to 5 cents lower at
14.13-14.25.
In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were 8 to 9 cents lower
at 6.33-6.53. Soybean bids were 4 cents lower at 14.23-14.39. Wheat bids
were 13 to 16 cents lower at 6.05-6.24.
Commercial grain prices paid farmers by Interior Illinois Country
Elevators after 2.00 p.m. today are listed below in dollars per bushel:
AREA US 2 CORN US 1 SOYBEANS US 2 SOFT WHEAT
NORTHERN 6.10 - 6.18 14.08 - 14.17 -----------
WESTERN 6.16 - 6.25 14.12 - 14.27 -----------
N. CENTRAL 6.22 - 6.28 14.13 - 14.23 -----------
S. CENTRAL 6.30 - 6.36 14.14 - 14.25 -----------
WABASH 6.37 - 6.45 14.23 - 14.27 6.05 - 6.14
W.S. WEST 6.33 - 6.36 14.26 - 14.37 6.13 - 6.21
L. EGYPT 6.43 - 6.53 14.27 - 14.39 6.22 - 6.24
Central Illinois average price Corn 6.29 ( opt K)
Soybeans 14.19 (-18 K)
CONTRACT BIDS FOR NEW CROP 2012 DELIVERY
AREA CORN SOYBEANS ***SOFT WHEAT***
NORTHERN 4.94 - 5.07 13.12 - 13.25 -----------
WESTERN 4.93 - 5.01 13.19 - 13.27 -----------
N. CENTRAL 4.99 - 5.08 13.22 - 13.32 -----------
S. CENTRAL 5.01 - 5.14 13.22 - 13.32 -----------
WABASH 5.07 - 5.17 13.25 - 13.32 6.05 - 6.08
W.S. WEST 5.08 - 5.15 13.32 - 13.37 6.13 - 6.24
L. EGYPT 5.17 - 5.18 13.27 - 13.32 6.00 - 6.15
***June/July 2012 Delivery
Illinois grains- Grain futures ended mixed for the week, with soybeans
and wheat higher and corn lower. The reaction to the USDA's Supply Demand
report and export news helped to move soybean values up. The new Supply
Demand estimates for the US soybean supply were down 25 million bushels
from last month's report at 250 million bushels and world estimates were
also lower than last month at 55.52 million metric tonnes. The forecast
for South American production also dropped in Tuesday's report, with
Brazil's going from 68.5 mmt's to 66 mmt's this month. The forecast for
Argentina's soybean crop went from 46.5 mmt last month to 45 mmt in
Tuesday's report. Also supporting soybean futures were several export
sales of US soybeans, with a couple of those coming from China. Tuesday's
Supply Demand estimates weighed on corn futures this week. Traders had
expected a drop in the US carryout forecast, but the USDA's estimate was
unchanged from last month at 801 million bushels.
In the Illinois Weather and Crops update, the USDA's NASS Illinois Field
Office, estimated that Illinois farmers had planted 17% of the state's
corn crop, compared to 5% last week and 3% last year. It was the southern
areas of the state that was out in front of the planting race. The
southern areas had planted 23-40% of their crop, with the northern areas
ranging from 1-18%. Also in the southern areas, there was 3-6% of the
corn emerged. Also in this week's report, the state had officially
started soybean planting with 1% of the crop in the ground. The
Illinois wheat crop had a gain of 6% in the good to excellent category,
with 84% of the crop in the good to excellent category, with 14% fair
and only 2% very poor to poor. Like many of the plants this Spring, the
wheat crop was also ahead of schedule. There was already 8% of the
state's crop in the headed category, compared to nothing for last year
or the five year average. Many producers know that we could use some
rainfall across the state. In the state, there were 3% of the soils in
the surplus category, with 51% adequate, 40% short and 6% very short.
The trading in the cash grain market was slow to moderate. The rally in
the soybean market has been able to keep a reasonable supply of soybeans
coming to the market, but it's a little different or corn. Corn values
have dropped this week and farmers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Ohio
are busy with fieldwork and planting and really don't care about moving
cash grain at these price levels. This has led to improvement in the
corn basis at many grain terminals and corn processing plants. At the
Central Illinois Soybean Processors cash bids ended 7 cents higher at
14.41-14.51, with basis steady at option K to +10K. The Central Illinois
Corn Processors cash bids were 16 to 21 cents lower with bids ranging
from 6.52-6.63, with basis steady to 5 cents stronger at +15K to +26K. At
the Illinois River terminals south of Peoria, cash corn bids ended 17 to
18 cents lower ranging from 6.47-6.53, with basis up 3 to 4 cents at +10K
to +16K. Cash soybean bids gained 5 cents at 14.43-14.47, with basis 2
cents weaker ranging from +2K to +6K. New crop corn bids for October
delivery were down 4 to 7 cents to range from 5.14-5.24, with basis steady
to 3 cent lower at -32Z to -22Z. New crop soybean bids dropped 5 to 8
cents to 13.43-13.52, with basis 1 to 4 cents higher ranging from -29X to
-20X. New crop wheat bids for July 2012 delivery were mixed ranging from
6.27-6.34, with basis mixed ranging from -17N to -10N. At the Illinois
River terminals north of Peoria, cash corn bids fell 16 cents at 6.48-6.50,
with basis 5 cents higher at +11K to +13K. Cash soybean bids increased 7
cents at 14.41-14.44, with basis steady at Option K to 3K. New crop corn
bids for October delivery ended 5 cents lower at 5.16-5.19, with basis 1
cent lower ranging from -30Z to -27Z. New crop soybean bids dropped 8 to
9 cents to 13.42-13.46, with basis steady to 1 cents higher at -30X to
-26X. New crop wheat bids were down 1 to 5 cents to 6.34-6.35, with basis
mixed at -10N to -9N. At the St. Louis terminals cash corn bids were 16
cents lower at 6.65-6.66, with soybeans up 7 cents from 14.62-14.64. Cash
bids for Soft Red Winter wheat gained 4 cents to 6.61-6.62, with cash
sorghum bids down 21 cents to range from 6.17-6.18.
In northern and western Illinois, cash corn bids to producers at country
elevators were 14 to 20 cents lower at 6.18-6.34, with central Illinois
locations down 20 to 21 cents at 6.30-6.46 and in southern Illinois bids
lost 13 to 16 cents to range from 6.41-6.62. Cash soybean bids in northern
and western were up 8 to 12 cents at 14.12-14.32, with central Illinois
bids gaining 6 to 7 cents to 14.18-14.29 and southern Illinois advanced 8
cents at 14.27-14.43. Cash wheat bids for Soft Red Winter wheat in
southern Illinois locations ended steady to 1 cent higher to range from
6.18-6.39.
New crop corn bids to producers at the country elevators in northern and
western Illinois were 4 lower to range from 5.02-5.16, with central
Illinois locations down 2 to 3 cents at 5.08-5.25 and in southern Illinois
bids fell 3 cents to 5.17-5.28. New crop soybean bids for October delivery
in northern and western Illinois were 7 to 8 cents lower at 13.23-13.38,
with central Illinois locations down 8 to 9 cents to 13.33-13.43 and in
southern Illinois bids were mixed at 13.38-13.48. New crop wheat bids
for July 2012 delivery in southern Illinois ended 1 to 3 cents lower at
6.15-6.37.
Central Illinois Average Price at Country Elevators
4/12/2012 4/5/2012
Price Basis Price Basis
Corn 6.38 + 1/2 K 6.58 1/2 Opt K
Soybeans 14.17 -17 1/2 K 14.17 -17 K
Source: USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News, Springfield, IL
Phone: 217-782-4925 In state only toll free 888-458-4787
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