South Carolina Closing Grain Bids

CO_GR110
Columbia, SC     Monday, May 21, 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 2 to 6 cents lower.
US 1 Yellow Soybeans were 5 to 8 cents higher.
US 2 Red Wheat was mixed; 2 cents lower to 30 cents higher.
New Crop Yellow Corn was 1 to 3 cents higher.
New Crop Yellow Soybeans were 16 to 18 cents higher.
New Crop US 2 Soft Wheat was mixed; 2 cents lower to 30 cents higher. 

CORN: Country Elevators---*5.20 at Kingstree; *No Bid at Lynchburg; 
6.45 and *5.47 at Estill; Processors---No Bid at Orangeburg 1; 6.53 at 
Orangeburg 2; 7.33 at Monetta; 7.13 and *5.73 at Sumter; 6.83 and *5.73 at 
Cassett.

SOYBEANS: Country Elevators---No Bid at Anderson; *12.56 at Kingstree; 
*No Bid at Lynchburg; No Bid at Orangeburg 2; 14.00 and *12.84 at Estill; 
Processors---14.48 and *13.11 at Kershaw; Export---No Bid at Vance. 

WHEAT: Country Elevators---No Bid at Anderson; 6.13 and *6.13 at Kingstree; NO Bid 
at Lynchburg; 6.50 and *6.50 at Estill; Processor---6.33 at Orangeburg 
2; *6.65 at Sumter; 6.83 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                                                       No Bid       
Kingstree                   5.20              12.56      6.13  6.13
Lynchburg                   No Bid            No Bid     No Bid 
Orangeburg 2                           No Bid
Estill               6.45   5.47       14.00  12.84      6.50  6.50
PROCESSORS  
Orangeburg 1         No Bid
Orangeburg 2         6.53                                6.33
Monetta              7.33   
Sumter               7.13   5.73                               6.65
Cassatt              6.83   5.73                         6.83
Columbia                                                 7.00
Kershaw                                14.48  13.11
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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