CO/NE/WY Elevator Grain Bids

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Greeley, CO    Thu Apr 12, 2012    USDA-CO Dept of Ag Market News 

CO/NE/WY Elevator Afternoon Grain Bids

   Cash grain bids to farmers delivered to country elevators for Corn
and Wheat per bushel; and Sorghum, Millet, and Sunflowers per cwt.
as of 3:00 pm. Apr 12, 2012.

US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat Ordinary Protein: mostly 9 higher.

                                                       Current    New Crop
Northwest Colorado                         range Not Available
  Craig

Northcentral Colorado                          range 5.79-6.03 
  Greeley                                                 5.79 
  Bennett/Roggen/Byers                               5.98-6.03

Northeast Colorado                             range 5.63-5.78
  Fleming/Haxtun/Holyoke/Amherst/
     Julesburg/Paoli/Peetz                           5.68-5.70
  Yuma/Wray/Brush/Akron/Otis/Anton                   5.63-5.78

Eastcentral Colorado                           range 5.73-5.98
  Cheyenne Wells                                          5.98
  Limon/Seibert/Burlington/Genoa/Hugo/Arriba/ 
     Flagler/Bethune/Stratton                        5.73-5.83

Southeast Colorado                             range 5.93-6.13
  Lamar/Holly/Vilas/Campo/Wiley/Springfield

Southcentral Colorado                          range      5.04
  Monte Vista

Southwest NE and Southeast WY                  range 5.68-5.73
  Venango/Chappell/Big Springs/Brule                      5.68
  Kimball/Pine Bluffs/Sidney/Brownson/Potter         5.68-5.73


US 2 Yellow Corn: mostly 1 to 2 higher.

Northcentral Colorado                          range 6.00-6.38
  Greeley/Eaton                                           6.38
  Roggen/Byers                                       6.00-6.38

Northeast Colorado                             range 6.11-6.37
  Fleming/Haxtun/Holyoke/Amherst/  
     Julesburg/Paoli/Peetz                           6.11-6.15
  Yuma/Wray/Brush/Otis/Anton                         6.14-6.37

Eastcentral Colorado                           range 5.99-6.38
  Cheyenne Wells                                          6.08
  Limon/Seibert/Burlington/Genoa/Hugo/Arriba/ 
     Flagler/Bethune/Stratton                        5.99-6.38

Southeast Colorado                             range 6.43-6.68
  Lamar/Holly/Vilas/Campo/Wiley/Springfield

Southwest NE and Southeast WY                  range 6.08-6.18
  Venango/Chappell/Big Springs/Brule/                6.08-6.11
     Kimball/Pine Bluffs/Sidney/Potter               6.12-6.18


US 2 Yellow Sorghum: mostly 2 to 3 higher.

Southeast Colorado                            range  10.22-11.03
  Lamar/Holly/Vilas/Campo/Wiley/Springfield


US 1 Yellow Soybeans: 19 higher.

Southwest NE                                  range 13.33-13.46
  Venango/Chappell/Big Springs/Sidney/Potter


White Millet 

  Colorado/SW NE/SE WY                       range 11.50-12.00
Sunflowers                                   mostly      11.50
                                             

  Colorado/SW NE/SE WY                        range 25.00-26.25


Source:  USDA- CO Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO
         Tammy Judson, Market Reporting Assistant (970)353-9750 
         24 Hour Market Report (970)353-8031
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GL_GR111.txt

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