South Carolina Closing Grain Bids

CO_GR110
Columbia, SC     Friday, April, 13, 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 8 to 9 cents lower, one location 1 cent lower.
US 1 Yellow Soybeans were 4 to 7 cents lower.
US 2 Red Wheat was steady to 8 cents lower.
New Crop Yellow Corn was 9 to 10 cents lower.
New Crop Yellow Soybeans were 11 to 12 cents lower.
New Crop US 2 Soft Wheat was 8 to 15 cents lower. 

CORN: Country Elevators---6.09 and *5.17 at Kingstree; *5.07 at Lynchburg; 
6.44 and *5.47 at Estill; Processors---No Bid at Orangeburg 1; 6.49 at 
Orangeburg 2; 7.17 at Monetta; 6.99 and *5.80 at Sumter; 6.79 and *5.80 at 
Cassett.

SOYBEANS: Country Elevators---No Bid at Anderson; 13.94 and *13.11 at Kingstree; 
*12.85 at Lynchburg; No Bid at Orangeburg 2; 14.26 and *13.42 at Estill; 
Processors---14.57 and *13.62 at Kershaw; Export---No Bid at Vance. 

WHEAT: Country Elevators---*6.20 at Anderson; *5.95 at Kingstree; *5.70 at 
Lynchburg; *5.95 at Estill; Processor---6.29 at Orangeburg 2; *6.52 at Sumter; 
6.79 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                                                       6.20 
Kingstree            6.09   5.17       13.94  13.11            5.95
Lynchburg                   5.07              12.85            5.70
Orangeburg 2                           No Bid
Estill               6.44   5.47       14.26  13.42            5.95
PROCESSORS  
Orangeburg 1         No Bid
Orangeburg 2         6.49                                6.29
Monetta              7.17   
Sumter               6.99   5.80                               6.52
Cassatt              6.79   5.80                         6.79
Columbia                                                 7.00
Kershaw                                14.57  13.62
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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