South Carolina Closing Grain Bids

CO_GR110
Columbia, SC     Friday, March 15, 2013 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 steady to 2 cents higher.
US 1 Yellow Soybeans were 9 to 11 cents lower.
US 2 Red Wheat had too few bids to trend.
New Crop US 2 Yellow Corn was 2 to 3 cents higher.
New Crop US 1 Yellow Soybeans were mixed; 1 cent lower to 2 cents higher.
New Crop US 2 Red Wheat was mixed; 9 cents to 1 cent higher.

CORN: Country Elevators---n/a at Kingstree; *5.66 at Lynchburg; 7.47 and *5.87
at Estill; Processors---7.38 at Orangeburg 2; 8.18 and *6.36 at Monetta; 8.02 
and *6.16 at Sumter; 7.99 at Cassett.

SOYBEANS: Country Elevators---No bid at Anderson; n/a at Kingstree; *n/a at 
Lynchburg; 13.34 at Orangeburg 2; 14.36 and *12.31 at Estill; Processors---14.36 
and *12.51 at Kershaw; Export---14.76 at Mt. Pleasant.

WHEAT: Country Elevators---*6.70 at Anderson; n/a at Kingstree *5.69 at 
Lynchburg; 6.14 and *6.99 at Estill; Processors---No Bid at Orangeburg 2; 
*5.84 at Sumter; 7.75 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                                                        6.68 
Kingstree            n/a                n/a              n/a    
Lynchburg                  5.66               12.01             5.70 
Orangeburg 2                           13.34
Estill               7.47  5.87        14.36  12.31      6.23   6.90
PROCESSORS  
Orangeburg 1        
Orangeburg 2         7.38                             
Monetta              8.18  6.36  
Sumter               8.02  6.16                                 5.86
Cassatt              7.99        
Columbia                                                 7.75
Kershaw                                14.36  12.51
EXPORT
Mt. Pleasant                           14.76


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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