Export Grain Bids

JO_GR850
Portland, OR    Fri  Mar 30, 2012    USDA Market News

Export Grain Bids - Bids for grains for 30-day delivery to United States
export ports in dollars per bushel and changes in cents per bushel.

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Grade/Class |US 2 Yellow|US 1 Yellow|US 2 SRW  |US 1 HRW  |US 1 DNS  |US 1 SWH
Grain       |Corn       |Soybeans   |Wheat     |Wheat     |Wheat     |Wheat
Protein     |NA         |NA         |NA        |12 Percent|14 Percent|NA
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Gulf        |NA         |14.5900 -  |7.1875  - |NQ        |NQ        |NQ
Louisiana   |           |14.6300    |7.2275    |          |          |
barge       |           |up 47.5    |up 48.25  |          |          |
delivery    |           |           |          |          |          |
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Gulf        |NQ         |NQ         |NQ        |7.7750  - |NQ        |NQ
Houston     |           |           |          |7.8250    |          |
            |           |           |          |up 43.5   |          |
            |           |           |          |          |          |
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Pacific     |NQ         |NQ         |NQ        |8.1300  - |9.8300  - |6.9000  -
Northwest   |           |           |          |8.2300    |9.8800    |7.0500
Portland    |           |           |          |up 49     |up 54     |up 20 -
*****       |           |           |          |          |          |up 15
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Great Lakes |6.4900  -  |13.8300 -  |6.6775  - |NQ        |NQ        |NQ
Toledo      |6.5100     |13.8500    |6.6875    |          |          |
            |up 40      |up 47.5    |up 48.25  |          |          |
            |           |           |          |          |          |
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Great Lakes |6.2400  -  |13.9600 -  |6.4075  - |NQ        |NQ        |NQ
Chicago     |6.3900     |13.9800    |6.5575    |          |          |
            |up 40      |up 47.5 -  |up 48.25 -|          |          |
            |           |up 42.5    |up 43.25  |          |          |
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Great Lakes |NQ         |NQ         |NQ        |NQ        |NA        |NQ
Duluth -    |           |           |          |          |          |
Superior    |           |           |          |          |          |
truck       |           |           |          |          |          |
delivery    |           |           |          |          |          |
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Atlantic    |6.7900     |14.1800    |6.4900  NC|NQ        |NQ        |NQ
Coast       |           |           |          |          |          |
Norfolk     |up 35      |up 52      |up 47     |          |          |
            |           |           |          |          |          |
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NQ = No quote        ****Note:  Portland Soft White Wheat bids are for No. 1
NC = New crop                   unit trains and barge delivered.
NA = Not available              Toledo bids are for No. 2 Soft Red Winter

Source:     USDA Market News Service, Portland, OR
            Ron Moore 503-326-2237  Portland.LGMN@ams.usda.gov
            www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JO_GR850.txt
            www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews

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