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Portland, OR         Mon  Mar 09, 2009     USDA Market News

Portland Daily Grain Report
Bids as of 11:30 a.m.;   Subject to change

   Bids for grains delivered to Portland, Oregon during March by rail or
barge, in dollars per bushel, except oats, corn and barley, in dollars
per cwt.  Bids for soft white wheat are for delivery periods as
specified.  Bids for 11.5 percent protein hard red winter wheat are split
for first and last half March delivery.  All other wheat and barley bids
are for full March delivery.  Bids for corn are for 30 day delivery.

   May wheat futures closed mixed, from 3-3/4 cents lower to 3/4 of a
cent per bushel higher compared to Fridays closes, with the most decline
in Chicago and the advance in Kansas City.

   Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat, any protein, for March Portland
delivery were steady with Fridays noon bids.  Bids for maximum 10.5
percent protein soft white wheat trended steady to firm compared to
Fridays noon bids.

   Bids for 11.5 percent protein US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for March
delivery were one cent per bushel higher.  Bids were pressured by the
lower Kansas City May wheat futures.  Some exporters were not issuing
bids for March delivery.

   Bids for 14 percent protein US 1 Dark Northern Spring for March
delivery trended two cents per bushel lower compared to Fridays
noon bids in lining up with the lower Minneapolis May wheat futures.

   Bids for US 2 barley for March delivery were not fully established
as most exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery.

   Bids for US 2 Yellow Corn trended five to 7-1/2 cents per cwt higher
than Fridays noon bids in response to higher Chicago May corn futures.
Some corn traders lowered their basis which tempered advances somewhat.

All wheat bids in Dollars per bushel
US 1 Soft White Wheat - Any protein - Rail/Barge delivered
      Mar            mostly $ 5.45 , ranging  $5.45  -5.50      unch
      Apr                                     $5.45  -5.55      unch
      May                                     $5.45  -5.60      unch
      Jun                                      NA
      Aug NC                                  $5.20  -5.30      unch-dn 3
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US 1 Soft White Wheat - ***MAXIMUM 10.5% protein*** - Rail/Barge delivered
      Mar        *** mostly $ 5.55 , ranging  $5.45  -5.55      unch
      Apr        ***                          $5.55  -5.60      unch-up 2
      May        ***                          $5.55  -5.65      unch-up 5
      Jun        ***                           NA
      Aug NC     ***                          $5.20  -5.30      unch-dn 3
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US 1 White Club Wheat - Any protein - Rail/Barge delivered
      Mar            mostly $ 6.95 , ranging  $6.95  -7.25      unch
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US 1 White Club Wheat - ***MAXIMUM 10.5% protein*** - Rail/Barge delivered
      Mar        *** mostly $ 7.05 , ranging  $6.95  -7.25      unch
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US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat - (Exporter bids-falling numbers of 300 or
better)
 Ordinary protein    mostly $ 5.55 , ranging  $5.48  -5.67      up 1
 10 pct protein      mostly $ 5.55 , ranging  $5.48  -5.67      up 1
 11 pct protein                               $5.95  -6.07      up 1
 11.5 pct protein
      FH Mar         mostly $ 6.23 , ranging  $6.15  -6.27      up 1
      LH Mar         mostly $ 6.23 , ranging  $6.20  -6.27      up 1
      Aug NC                                  $6.18  -6.28      up 2
 12 pct protein                               $6.30  -6.43      up 1
 13 pct protein      mostly $ 6.72 , ranging  $6.60  -6.83      up 1
 13 pct protein-                               NA
    Milling Quality Montana Origin
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US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat (with a minimum of 300 falling numbers, a
maximum
 of 0.5 part per million vomitoxin, and a maximum of one percent total damage)
 12 pct protein                               $5.86  -6.23      dn 2
 13 pct protein                               $6.86  -7.03      dn 2
 14 pct protein
      Mar            mostly $ 7.83 , ranging  $7.77  -7.86      dn 2
      Aug NC                                  $6.74  -6.84      dn 1
 15 pct protein                               $8.37  -8.61      dn 2-up 13
 16 pct protein                               $8.97  -9.06      dn 2
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US 2 Barley in dollars per CWT
 Unit trains & Barges-export (45 lbs.)        NA
 Merchandiser Bids-Single rail cars-domestic (48 lbs. or better)
   Delivered to Portland                      NA
   Delivered to inland feeding areas          NA
   FOB inland Country Elevators               NA
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US 2 Yellow Corn  in dollars per CWT
  Domestic-single rail cars
  Delivered full coast-BN                     NA
  Delivered to Portland                      $8.2375 -8.3125    up 5-up 7.5
  Rail and Truck del to Willamette Vly        NA
  Rail del to Yakima Valley                   NA
  Truck del to Yakima Valley                 $8.2750 -8.6750    up 7.5
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US 2 Heavy White Oats in dollars per CWT     $9.0000            unch
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Exporter Bids Portland Rail/Barge  Feb 2009
  Averages in Dollars per bushel
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  No. 1 Soft White                           $5.68
  No. 1 Hard Red Winter (Ordinary protein)   $5.51
  No. 1 Hard Red Winter (11.5% protein)      $6.10
  No. 1 Dark Northern Spring (14% protein)   $7.83
  No. 2 Barley                                NA
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Source:       USDA Market News Service, Portland, OR