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Portland, OR         Thu  Mar 12, 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 12-1/4 to 16-3/4 cents per bushel higher
compared to Wednesdays closes.

   Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat, any protein, for March Portland
delivery held steady with Wednesdays noon bids.  Bids for maximum 10.5
percent protein soft white wheat trended steady to five cents per bushel
lower.

   Bids for 11.5 percent protein US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for March
delivery were 15 cents per bushel higher due to moderately higher 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 12 cents per bushel higher compared to Wednesdays
noon bids in reaction to the moderately higher 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 ranged from 36-1/4 to 37-1/2 cents per cwt
higher compared to Wednesdays noon bids in reaction to the moderately
higher Chicago May corn futures.

All wheat bids in Dollars per bushel
US 1 Soft White Wheat - Any protein - Rail/Barge delivered
      Mar            mostly $ 5.45 , ranging  $5.40  -5.50      unch
      Apr                                     $5.45  -5.55      unch-up 5
      May                                     $5.45  -5.60      dn 5-up 5
      Jun                                      NA
      Aug NC                                  $5.20  -5.32      up 10-up 2
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US 1 Soft White Wheat - ***MAXIMUM 10.5% protein*** - Rail/Barge delivered
      Mar        *** mostly $ 5.55 , ranging  $5.40  -5.55      unch-dn 5
      Apr        ***                          $5.45  -5.60      unch
      May        ***                          $5.50  -5.65      unch
      Jun        ***                           NA
      Aug NC     ***                          $5.20  -5.32      up 10-up 2
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US 1 White Club Wheat - Any protein - Rail/Barge delivered
      Mar            mostly $ 6.95 , ranging  $6.90  -7.50      unch-up 28
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US 1 White Club Wheat - ***MAXIMUM 10.5% protein*** - Rail/Barge delivered
      Mar        *** mostly $ 7.05 , ranging  $6.90  -7.50      unch-up 28
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US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat - (Exporter bids-falling numbers of 300 or
better)
 Ordinary protein    mostly $ 5.61 , ranging  $5.47  -5.71      up 15
 10 pct protein      mostly $ 5.61 , ranging  $5.47  -5.71      up 15
 11 pct protein                               $5.97  -6.11      up 15
 11.5 pct protein
      FH Mar         mostly $ 6.26 , ranging  $6.21  -6.31      up 15
      LH Mar         mostly $ 6.26 , ranging  $6.22  -6.31      up 15
      Aug NC                                  $6.20  -6.30      up 15
 12 pct protein                               $6.36  -6.46      up 15
 13 pct protein      mostly $ 6.76 , ranging  $6.66  -6.82      up 15
 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                               $5.93  -6.28      up 12
 13 pct protein                               $6.93  -7.08      up 12
 14 pct protein
      Mar            mostly $ 7.88 , ranging  $7.82  -7.93      up 12
      Aug NC                                  $6.77  -6.87      up 12
 15 pct protein                               $8.42  -8.68      up 12
 16 pct protein                               $9.02  -9.13      up 12
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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                      $8.5750 -8.6625    up 37.5-up
36.25
  Rail and Truck del to Willamette Vly        NA
  Rail del to Yakima Valley                   NA
  Truck del to Yakima Valley                 $8.5875 -9.0250    up 36.25-up
37.5
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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