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Portland, OR         Thu  Mar 26, 2009     USDA Market News

Portland Daily Grain Report
Bids as of 9:30 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.  All other wheat and barley bids are for full March delivery.
Bids for corn are for 30 day delivery.

   May wheat futures in midday trading were one to 5-1/4 cents per bushel
higher compared to Wednesdays closes.

   Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat, any protein, for March Portland
delivery were not fully established in early trading but were
indicated as mixed, from five cents lower to 10 cents per bushel higher
compared with Wednesdays noon bids.  Bids for maximum 10.5 percent
protein soft white wheat were steady to five cents per bushel higher.

   Bids for 11.5 percent protein US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for March
delivery were not well tested in early trading but were indicated as
generally 1 cent higher in early trading in lining up with slightly
higher Kansas May wheat futures.

   Bids for 14 percent protein US 1 Dark Northern Spring for March
delivery were not fully established in early trading but were indicated
as generally three cents per bushel higher than Wednesdays noon bids in
lining up with the slightly higher Minneapolis May wheat futures.

   Bids for US 2 barley for March delivery were not well tested.

   Bids for US 2 Yellow Corn were five to 6-1/4 cents per cwt higher,
supported slightly higher Chicago May corn futures.

All wheat bids in dollars per bushel
US 1 Soft White Wheat - Any protein - Rail/Barge delivered *
      Mar                mostly $5.50 , ranging  $ 5.40 -5.60
      Apr                                        $ 5.50 -5.60
      May                                        $ 5.50 -5.60
      Jun                                        $ 5.50 -5.65
      Aug NC                                     $ 5.11 -5.35
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US 1 Soft White Wheat - ***MAXIMUM 10.5% protein*** - Rail/Barge delivered *
      Mar         ***    mostly $5.55 , ranging  $ 5.50 -5.60
      Apr         ***                            $ 5.60
      May         ***                            $ 5.60
      Jun         ***                            $ 5.60 -5.65
      Aug NC      ***                            $ 5.11 -5.35
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US 1 White Club Wheat - Any protein - Rail/Barge delivered *
      Mar                mostly $7.25 , ranging  $ 7.15 -7.35
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US 1 White Club Wheat - ***MAXIMUM 10.5% protein*** - Rail/Barge delivered *
      Mar         ***    mostly $7.30 , ranging  $ 7.25 -7.35
 * Not fully established.
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US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat - (Exporter bids-falling numbers of 300 or
better) *
   Ordinary protein                              $ 5.34 -5.36
   10 pct protein                                $ 5.34 -5.36
   11 pct protein                                $ 5.74 -5.76
   11.5 pct protein
      Mar                                        $ 5.94 -5.96
      Aug NC                                     $ 6.04 -6.14
   12 pct protein                                $ 6.11 -6.14
   13 pct protein                                $ 6.41 -6.54
   13 pct protein-                                 NA
      Milling Quality Montana Origin
 * Not fully established.
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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                                $ 5.68 -5.98
   13 pct protein                                $ 6.68 -6.78
   14 pct protein
      Mar                                        $ 7.58 -7.68
      Aug NC                                     $ 6.78 -6.83
   15 pct protein                                $ 8.18 -8.28
   16 pct protein                                $ 8.78 -8.88
 * Not fully established.
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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
 * Not fully established.
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US 2 Yellow Corn in dollars per CWT
  Domestic-single rail cars
  Delivered full coast-BN                       NA
  Delivered to Portland                        $8.5500
  Rail and Truck del to Willamette Vly          NA
  Rail del to Yakima Valley                     NA
  Truck del to Yakima Valley                   $8.6250  -9.0000
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US 2 Heavy White Oats in dollars per CWT**     $9.0000
 ** Not well tested.

Exporter Bids Portland Rail/Barge      0
  Averages in Dollars per bushel

  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

Source:           USDA Market News Service, Portland, OR