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St. Joseph, MO    Tue May 21, 2013    USDA-MO Dept Ag Market News

Daily National Grain Market Summary

  Corn and wheat closed lower with July soybeans closing higher.  Corn planting 
reached 71 percent completed after last week’s aggressive planting a 43 percent 
rise from the previous week.  Soybeans for July had support wit all other months 
trading lower.  Chicago and KC wheat closed lower while Minneapolis wheat had 
slight gains with favorable weather in the western plains and drier weather in 
the northern plains to help planting progress.  Wheat closed 4-6 cents lower.  
Corn traded 8-10 cents lower.  Soybeans closed 8-13 cents higher.

  
                              DATE         CHANGE                YEAR AGO
TRUCK BIDS:                 05/21/13      05/20/13               05/22/12

Wheat:   
   Kansas City (HRW ORD)       7.39        dn 6                  6.77-6.80
   Minneapolis (DNS)           8.48 1/2    up 2 1/4              8.61 3/4
   Portland (SWW)           7.55-7.70 1/2  dn 5-4 3/4            7.05-7.15
   St. Louis (SRW)             7.06        dn 4                     7.10
 
Corn, US No 2 Yellow: 
   Kansas City                 7.10        dn 10                    6.78   
   Minneapolis                 6.63        dn 8 1/2                 6.36
   So. Iowa                 6.88-6.97      dn 9 1/2-7 1/2        6.56-6.62
   Omaha                    7.07-7.12      dn 8                  6.66-6.68 

Soybeans, US No 1 Yellow: 
   Kansas City                15.38        up 8-3                  14.20
   Minneapolis                15.15 1/4    up 13 3/4            13.90 1/2
   So. Iowa            15.13 1/4-15.41 1/4 up 13 3/4-dn 3/4   14.07 1/2-14.11    
   Cent. Il Processor  15.78 1/4-15.88 1/4 up 8 3/4-13 3/4   14.19 1/2-14.27 1/2
  
FUTURES: 
   Kansas City (Jul) Wheat     7.38 1/2    dn 6 1/2              7.15
   Minneapolis (Jul) Wheat     8.13 1/2    up 2 1/4              7.96 3/4 
   Chicago     (Jul) Wheat     6.80 1/2    dn 4 3/4              7.04 
   Chicago     (Jul) Corn      6.40        dn 9 1/2              6.33
   Chicago     (Jul) Soybeans 14.78 1/4    up 13 3/4            14.12 1/2

*EXPORT BIDS:  Barge bids out of the Port of New Orleans, or Rail out of the 
North Texas Gulf.  Bids per bushel, except sorghum per cwt.

US 1 HRW Wheat, Ord Protein: 
     Rail     8.48 1/2-8.58 1/2      dn 6 1/2-1 1/2                 7.85   
US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat:                                   
     Barge    7.40 1/2-7.55 1/2      up 5 1/4-15 1/4             7.48-7.54 
Yellow Corn:                                                                
     Barge    7.41-7.50              dn 9 1/2-4 1/2              7.15-7.24
US 2 Sorghum                                              
     Rail     11.42 3/4-12.23 1/4    dn 17                          n/a
     Barge    N/A                    n/c                            n/a
US 2 Yellow Soybeans
     Barge    15.93 1/4-15.94 1/4    up 8 3/4-dn 1/4        14.63 1/2-14.73 1/2

SOURCE:  USDA- MO Dept OF Ag Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
         Greg Harrison, Market Reporter (816)238-0678
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 
              
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