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St. Joseph, MO   Tue Nov 24, 2009    USDA-MO Dept Ag Market News

Daily National Grain Market Summary   

   Soybeans posted a late rally closing higher as corn and wheat were sharply 
lower.  Soybeans had renewed buying interest late Tuesday as continued strength 
in demand has the soybean market fighting off pressure from outside markets.  
Corn was lower on fund selling and lower energy market.  Wheat closed mostly 24 
cents lower.  Corn traded 10-13 cents lower.  Soybeans closed unchanged to 4 
cents higher.


                             DATE           CHANGE             YEAR AGO
TRUCK BIDS:                  11/24/09       11/23/09           11/25/08

Wheat:                                                           
   Kansas City (HRW ORD)     4.75           dn 24              5.27
   Minneapolis (DNS)         5.70           dn 23 1/4          6.59 1/4 
   Portland (SWW)            4.85-4.95      dn 5-10            5.35-5.40
   St. Louis (SRW)           3.78           dn 24               4.26
 
Corn, US No 2 Yellow:    
   Kansas City               3.51           dn 11              3.49
   Minneapolis               3.31           dn 11 1/4          3.07 1/2
   So. Iowa                  3.51-3.53      dn 11 1/4-13 1/4  3.13 1/2-3.22
   Omaha                     3.40-3.45      dn 10-11           3.50-3.66
             
Soybeans, US No 1 Yellow:                   
   Kansas City                 10.26        up 4               8.53
   Minneapolis                  9.86        dn 6               8.28    
   So. Iowa                    10.08-10.22  dn 5-unch          8.61-8.73 
   Cent. Il Processor          10.32-10.54  up 4               8.73-8.83

FUTURES:                                                                
   Kansas City (Dec) Wheat     5.29 1/2     dn 24 1/2          5.62 1/4
   Minneapolis (Dec) Wheat     5.40         dn 23 1/4          6.05 3/4
   Chicago     (Dec) Wheat     5.33         dn 24 1/4          5.34 
   Chicago     (Dec) Corn      3.76         dn 11 1/4          3.53 1/2
   Chicago     (Jan) Soybeans  10.46        up 4               8.83
   
*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    5.59 1/2-5.69 1/2       dn 24 1/2             6.02 1/4-6.27 1/4
US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat:                                 
     Barge   5.33-5.63               dn 24 1/4-29 1/4          4.84-4.99   
2 Yellow Corn:                                         
     Barge   4.19-4.21               dn 15 1/4-13 1/4      3.86 1/2-3.88 1/2
US 2 Sorghum                
     Rail    7.16-7.43               dn 20                     6.31-6.40
     Barge   8.01 3/4-8.10 3/4       up 3-dn 20               5.99-6.22 1/4
US 2 Yellow Soybeans                
     Barge   10.86-10.95             dn 2                      9.41-9.43

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