JO_GR110 Portland, OR Thu Apr 18, 2019 USDA Market News ***THIS REPORT WILL NOT BE ISSUED FRIDAY APRIL 19 DUE TO THE HOLIDAY*** Portland Daily Grain Report Bids as of 12:00 p.m. Pacific time; Subject to change May wheat futures trended 0.50 a cent to 4.25 cents per bushel lower compared to Wednesday’s noon closes. Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains and barges for April delivery ordinary protein trended steady to five cents per bushel lower compared to Wednesday’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids for guaranteed maximum 10.5 percent protein trended steady to five cents per bushel lower compared to Wednesday’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters are not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids for 11.5 percent US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for April delivery trended 0.50 of a cents per bushel lower compared to Wednesday’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids for 14 percent protein US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat for April delivery trended 4.25 cents per bushel lower compared to Wednesday’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids for US 2 Yellow Corn delivered full coast in 110 car shuttle trains for April delivery trended 4.25 cents per bushel higher compared to Wednesday’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids for US 1 Yellow Soybeans delivered full coast in 110 car shuttle trains for April delivery were not available as most exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. According to the Portland Merchant’s Exchange, there were 24 grain vessels in Columbia River ports today, with three docked. All bids in dollars per bushel US 1 Soft White Wheat - delivered by Unit Trains and Barges Ordinary protein Apr 5.8500-5.9000 dn 5.00-unch May 5.8500-5.9500 dn 5.00-unch Jun 5.8600-5.9500 dn 4.00-unch Jul 5.6500-5.8400 dn 5.00-unch Aug NC 5.6000-5.8000 up 3.00-unch Guaranteed maximum 10.5 pct protein Apr 5.8500-5.9000 dn 5.00-unch May 5.8500-5.9000 dn 5.00-unch Jun 5.8600-5.9000 dn 4.00-unch Jul 5.6500-5.7500 dn 5.00-unch Aug NC 5.6000-5.7000 unch _ US 1 White Club Wheat - delivered by Unit Trains and Barges Ordinary protein Apr 5.8500-5.9000 dn 5.00-unch Guaranteed maximum 10.5 pct protein Apr 5.8500-5.9000 dn 5.00-unch _ US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat - (Exporter bids-falling numbers of 300 or better) Ordinary protein 5.6900-5.9400 dn 0.50 11 pct protein 5.8300-6.0800 dn 0.50 11.5 pct protein Apr 5.9000-6.1500 dn 0.50 May 5.8000-6.1000 dn 0.50 Jun 5.6575-6.0575 dn 0.50 Jul 5.1075-5.5075 dn 0.50 Aug NC 5.1975-5.3475 unch 12 pct protein 5.9000-6.1500 dn 0.50 13 pct protein 5.9000-6.1500 dn 0.50 _ 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) 13 pct protein 6.0825-6.3025 dn 4.25 14 pct protein Apr 6.2825-6.3825 dn 4.25 May 6.2825-6.3325 dn 4.25 Jun 6.3450-6.3750 dn 1.75 Jul 6.2950-6.3450 dn 1.75 Aug NC 6.1675-6.3175 dn 2.00 15 pct protein 6.2825-6.4625 dn 4.25 16 pct protein 6.2825-6.5625 dn 4.25 _ US 2 Yellow Corn Shuttle trains-Delivered full coast Pacific Northwest-BN Apr 4.6750-4.6950 up 4.25 May 4.6650-4.6850 up 3.25 Jun 4.5925-4.6025 up 0.25 Jul NA Aug NA Sep NA _ US 1 Yellow Soybeans Shuttle trains-Delivered full coast Pacific Northwest-BN Apr NA May NA Jun 9.5425 up 1.75 Jul 9.5925-9.6225 dn 1.25-up 1.75 Aug 9.6800-9.7000 dn 0.50-up 1.50 Sep NA _ US 2 Heavy White Oats ** 3.7750 unch ** Not well tested. Exporter Bids Portland Rail/Barge Mar 2019 Averages in Dollars per bushel US 1 Soft White by Unit Trains and Barges 6.1000 US 1 Hard Red Winter (Ordinary protein) 5.9200 US 1 Hard Red Winter (11.5% protein) 6.1800 US 1 Dark Northern Spring (14% protein) 6.7600 Source: USDA Market News Service, Portland, OR Niki Davila 503-535-5001 Portland.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov 24 Hour Market Report 503-535-5005 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/jo_gr110.txt www.ams.usda.gov/lpsmarketnewspage 11:42P nd