Aug 6 (Reuters) – Spot corn and soybean basis bids were steady to lower at elevators and processors around the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday in quiet trade, dealers said.
* Corn bids fell by 2 cents to 4 cents per bushel at an elevator and processor in Chicago.
* Few farmers sold corn or soy, but several sold light amounts of soft red winter wheat as U.S. wheat futures rose more than 2 percent, dealers said.
* Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures were boosted by concerns about political tension in the Black Sea grain region.
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* Some farmers took advantage of the wheat rally and priced SRW wheat placed in delayed pricing programs last month, a dealer said.
* A SRW wheat bid rose 5 cents per bushel in Chicago and 10 cents per bushel in Ohio. Dealers increased bids in an effort to entice farmers to market as CBOT wheat futures rose.
* The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s August Crop Production report is scheduled to be released at 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT) next Tuesday.
Basis values are quoted against CBOT futures in cts/bu:
Current Previous
Bid Bid
Chicago, Illinois
Corn processors +18 + U +22 + U DN 4
Corn elevators -2 + U +0 + U DN 2
Soybean elevators +125 + X +125 + X UNC
Wheat elevators -5 + U -5 + U UNC
Wheat processors -10 + U -15 + U UP 5
Decatur IL corn +30 + U +30 + U UNC
Decatur IL soybeans +180 + X +180 + X UNC
Burns Harbor IN -14 + U -14 + U UNC
corn
Burns Harbor IN soy +125 + X +125 + X UNC
Lafayette IN soy UNQ X UNQ X UNC
Toledo OH (port)
Corn -9 + U -9 + U UNC
Soy +170 + X +170 + X UNC
SRW wheat +15 + U +5 + U UP 10
Davenport IA
(river)
Corn +4 + U +2 + U UP 2
Soy +100 + X +110 + X DN 10
Evansville IN
(rail)
15-car CSX corn +12 + U +12 + U UNC
Cincinnati OH
(rail)
3-car corn -5 + U -5 + U UNC
Hereford TX corn +120 + U +120 + U UNC
Columbus OH (rail)
3-car corn +0 + U +0 + U UNC
Morris IL (river)
Corn +5 + U +5 + U UNC
Soybeans +35 + Q +35 + Q UNC
Fort Worth TX corn +120 + U +120 + U UNC
Blair NE corn -8 + U -8 + U UNC
Council Bluffs, IA
(elevator)
Corn -15 + U -15 + U UNC
Soy +100 + X +100 + X UNC
Des Moines IA soy UNQ UNQ UNC
Sioux City IA soy +115 + X +115 + X UNC
NOTE: 0 = option price, UNC = Unchanged, UNQ = Unquoted,
NC = Not comparable, DP = Delayed Price, Q = August,
U = September, X = November
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- CBOT soybean report
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- U.S. grain barge freight values
- U.S. Midwest cash grain PM
- U.S. CIF Gulf Grain
- U.S. FOB Gulf Grain
(Reporting by Meredith Davis in Chicago; Editing by Tom Brown)
