Dec 10 (Reuters) - Spot cash bids for corn and soybeans were
steady to higher at U.S. Midwest processors, ethanol plants and
river terminals early on Tuesday, supported by a slow farmer
sales ahead of a monthly government crop report, dealers said.
    * Farmers were light sellers, mostly of soybeans, on Monday
as futures jumped, but there was little selling interest in
advance of a U.S. Agriculture Department report expected to show
increased global demand for the crops. The report is slated for
release at 11 a.m. CST (1700 GMT). 
    * Depressed prices due to big harvests have many farmers
	

		

			
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stowing away supplies in the hopes of selling next year at
higher prices.
    * Strong crush margins at soybean processors and ethanol
plants also bolstered the soybean and corn basis, the dealers
said.
    * Lower drafts and frigid temperatures slowed barge traffic
on some Midwest waterways. Shipping costs were unchanged. 
    * Temperatures are forecast to remain below normal in the
U.S. Midwest and Plains for the next week to 10 days, but not
cold enough to cause further damage to dormant winter wheat
crops, a meteorologist said on Tuesday. 
     
    Basis values quoted against CBOT futures in cents/bushel: 
                    CORN                  SOYBEANS           
 CINCINNATI OH       -14   +  H  UNC        -5    +  F   UNC
 BURNS HARBOR IN     -25   +  H  UNC       -20    +  F   UNC
 DECATUR IN          -20   +  H  UNC                         
 DES MOINES IA                             UNQ           UNC
 LINCOLN NE          -16   +  H  UNC                     
                                                             
 PROCESSORS                                                  
                    CORN                  SOYBEANS           
 DECATUR IL           +0   +  H  UNC       +20    +  F   UP 5
 DECATUR IN                                 -2    +  F   UNC
 MORRISTOWN IN                              +5    +  F   UNC
 LAFAYETTE IN                               +5    +  F   UNC
 CEDAR RAPIDS IA      +7   +  H  DN 3      -15    +  F   UNC
 COUNCIL BLUFFS IA                         -18    +  F   UNC
 LINCOLN NE                                -15    +  F   UNC
 BLAIR NE             +2   +  H  UNC                         
                                                             
 RIVER TERMINALS                                             
                    CORN                  SOYBEANS           
 TOLEDO OH           -15   +  H  UP 4      +10    +  F   UNC
 SENECA IL           -18   +  H  UP 1      +14    +  F   UP 4
 SAVANNA IL          -10   +  H  UNC       +10    +  H   UNC
	

		

			
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 DAVENPORT IA         -6   +  H  UNC       -12    +  H   UNC
                                                             
 ETHANOL PLANTS                                              
 LINDEN IN           -10   +  H  UNC                         
 UNION CITY IN        -3   +  H  UNC                         
 ANNAWAN IL           -5   +  H  UNC                         
 COUNCIL BLUFFS IA    -2   +  H  UP 6                        
                                                             
 SRW WHEAT                                                   
 TOLEDO OH           -20   +  H  UNC                         
 CINCINNATI OH       -42   +  H  UNC                         
 DECATUR IN          -20   +  H  UNC                         
 BURNS HARBOR IN     -47   +  H  UNC                         
 NOTES: 0 = Option price, UNC = Unchanged, UNQ = Unquoted,
 NC = Not comparable, DP = Delayed Price, F = January, H = March
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- CBOT corn report                          
- CBOT soybean report                      
- CBOT wheat report                        
- U.S. grain barge freight values          
- U.S. Midwest cash grain PM              
- U.S. CIF Gulf Grain                      
- U.S. FOB Gulf Grain                      

 (Reporting by Michael Hirtzer in Chicago; Editing by John
Wallace)