East River South Dakota Grain Markets - Closing Elevator Bids

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Greeley, CO    Fri Dec 28, 2012    USDA-CO Dept of Ag Market News 

East River South Dakota Grain Markets - Closing Elevator Bids  
                (Including some Terminal sites)

Commodity:          Trend                  Bids
Spring Wheat:  mostly 3 higher          8.04-8.55
Winter Wheat:  mostly 3 higher          7.91-8.32
Corn:          mostly 2 to 3 higher     6.48-6.97
Soybeans:      mostly 4 to 6 higher    13.63-13.94
Oats:          steady to 5 lower        3.75-4.15

           **All prices on per bushel basis**

               US 1 Wheat    US 2 Yel   US 1 Yel   US 2 Hvy  
              DNS    HRW      Corn      Soybeans     Oats    
              14%    12%
Aberdeen      --     --       6.60      13.63         --
Alpena       8.07   7.93      6.67      13.78         --
Andover      8.09   7.91      6.54      13.78         --
Beresford     --     --       6.96      13.88         --
Bristol      8.04   7.91      6.54      13.78         --
Canova        --    8.01      6.81      13.84         --
Canton        --     --       6.94      13.91         --
Colton        --     --       6.84      13.87         --
Brandon       --     --       6.81      13.91         --
Dell Rapids   --     --       6.82      13.88         --
Dimock        --    8.16      6.81      13.84         --
Elk Point     --     --       6.97      13.91         --
Emery         --     --       6.89      13.89         --
Freeman       --    8.01      6.86      13.84         --
Hartford      --     --       6.84      13.86         --
Highmore     8.12   8.01      6.56      13.73         --
Humboldt      --     --       6.79      13.79         --
Lake Preston 8.55   8.32      6.76      13.76         --
Lesterville   --     --       6.95      13.80         --
Lyons         --     --       6.86      13.94         --
Marion       8.27   8.06      6.91      13.94         --
Mitchell     8.27   8.17      6.88      13.91         --
Montrose      --     --       6.81       ---          --
Salem         --    8.01      6.81      13.84         --
Sisseton     8.33    --       6.48      13.78         --
Tripp        8.28   8.16      6.94      13.89        3.75
Utica         --     --       6.95      13.91         --
Viborg        --     --       6.87      13.88         --
Watertown    8.42   8.16      6.61      13.76        4.15
Yale         8.07   8.01      6.53      13.71         --

Source:  USDA-SD Dept of Ag Market News, Greeley, CO    
         Randall Bisel Market Reporting Assistant (970) 353-9750
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SF_GR110.txt
         www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews
  
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