GX_GR114
Sioux Falls, SD     Wed, Oct 18, 2017     USDA-SD Market News

Ohio river barge loading grain elevator prices and trends

Spot Bids to Producers at Selected barge loading terminals on the
Ohio River in the Mt. Vernon-Evansville Indiana area.

                Price     Change            Basis          Change
SRW Wheat  3.9000-4.0300  DN 4.75           -40Z to -27Z   UNCH
Corn       3.1250-3.2750  DN 5.5-DN 1.5     -36Z to -21Z   DN 4-UNCH
Sorghum    3.7850         DN 1.5            30Z            UNCH
Soybeans   9.4425-9.5225  DN 5.5-DN 2.5     -40X to -32X   DN 5-DN 2

Contract Bids for January 2018 Delivery
SRW Wheat  4.5225-4.5325  DN 4.5            3H to 4H       UNCH
Corn       3.5725-3.5825  DN 1.5            -5H to -4H     UNCH
Sorghum    NA             NA                NA             NA
Soybeans   9.9100-9.9800  UP 0.75-DN 0.25   -4F to 3F      UP 1-UNCH

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Spot Bids to Producers at Selected barge loading terminals on the
Ohio River in the Cincinnati area.

           Price          Change            Basis          Change
SRW Wheat  4.0500-4.4000  DN 4.75           -25Z to 10Z    UNCH
Corn       3.1350-3.1850  DN 1.5            -35Z to -30Z   UNCH
Soybeans   9.4425-9.4925  UP 1.5-DN 0.5     -40X to -35X   UP 2-UNCH

Contract Bids for January 2018 Delivery
SRW Wheat  4.4925-4.5125  DN 4.5            OptH to 2H     UNCH
Corn       3.5325-3.5525  DN 0.5-DN 15.5    -9H to -7H     UP 1-DN 14
Soybeans   9.8600-9.8800  DN 0.25-DN 2.25   -9F to -7F     UNCH-DN 2

Chicago Board of Trade month symbols: F January, G February, H March, J April,
K May, M June, N July, Q August, U September, V October, X November, Z December

Source: USDA-SD Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD
        Randy Hammerstrom 605-372-5380
        www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/gx_gr114.txt
        www.ams.usda.gov/LPSMarketNewsPage

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