5/25/2023 - 11:43:00
May 25, 2023 Portland Price Trends 05-01-22 08-01-22 04-01-23 05-18-23 05-25-23 #1 SWW (bu) 11.10 9.00 7.65 7.00 7.10 White Club 11.60 9.00 7.65 7.00 7.10 DNS 14% 12.08 10.08 9.77 9.64 8.88 HRW 11.5% 12.48 10.00 10.05 9.80 8.91 #2 Corn (ton) 347.00 279.00 289.00 264.00 264.00 #2 Barley 275.00 235.00 240.00 220.00 220.00 Wheat..West coast white wheat bids fared relatively well this week as exporters pushed basis against Chicago futures. While export demand has been light, farmer selling interest has been even lighter and exporters are working to cover late-season old crop sales. Protein wheat bids were more reflective of the retreat across the futures complex the past week. Weekly Sales...USDA reported another less than stellar week of export demand for U.S. wheat, coming in at a net of 7.4 mb between old and new crop positions. New crop sales of 9 mb put that total at 81 mb, which is 27% behind a year ago. White wheat was top seller with 2.8 mb, putting new crop commitments at 13 mb and 38% behind a year ago. Hard red winter has new crop sales of 16 mb which is 44% behind a year ago; red spring has 22 mb and is 35% behind, while soft red winter is 14% ahead of last year with 30 mb on the books. China Sales...Weekly export sales showed another 2.5 mb of soft white was sold to China, putting year-to-date sales nearly triple that of last year at 32 mb. For all U.S. wheat, China has bought 43 mb compared to a total of 31 mb a year ago. -Norm Ruhoff Contributing Analyst Copyright 2023 DTN/Telvent. All Rights Reserved.