CHICAGO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for soybeans were steady to mixed in the U.S. Midwest on Monday as markets lacked direction ahead of the spring planting season, while some buyers have already purchased enough crop to cover short-term needs, analysts said.
* The spot soybean basis rose at an Indiana processor, declined at an Indiana processor and increased at an Illinois river terminal.
* The corn basis ticked up at an Illinois river terminal.
* Chicago Board of Trade corn futures on Monday slipped away from an 18-month high touched on Friday on expectations that U.S. farmers will respond to a recent price rally by planting more corn.
* Soybean futures slipped as a bumper Brazilian crop weighed on prices.
* Chicago Board of Trade May corn futures CK25 were down 9 cents to $4.96 per bushel near midday on Monday. CBOT May soybeans SK25 were down 9 cents at $10.48-1/4 a bushel.
Basis values are quoted against CBOT futures in cts/bu:
ELEVATORS | |||||||||
CORN | SOYBEANS | ||||||||
CINCINNATI OH | +4 | + | H | UNC | +3 | + | H | UNC | |
BURNS HARBOR IN | UNQ | UNC | UNQ | UNC | |||||
DECATUR IN | UNQ | UNC | |||||||
DES MOINES IA | UNQ | UNC | |||||||
LINCOLN NE | -35 | + | H | UNC | |||||
PROCESSORS | |||||||||
CORN | SOYBEANS | ||||||||
DECATUR IL | +1 | + | H | UNC | -15 | + | H | UNC | |
DECATUR IN | +5 | + | H | UP 2 | |||||
MORRISTOWN IN | -10 | + | H | DN 10 | |||||
LAFAYETTE IN | -2 | + | H | UNC | |||||
CEDAR RAPIDS IA | -8 | + | H | UNC | -20 | + | H | UNC | |
COUNCIL BLUFFS IA | -40 | + | H | UNC | |||||
LINCOLN NE | -40 | + | H | UNC | |||||
BLAIR NE | -10 | + | H | UNC | |||||
RIVER TERMINALS | |||||||||
CORN | SOYBEANS | ||||||||
TOLEDO OH | -10 | + | H | UNC | -15 | + | H | UNC | |
SENECA IL | -6 | + | H | UP 2 | -5 | + | H | UP 5 | |
SAVANNA IL | -36 | + | H | UNC | -41 | + | H | UNC | |
DAVENPORT IA | -12 | + | H | UNC | -14 | + | H | UNC | |
ETHANOL PLANTS | |||||||||
LINDEN IN | -5 | + | H | UNC | |||||
UNION CITY IN | +8 | + | H | UNC | |||||
ANNAWAN IL | -10 | + | H | UNC | |||||
COUNCIL BLUFFS IA | -12 | + | H | UNC | |||||
SRW WHEAT | |||||||||
TOLEDO OH | -30 | + | H | UNC | |||||
CINCINNATI OH | -30 | + | N | UNC | |||||
DECATUR IN | -45 | + | H | ##### | |||||
BURNS HARBOR IN | UNQ | UNC |
NOTE: 0 = Option price, UNC = Unchanged, UNQ = Unquoted
NC = Not comparable, DP = Delayed price, N/A = Not available,
F = January, H = March, K = May, N = July Q = August, U = September, X = November, Z = December
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For U.S. forward basis spreadsheets, please click:
CORN/BASIS, SOYA/BASIS, WHEAT/BASIS, MILO/BASIS
- CBOT corn report COR/
- CBOT soybean report SOY/C
- CBOT wheat report WHE/C
- U.S. grain barge freight values BG/US
- U.S. Midwest cash grain PM GRA/PM
- U.S. CIF/FOB Gulf Grain GRA/F
(Reporting by Heather Schlitz; Editing by Susan Fenton)
((Heather.Schlitz@thomsonreuters.com;))
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