US Plains HRW Wheat-Wheat basis steady as futures remain weak
CHICAGO, July 18 (Reuters) -Spot basis bids for hard red winter (HRW) wheat were steady in the U.S. Plains states on Thursday as farmers remained reluctant to sell while futures lingered near 2020 lows.
* Protein premiums remained steady after spiking in the previous three sessions.
* Wheat futures were weak on continued competition for export sales from the ongoing Black Sea harvest.GRA/
* The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported 2024-25 export sales of U.S. wheat in the week ended July 11 at 578,500 metric tons, compared with analyst estimates for 225,000 to 600,000 tons.
* The USDA reported export sales of 186,000 metric tons of U.S. hard red winter wheat, with Indonesia and Chile being the largest buyers.
* Most-active K.C. September wheat KWU24 was up 3/4 cent at $5.61-3/4 a bushel at mid-day.
Basis values are quoted against futures in cts/bu:
Current | Previous | Cash | |||||
basis | basis | price | |||||
KANSAS | |||||||
Wichita | -3 | + | U | -3 | + | U | $5.60 |
Newton | -32 | + | U | -32 | + | U | $5.31 |
Goodland | -55 | + | U | -55 | + | U | $5.08 |
TEXAS | |||||||
Gulf track* | +120 | + | U | +120 | + | U | $6.83 |
Galveston** | +100 | + | U | +100 | + | U | $6.63 |
OKLAHOMA | |||||||
Enid | -15 | + | U | -15 | + | U | $5.48 |
Catoosa | +0 | + | U | +0 | + | U | $5.63 |
NOTES:
H = March, K = May, N = July, U = September
Z = December; UNQ = Unquoted bids
0 = Sp Option price; NC = No comparison
* = No. 1 12% hard winter wheat, rail bids
** = Ordinary protein, rail bids
LINKS:
* K.C. HRW wheat protein scales KCBT/SCA
* U.S. weekly wheat crop progress US/WHE
* U.S. forward basis WHEAT/BASIS
* U.S. Midwest cash grain PM GRA/PM
* U.S. CIF Gulf Grain GRA/C
* U.S. FOB Gulf Grain GRA/F
Reporting by Heather Schlitz
Editing by Marguerita Choy
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