US Plains HRW Wheat-Basis steady; dry weather worries growers
CHICAGO, Oct 4 (Reuters) -Spot basis bids for hard red winter (HRW) wheat were unchanged at southern U.S. Plains locations on Friday as K.C. HRW wheat futures KWZ24 retreated from three-month highs set a day earlier, curbing farmer grain sales.
* Growers in the Plains were busy harvesting fall crops including corn, soybeans and grain sorghum amid unusually warm and dry conditions.
* Drought remained a concern as farmers debated whether to plant winter wheat into dusty soils or wait for rain. The U.S. Climate Prediction Center's outlooks predicted below-normal precipitation over the next two weeks.
* The latest weekly U.S. Drought Monitor showed that 50% of top winter wheat producer Kansas was in "moderate" drought while "severe" drought covered 37% of Oklahoma.
* As dryness hampered the seeding and germination of the 2025 winter wheat crop, uncertainty about production prospects discouraged farmers from booking forward sales, one broker said this week.
* Protein premiums for HRW wheat shipped by rail to or through Kansas City fell by 5 cents a bushel for wheat with 11.4% and 11.6% protein but rose 2 cents for wheat with 12.8% through 13.6% protein. Premiums for other grades were unchanged. KCBT/SCA
* K.C. December hard red winter wheat KWZ24 settled down 13-1/2 cents on Friday at $5.98 a bushel. Still, for the week, the contract rose 21-1/4 cents a bushel or 3.7%. WHE/C
Basis values are quoted against futures in cts/bu:
Current | Previous | Cash | |||||
basis | basis | price | |||||
KANSAS | |||||||
Wichita | -11 | + | Z | -11 | + | Z | $5.87 |
Newton | -40 | + | Z | -40 | + | Z | $5.58 |
Goodland | -75 | + | Z | -75 | + | Z | $5.23 |
TEXAS | |||||||
Gulf track* | +105 | + | Z | +105 | + | Z | $7.03 |
Galveston** | +100 | + | Z | +100 | + | Z | $6.98 |
OKLAHOMA | |||||||
Enid | -17 | + | Z | -17 | + | Z | $5.81 |
Catoosa | -10 | + | Z | -10 | + | Z | $5.88 |
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 Julie Ingwersen; Editing by Richard Chang
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