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Arkansas Daily Grain Bids

Arkansas · Little Rock · Wed, Mar 5
● Bids as filed16 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2960

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Arkansas River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7375/bu+0.13−38¢/BuMay (K)11.1525
Mississippi River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2175/bu+0.13+10¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2175/bu+0.13+10¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2975/bu+0.13+18¢/BuMay (K)11.6425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2375/bu+0.13+12¢/BuMay (K)11.6625
East
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5175/bu+0.13−60¢/BuMay (K)11.0325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8175/bu+0.13−30¢/BuMay (K)11.2325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7075/bu+0.13−41¢/BuMay (K)11.1525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7375/bu+0.13−38¢/BuMay (K)11.0625
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.8275/bu+0.13−29¢/BuMay (K)11.2825

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6200/bu+0.110¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6200/bu+0.110¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5700/bu+0.11−5¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5200/bu+0.11−10¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6275/bu+0.04+7¢/BuMay (K)4.3575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775/bu+0.04+12¢/BuMay (K)4.3875
Source: USDA AMS · Little Rock, AR. Bids are what buyers offered on the day USDA collected them, not settled trades. Change and year-ago figures are USDA's own — nothing on this page is recomputed, and prices in different units are never averaged together.