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Arkansas Daily Grain Bids

Arkansas · Little Rock · Mon, Aug 18
● Bids as filed25 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2960

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850/bu+0.09+22¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8800/bu+0.08+5¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450/bu+0.09+18¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9000/bu+0.08+7¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8800/bu+0.08+5¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450/bu+0.09+18¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9000/bu+0.08+7¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8300/bu+0.080¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550/bu+0.09+19¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8600/bu+0.08+3¢/BuSeptember (U)—

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
East
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0625/bu+0.13−35¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9225/bu+0.13−49¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1625/bu+0.13−25¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3325/bu+0.13−8¢/BuNovember (X)—
Arkansas River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0425/bu+0.13−37¢/BuNovember (X)—
Mississippi River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0925/bu+0.13−32¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4325/bu+0.13+2¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2625/bu+0.13−15¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0925/bu+0.13−32¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4325/bu+0.13+2¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2625/bu+0.13−15¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0225/bu+0.13−39¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0825/bu+0.13−33¢/BuNovember (X)—
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.1325/bu+0.13−28¢/BuNovember (X)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.3025/bu+0.13−11¢/BuNovember (X)—
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.