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Arkansas Daily Grain Bids

Arkansas · Little Rock · Fri, May 1
● Bids as filed43 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2960

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Arkansas River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4975/bu+0.10−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.8450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7425/bu+0.18−29¢/BuJuly (N)10.2000
Mississippi River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1275/bu+0.10+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.3550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7275/bu+0.10−10¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7275/bu+0.10−10¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1525/bu—+20¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0775/bu+0.05+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.3550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7775/bu+0.10−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.2850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7275/bu+0.10−10¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1525/bu+0.11+20¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1025/bu+0.11+15¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6675/bu—−16¢/BuNovember (X)10.1850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0325/bu+0.11+8¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0825/bu+0.11+13¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2725/bu+0.11+24¢/BuJuly (N)10.7500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7575/bu+0.15−7¢/BuNovember (X)10.2250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1325/bu+0.24+18¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9825/bu+0.06−5¢/BuJuly (N)10.6600
East
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775/bu+0.10−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6225/bu+0.18−41¢/BuJuly (N)9.9800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6675/bu+0.10−16¢/BuNovember (X)9.9650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8825/bu+0.18−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5175/bu+0.10−31¢/BuNovember (X)9.8050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7625/bu+0.18−27¢/BuJuly (N)10.1700
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.6275/bu+0.10−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9850
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.8325/bu+0.18−20¢/BuJuly (N)10.2900

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8950/bu+0.05+5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7950/bu+0.05−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1775/bu+0.05+19¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2650/bu—+15¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9450/bu+0.05+10¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450/bu+0.050¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2375/bu+0.11+25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3150/bu—+20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7350/bu+0.05−11¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1675/bu+0.05+18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2550/bu+0.04+14¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1025/bu+0.07+30¢/BuJuly (N)4.8600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450/bu+0.120¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8725/bu+0.05+7¢/BuJuly (N)4.8600

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3775/bu+0.010¢/BuJuly (N)5.4000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3975/bu+0.01+2¢/BuJuly (N)5.4300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4175/bu+0.05+4¢/BuJuly (N)5.4000
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.