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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Thu, Aug 20
● Bids as filed14 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.4300–8.5125/bu+0.09−62–−54¢/BuNovember (X)—
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.4525–8.8425/bu+0.09−60–−21¢/BuNovember (X)—
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.2825–8.5025/bu+0.09−77–−55¢/BuNovember (X)—
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.4525–8.5025/bu+0.09−60–−55¢/BuNovember (X)—
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.5700–8.9725/bu+0.10−46–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.3025–8.4525/bu+0.06−75–−60¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.7025/bu+0.06−35¢/BuNovember (X)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered2.9050–2.9650/bu+0.01−34–−28¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered2.8950–3.1150/bu+0.01−35–−13¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered2.8250–2.9750/bu+0.01−42–−27¢/BuSeptember (U)—
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered2.8850–3.1450/bu+0.01−36–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered2.9150–3.1550/bu+0.01−33–−9¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered2.8450–3.0050/bu+0.01−40–−24¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.1150–3.1250/bu+0.02−13–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Source: USDA AMS · Des Moines, IA. 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.