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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Tue, May 18
● Bids as filed14 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered15.4425–15.9925/bu+0.13−30–+25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered15.2725–15.7925/bu+0.13−47–+5¢/BuJuly (N)—
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered15.6125–16.0925/bu+0.16−13–+35¢/BuJuly (N)—
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered15.7625–16.0925/bu+0.26+2–+35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered15.4025–15.8425/bu+0.13−34–+10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered15.8925–16.1425/bu+0.08+15–+40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered15.8425–16.1425/bu+0.13+10–+40¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.7325–6.9325/bu+0.07+15–+35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8525–7.0325/bu+0.06+27–+45¢/BuJuly (N)—
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6625–6.7825/bu+0.06+8–+20¢/BuJuly (N)—
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6125–6.7925/bu+0.06+3–+21¢/BuJuly (N)—
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.7225–6.9225/bu+0.07+14–+34¢/BuJuly (N)—
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6825–6.8825/bu+0.08+10–+30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6525–6.9525/bu+0.09+7–+37¢/BuJuly (N)—
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.