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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Wed, Dec 29
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9750–13.1450/bu+0.03−59–−42¢/BuJanuary (F)12.5175
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8850–13.1150/bu+0.06−76–−45¢/BuMarch (H)—
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1150–13.2375/bu+0.03−55–−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0150–13.2875/bu+0.03−55–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)12.5688
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0050–13.1750/bu+0.03−56–−39¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.2150–13.3675/bu+0.03−43–−22¢/BuMarch (H)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.5150–13.7375/bu+0.03−5–+5¢/BuJanuary (F)12.8113
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered13.1150–13.7375/bu+0.03−45–+5¢/BuJanuary (F)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8750–6.0350/bu+0.01−18–−2¢/BuMarch (H)4.5740
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7750–5.9550/bu+0.01−28–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5572
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8550–6.1350/bu+0.01−20–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.5650
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8350–5.9750/bu+0.01−22–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.6036
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6750–6.0750/bu+0.01−38–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.5693
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6550–5.8250/bu+0.01−40–−23¢/BuMarch (H)4.5493
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0650/bu+0.01+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.6550
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.