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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Fri, Mar 17
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.9150–14.3150/bu+0.15−85–−45¢/BuMay (K)15.6448
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.8650–14.2750/bu+0.15−90–−49¢/BuMay (K)15.7544
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered14.3650–14.5850/bu+0.04−40–−18¢/BuMay (K)15.7889
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered14.1650–14.4850/bu+0.20−60–−28¢/BuMay (K)15.6964
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered14.1650–14.5850/bu+0.10−60–−18¢/BuMay (K)15.9071
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered14.3950–14.6550/bu+0.11−37–−11¢/BuMay (K)15.8679
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered14.7450–14.9150/bu+0.15−2–+15¢/BuMay (K)16.1325
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered14.1150–14.9150/bu+0.15−65–+15¢/BuMay (K)15.8225

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2625–6.5925/bu+0.09−8–+25¢/BuMay (K)6.9390
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9625–6.4025/bu+0.02−38–+6¢/BuMay (K)6.9275
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5525–6.9225/bu+0.09+21–+58¢/BuMay (K)7.0143
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3725–6.5925/bu+0.02+3–+25¢/BuMay (K)6.8196
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9025–6.5125/bu+0.04−44–+17¢/BuMay (K)6.8946
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0425–6.6825/bu+0.07−30–+34¢/BuMay (K)6.8921
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6025–6.6425/bu+0.02+26–+30¢/BuMay (K)6.9600
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.