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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Wed, Mar 13
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3175–11.5275/bu+0.01−65–−44¢/BuMay (K)14.2775
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3575–11.6775/bu+0.01−61–−29¢/BuMay (K)14.2114
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1475–11.3675/bu+0.01−82–−60¢/BuMay (K)14.5125
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3075–11.4975/bu+0.01−51–−47¢/BuMarch (H)14.4954
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3375–11.6275/bu+0.01−63–−34¢/BuMay (K)14.5439
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3675–11.5175/bu+0.01−60–−45¢/BuMay (K)14.6911
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7075–11.7675/bu+0.05−26–−20¢/BuMay (K)14.9575
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.3175–11.9175/bu+0.01−65–−5¢/BuMay (K)14.5595

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0925–4.3525/bu+0.03−32–−6¢/BuMay (K)6.3250
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.4425/bu+0.01−16–+3¢/BuMay (K)6.1650
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225–4.4125/bu+0.01−19–0¢/BuMay (K)6.5907
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.3125/bu+0.03−22–−10¢/BuMarch (H)6.3636
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9825–4.3525/bu+0.01−43–−6¢/BuMay (K)6.1321
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125–4.3325/bu+0.01−40–−8¢/BuMay (K)6.4021
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4325–4.4625/bu+0.01+2–+5¢/BuMay (K)6.5350
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.