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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Fri, Mar 15
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3325–11.5425/bu+0.03−65–−44¢/BuMay (K)14.1700
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3725–11.6925/bu+0.03−61–−29¢/BuMay (K)14.0961
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1625–11.3825/bu+0.03−82–−60¢/BuMay (K)14.4364
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3825–11.5025/bu+0.08−60–−48¢/BuMay (K)14.3721
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3625–11.6425/bu+0.03−62–−34¢/BuMay (K)14.4364
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3825–11.5325/bu+0.03−60–−45¢/BuMay (K)14.5721
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7325–11.7825/bu+0.03−25–−20¢/BuMay (K)14.8300
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.3325–11.9325/bu+0.03−65–−5¢/BuMay (K)14.5120

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.3175/bu+0.05−30–−5¢/BuMay (K)6.4265
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075–4.3975/bu+0.03−16–+3¢/BuMay (K)6.2569
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.3675/bu+0.03−19–0¢/BuMay (K)6.7225
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.2675/bu+0.06−30–−10¢/BuMay (K)6.4668
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.3075/bu+0.03−43–−6¢/BuMay (K)6.2296
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9675–4.2875/bu+0.03−40–−8¢/BuMay (K)6.4868
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.4175/bu+0.03+1–+5¢/BuMay (K)6.6225
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.