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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Wed, Apr 17
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8950–11.1950/bu+0.05−60–−30¢/BuMay (K)14.6030
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0450–11.3250/bu+0.05−45–−17¢/BuMay (K)14.4281
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8250–10.9750/bu+0.05−67–−52¢/BuMay (K)14.6532
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9550–11.1450/bu+0.05−54–−35¢/BuMay (K)14.8332
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9150–11.1650/bu+0.03−58–−33¢/BuMay (K)14.6779
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8950–11.0150/bu+0.05−60–−48¢/BuMay (K)14.8375
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2450–11.2950/bu+0.05−25–−20¢/BuMay (K)15.1675
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.0950–11.5450/bu+0.05−40–+5¢/BuMay (K)14.7995

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.4525/bu+0.01−10–+15¢/BuMay (K)6.7575
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.5225/bu+0.01−3–+22¢/BuMay (K)6.5661
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.4525/bu+0.01−5–+15¢/BuMay (K)6.9821
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.4525/bu+0.04−10–+15¢/BuMay (K)6.8904
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9025–4.2925/bu+0.11−40–−1¢/BuMay (K)6.6025
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9025–4.4225/bu+0.01−40–+12¢/BuMay (K)6.8164
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.5225/bu+0.01+20–+22¢/BuMay (K)6.8700
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.