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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Thu, Apr 18
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7425–11.0425/bu+0.15−60–−30¢/BuMay (K)14.5030
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8925–11.1725/bu+0.15−45–−17¢/BuMay (K)14.3283
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6725–10.8225/bu+0.15−67–−52¢/BuMay (K)14.5507
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8025–10.9925/bu+0.15−54–−35¢/BuMay (K)14.7236
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7525–11.0125/bu+0.16−59–−33¢/BuMay (K)14.5350
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7425–10.8925/bu+0.15−60–−45¢/BuMay (K)14.7350
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0925–11.1425/bu+0.15−25–−20¢/BuMay (K)15.0650
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.9425–11.3925/bu+0.15−40–+5¢/BuMay (K)14.6970

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.4175/bu+0.04−10–+15¢/BuMay (K)6.6335
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.4875/bu+0.04−3–+22¢/BuMay (K)6.4578
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.4175/bu+0.020–+15¢/BuMay (K)6.8771
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.4175/bu+0.04−10–+15¢/BuMay (K)6.8011
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9675–4.2175/bu+0.07−30–−5¢/BuMay (K)6.4989
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8675–4.3875/bu+0.04−40–+12¢/BuMay (K)6.7114
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4675–4.4875/bu+0.04+20–+22¢/BuMay (K)6.7650
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.