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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Wed, Oct 30
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1150–9.3150/bu+0.12−65–−45¢/BuNovember (X)12.5220
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0650–9.3350/bu+0.11−70–−43¢/BuNovember (X)12.5794
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1850–9.3150/bu+0.11−58–−45¢/BuNovember (X)12.4646
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.8650–9.2925/bu+0.11−90–−62¢/BuNovember (X)12.5271
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0150–9.2850/bu+0.11−75–−48¢/BuNovember (X)12.5439
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0150–9.2750/bu+0.11−75–−49¢/BuNovember (X)12.5200
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3150–9.6150/bu+0.03−45–−15¢/BuNovember (X)12.9250
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.5125–9.7650/bu+0.16−40–0¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7650–4.0150/bu+0.02−35–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5240
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5450–3.8850/bu+0.02−57–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5889
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8550–4.1350/bu+0.02−26–+2¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5471
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6850–3.8150/bu+0.02−43–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4671
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4150–3.7950/bu+0.02−70–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4243
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6350–3.8650/bu+0.03−48–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4629
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8650/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7100
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.