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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Fri, Dec 20
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1025–9.2450/bu+0.16−69–−50¢/BuMarch (H)12.5200
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0650–9.3550/bu+0.12−68–−39¢/BuJanuary (F)12.5697
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1850–9.3250/bu+0.11−56–−42¢/BuJanuary (F)12.4904
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1450–9.2450/bu+0.16−60–−50¢/BuJanuary (F)12.4482
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0950–9.3050/bu+0.12−65–−44¢/BuJanuary (F)12.5639
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1450–9.2925/bu+0.10−60–−50¢/BuJanuary (F)12.5175
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4325–9.5925/bu+0.16−36–−20¢/BuMarch (H)12.8550
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.3925–9.5950/bu+0.16−40–−15¢/BuMarch (H)12.7575

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825–4.2825/bu+0.06−28–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.5660
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0425–4.3125/bu+0.06−42–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.6078
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.4625/bu+0.13−26–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.6100
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.3125/bu+0.08−35–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.4486
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9125–4.2425/bu+0.06−55–−22¢/BuMarch (H)4.4257
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9925–4.3125/bu+0.01−47–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.5014
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3825–4.4225/bu+0.06−8–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.7900
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.