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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Mon, Dec 23
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0650–9.2050/bu+0.04−69–−49¢/BuMarch (H)—
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0150–9.2950/bu+0.05−68–−40¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1350–9.2750/bu+0.05−56–−48¢/BuJanuary (F)—
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1050–9.1950/bu+0.04−59–−50¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0450–9.2350/bu+0.05−65–−46¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1450–9.2550/bu—−55–−50¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3950–9.5550/bu+0.04−36–−20¢/BuMarch (H)—
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.3550–9.5550/bu+0.04−40–−20¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975–4.2975/bu+0.02−28–−18¢/BuMarch (H)—
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.3275/bu+0.02−42–−15¢/BuMarch (H)—
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.4775/bu+0.02−26–0¢/BuMarch (H)—
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275–4.3275/bu+0.02−35–−15¢/BuMarch (H)—
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8975–4.2575/bu+0.02−58–−22¢/BuMarch (H)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.3275/bu+0.03−46–−15¢/BuMarch (H)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3975–4.4375/bu+0.02−8–−4¢/BuMarch (H)—
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.