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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

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

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7650–9.9450/bu+0.08−68–−50¢/BuJuly (N)11.1375
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7950–10.0775/bu+0.07−65–−27¢/BuJuly (N)11.2703
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6975–9.9950/bu+0.06−65–−45¢/BuMay (K)11.0168
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6975–9.9950/bu+0.06−65–−45¢/BuMay (K)11.1925
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7975–9.9450/bu+0.06−55–−50¢/BuMay (K)11.2396
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7975–10.0450/bu+0.06−55–−40¢/BuMay (K)11.1039
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450/bu+0.08−30¢/BuJuly (N)11.4275
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.0950–10.3950/bu+0.02−35–−5¢/BuJuly (N)11.4525

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.5550/bu+0.05−40–−20¢/BuJuly (N)4.4975
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.7350/bu+0.02−36–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.4992
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725–4.7250/bu+0.10−30–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.4889
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.6350/bu+0.05−41–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.4089
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.5025/bu+0.05−52–−17¢/BuJuly (N)4.2889
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.5050/bu+0.07−35–−25¢/BuJuly (N)4.3775
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350–4.6425/bu+0.06−12–−3¢/BuJuly (N)4.6075
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.