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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Wed, Jul 16
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6050–9.8050/bu+0.19−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.6075
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5775–9.8250/bu+0.19−48–−38¢/BuSeptember (U)10.7614
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6050–9.8050/bu+0.19−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.4936
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7050–9.9550/bu+0.19−50–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.7261
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4275–9.8550/bu+0.19−63–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)10.6925
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–9.8550/bu+0.24−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.5839
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9550/bu+0.19−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.8163
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9050–10.1550/bu+0.19−30–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.7688

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8525–4.0025/bu+0.04−20–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1170
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8225–4.0525/bu+0.04−23–0¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0644
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9325–4.1125/bu+0.04−12–+6¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2043
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9125–4.0525/bu+0.04−14–0¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0714
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6725–3.9725/bu+0.04−38–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9100
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8025–4.0025/bu+0.04−25–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0386
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725–4.1825/bu+0.03+12–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2300
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.