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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Thu, Jul 17
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6650–9.8650/bu+0.06−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.6340
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6400–9.8850/bu+0.06−48–−33¢/BuSeptember (U)10.7783
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6650–9.8650/bu+0.06−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.5321
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7650–10.0150/bu+0.06−50–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.6693
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4900–9.9650/bu+0.06−63–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)10.6950
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8650–9.9150/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.6114
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0150/bu+0.06−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.8325
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9650–10.2150/bu+0.06−30–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.8065

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8200–3.9700/bu+0.03−20–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0495
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8200–4.0200/bu+0.00−20–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9958
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9000–4.0800/bu+0.03−12–+6¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1439
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8800–4.0000/bu+0.03−14–−2¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0039
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6400–3.9200/bu+0.03−38–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8325
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8200–3.9700/bu+0.02−20–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9754
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400/bu+0.03+12¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1625
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.