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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Fri, Jul 18
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7575–9.9575/bu+0.09−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.5973
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7300–9.9775/bu+0.09−48–−38¢/BuSeptember (U)10.7194
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7575–9.9575/bu+0.09−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.4975
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8575–10.1075/bu+0.09−50–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.6175
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5800–9.9575/bu+0.09−63–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)10.6682
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9575–10.0275/bu+0.09−40–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.5336
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1075/bu+0.09−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.7600
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.0575–10.3075/bu+0.09−30–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.7050

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8850–4.0250/bu+0.07−20–−6¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0460
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8850–4.0850/bu+0.07−20–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9894
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9650–4.1450/bu+0.07−12–+6¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1393
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9450–4.0650/bu+0.07−14–−2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9979
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6950–3.9850/bu+0.06−39–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8179
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8750–4.0250/bu+0.06−21–−6¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9679
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.2050/bu+0.05+10–+12¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1550
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.