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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Fri, Aug 15
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150–9.8750/bu+0.14−71–−55¢/BuNovember (X)9.3318
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5225–9.7250/bu+0.15−70¢/BuSeptember (U)9.3000
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7750–9.8950/bu+0.14−65–−53¢/BuNovember (X)9.2929
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6750–9.8750/bu+0.14−75–−55¢/BuNovember (X)9.1900
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3225–9.7450/bu+0.15−90–−68¢/BuSeptember (U)9.1150
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8250–9.8850/bu+0.14−60–−54¢/BuNovember (X)9.3114
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750/bu+0.14−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.4700
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9750–10.2750/bu+0.14−45–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.5700

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5875–3.6775/bu+0.09−25–−16¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7580
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5075–3.7575/bu+0.09−33–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6761
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6275–3.7675/bu+0.09−21–−7¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8436
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6375–3.7175/bu+0.09−20–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6893
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.3875–3.6775/bu+0.07−45–−16¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4683
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4875–3.7575/bu+0.09−35–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6379
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8375/bu+0.090¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9200
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.