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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Thu, Nov 6
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2250–10.2950/bu+0.27−85–−78¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6411
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3250/bu+0.27−75¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9325
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.3750–10.8250/bu+0.27−70–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0525
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1750–10.2950/bu+0.27−90–−78¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6885
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2050–10.5375/bu+0.27−87–−38¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7136
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0750–10.2950/bu+0.27−100–−78¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7439
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2150–10.3250/bu+0.25−86–−75¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6611
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9450–10.5250/bu+0.27−113–−55¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6796

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8375–3.9075/bu+0.07−45–−38¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0880
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7575–3.9375/bu+0.09−53–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9728
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8275–3.9075/bu+0.07−46–−38¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1550
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8575–4.0375/bu+0.07−43–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9636
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6075–4.1375/bu+0.07−68–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8617
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8675–3.9875/bu+0.09−42–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9521
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.0675/bu+0.07−25–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1600
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.