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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Wed, Dec 31
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5550–9.6750/bu+0.16−75–−80¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5750–9.7050/bu+0.15−90–−60¢/BuMarch (H)—
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5350–9.6750/bu+0.15−94–−80¢/BuMarch (H)—
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6050–9.8750/bu+0.16−70–−60¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4050–9.8750/bu+0.16−90–−43¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6050–9.7250/bu+0.16−70–−75¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550/bu+0.16−55¢/BuJanuary (F)—
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–10.0250/bu+0.06−55–−45¢/BuJanuary (F)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9825–4.1025/bu+0.00−42–−30¢/BuMarch (H)—
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0025–4.2025/bu+0.00−40–−20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9525–4.0625/bu+0.00−45–−34¢/BuMarch (H)—
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9925–4.2025/bu+0.00−41–−20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7025–4.2225/bu+0.10−70–−18¢/BuMarch (H)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0025–4.1525/bu+0.01−40–−25¢/BuMarch (H)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.3225/bu+0.00−17–−8¢/BuMarch (H)—
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.