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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Fri, Jan 2
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4550–9.6575/bu+0.10−84–−80¢/BuJanuary (F)9.3095
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5175–9.7075/bu+0.06−94–−75¢/BuMarch (H)9.3311
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4950–9.6575/bu+0.04−80¢/BuJanuary (F)9.3461
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5150–9.8575/bu+0.09−78–−60¢/BuJanuary (F)9.2921
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3950–9.8050/bu+0.01−90–−49¢/BuJanuary (F)9.2258
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4950–9.7075/bu+0.11−80–−75¢/BuJanuary (F)9.3361
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7450/bu+0.01−55¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6125
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.7575–10.0075/bu+0.00−70–−45¢/BuMarch (H)9.6025

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9750–4.0750/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuMarch (H)4.2805
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9550–4.1750/bu+0.05−42–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2297
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9250–4.0350/bu+0.03−45–−34¢/BuMarch (H)4.3318
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9650–4.1750/bu+0.03−41–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2104
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7750–4.2350/bu+0.07−60–−14¢/BuMarch (H)4.0608
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9550–4.1250/bu+0.05−42–−25¢/BuMarch (H)4.2218
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.2950/bu+0.03−17–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4325
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.