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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Fri, Apr 17
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8725–11.0225/bu+0.04−80–−65¢/BuMay (K)—
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8925–11.2025/bu+0.04−78–−47¢/BuMay (K)—
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8725–11.0225/bu+0.05−80–−65¢/BuMay (K)—
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9425–11.2225/bu+0.04−73–−45¢/BuMay (K)—
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8225–11.1725/bu+0.04−85–−50¢/BuMay (K)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9225–11.0725/bu+0.04−75–−60¢/BuMay (K)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1425/bu+0.04−53¢/BuMay (K)—
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.8725–11.4725/bu+0.02−80–−20¢/BuMay (K)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.1475/bu+0.00−45–−34¢/BuMay (K)—
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.2675/bu+0.00−42–−22¢/BuMay (K)—
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.2375/bu+0.00−43–−25¢/BuMay (K)—
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0975–4.3275/bu+0.00−39–−16¢/BuMay (K)—
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9675–4.3675/bu+0.01−52–−12¢/BuMay (K)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.2975/bu+0.00−42–−19¢/BuMay (K)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.4475/bu+0.00−18–−4¢/BuMay (K)—
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.