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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Mon, Apr 20
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8475–11.0075/bu+0.03−81–−65¢/BuMay (K)9.7710
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9575–11.1775/bu+0.07−70–−48¢/BuMay (K)9.8528
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7975–11.0075/bu+0.08−86–−65¢/BuMay (K)9.7664
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9275–11.2575/bu+0.02−73–−40¢/BuMay (K)9.7121
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8075–11.1475/bu+0.02−85–−51¢/BuMay (K)9.7600
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9075–11.0575/bu+0.02−75–−60¢/BuMay (K)9.7636
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1275/bu+0.02−53¢/BuMay (K)10.0950
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.8575–11.4575/bu+0.02−80–−20¢/BuMay (K)10.1600

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0900–4.1800/bu+0.05−43–−34¢/BuMay (K)4.6115
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.3200/bu+0.03−42–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.6175
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.2900/bu+0.04−42–−23¢/BuMay (K)4.6504
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.3600/bu+0.06−36–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.5675
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0400–4.4200/bu+0.07−48–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.4942
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.3500/bu+0.03−42–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5718
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.4600/bu+0.03−18–−6¢/BuMay (K)4.7575
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.