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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Wed, Jul 8
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3325–11.4825/bu+0.01−60–−45¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5915
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2925–11.7625/bu+0.01−64–−17¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5492
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3825–11.5825/bu+0.01−55–−35¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6196
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4325–11.7325/bu+0.01−50–−20¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6939
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9425–11.7625/bu+0.01−99–−17¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5867
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4325–11.6325/bu+0.01−50–−30¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6629
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5825/bu+0.04−35¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8225
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.4325–12.1325/bu+0.01−50–+20¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8875

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9000–4.0500/bu+0.09−45–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8845
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9500–4.1100/bu+0.09−40–−24¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8747
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9500–4.2000/bu+0.09−40–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9282
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9500–4.1400/bu+0.09−40–−21¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9111
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7600–4.2700/bu+0.14−59–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7342
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.1400/bu+0.09−38–−21¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8568
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3000/bu+0.09−8–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1225
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.