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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Wed, Jul 15
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4225–11.7675/bu+0.10−60–−25¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7440
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4225–11.8425/bu+0.10−60–−18¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6978
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5175–11.8175/bu+0.11−50–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7379
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4875–11.8175/bu+0.11−53–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8407
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0325–11.8625/bu+0.10−99–−16¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6588
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6225–11.8175/bu+0.10−40–−20¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8236
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6675/bu+0.11−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9550
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.6175–12.2225/bu+0.21−40–+20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0550

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0250–4.1750/bu+0.09−45–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9445
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9350–4.2050/bu+0.09−54–−27¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9436
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750–4.3250/bu+0.09−40–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9996
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0950–4.2650/bu+0.09−38–−21¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9782
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8850–4.3950/bu+0.09−59–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7975
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.3050/bu+0.14−33–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9439
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3650–4.4250/bu+0.09−11–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1775
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.