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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Tue, Jul 21
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5950–11.9775/bu+0.07−60–−25¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7940
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6150–11.9750/bu+0.07−58–−22¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7514
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7275–12.0275/bu+0.04−50–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8179
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7275–12.0775/bu+0.04−50–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8621
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2050–11.9750/bu+0.07−99–−22¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6613
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7950–12.0450/bu+0.07−40–−15¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8850
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0275/bu+0.04−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0050
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.8275–12.6450/bu+0.04−40–+45¢/BuNovember (X)10.1200

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775–4.2275/bu+0.03−45–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8855
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0275–4.2875/bu+0.03−50–−24¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8836
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.3775/bu+0.03−38–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9411
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.3375/bu+0.03−38–−19¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9096
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.4075/bu+0.03−59–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7492
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.3275/bu+0.03−35–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8768
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.4275/bu+0.03−12–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0725
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.