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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Thu, Jul 23
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7750–12.1875/bu+0.05−60–−25¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7815
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7950–12.1550/bu+0.05−58–−22¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7336
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0575–12.2375/bu+0.07−38–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8125
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8875–12.2875/bu+0.00−55–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8282
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3850–12.1375/bu+0.05−99–−30¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5983
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9875–12.3875/bu+0.06−45–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.8682
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2875/bu+0.08−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9925
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.1375–12.8250/bu+0.05−30–+45¢/BuNovember (X)10.1075

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.3400/bu+0.02−45–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8725
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.3900/bu+0.02−50–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9086
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.4500/bu+0.02−38–−19¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9246
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.4500/bu—−39–−19¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8946
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.4900/bu+0.02−59–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7625
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.4600/bu—−37–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8904
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000–4.5200/bu—−14–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0625
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.