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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Mon, Jul 27
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4850–11.8875/bu+0.40−60–−25¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6400
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4975–11.7550/bu+0.40−64–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.6031
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7575–11.9375/bu+0.40−38–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6850
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5875–11.9875/bu+0.40−55–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7936
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0950–11.8475/bu+0.40−99–−29¢/BuAugust (Q)9.4579
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6875–12.0875/bu+0.40−45–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.7236
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9875/bu+0.40−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8150
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.8375–12.5350/bu+0.40−30–+45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9700

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.2175/bu+0.13−45–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7775
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.2475/bu+0.13−50–−27¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8175
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375–4.3075/bu+0.13−38–−21¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8389
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275–4.3275/bu+0.13−39–−19¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7818
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9275–4.3475/bu+0.13−59–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6908
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.3175/bu+0.13−37–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7946
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.3975/bu+0.13−14–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9725
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.