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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Wed, Jul 29
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1800–11.6775/bu+0.34−60–−25¢/BuAugust (Q)9.4905
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2300–11.4600/bu+0.33−55–−32¢/BuAugust (Q)9.4175
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5475–11.7275/bu+0.27−38–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5275
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775–11.8275/bu+0.27−55–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.4961
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7900–11.5475/bu+0.34−99–−38¢/BuAugust (Q)9.2842
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4775–11.9775/bu+0.27−45–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.5689
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7775/bu+0.27−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6575
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.6275–12.2300/bu+0.27−30–+45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7925

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700–4.1900/bu+0.07−42–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7635
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9600–4.2200/bu+0.13−53–−27¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7931
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100–4.2800/bu+0.10−38–−21¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8161
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.3100/bu+0.10−37–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7618
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9000–4.3200/bu+0.10−59–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6625
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.2900/bu+0.08−35–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7746
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700/bu+0.08−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9475
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.