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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Thu, Jul 30
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1725–11.6375/bu+0.01−60–−25¢/BuAugust (Q)9.4265
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2275–11.4525/bu+0.00−66–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.3214
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5075–11.6875/bu+0.04−38–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.4625
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3375–11.7875/bu+0.04−55–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.4311
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7825–11.5375/bu+0.01−99–−35¢/BuAugust (Q)9.1921
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5875–11.9375/bu+0.11−30–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.5039
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7375/bu+0.04−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.5925
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.5875–12.2225/bu+0.04−30–+45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7075

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.1575/bu+0.03−42–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7790
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9275–4.1875/bu+0.03−53–−27¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8011
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775–4.2475/bu+0.03−38–−21¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8357
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.2775/bu+0.03−37–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7786
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8675–4.2875/bu+0.03−59–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6817
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.2575/bu+0.03−35–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7786
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3375/bu+0.03−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9650
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.