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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Fri, Jul 31
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1200–11.6250/bu+0.05−60–−25¢/BuAugust (Q)9.3735
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2250–11.4000/bu+0.00−65–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.3158
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4950–11.6750/bu+0.01−38–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.4368
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3250–11.7750/bu+0.01−55–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.3725
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7300–11.4950/bu+0.05−99–−38¢/BuAugust (Q)9.1971
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4250–11.9250/bu+0.16−45–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.4696
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7250/bu+0.01−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.5425
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.5750–12.1750/bu+0.01−30–+30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6875

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9875–4.1075/bu+0.05−42–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7280
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8775–4.1475/bu+0.05−53–−26¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7561
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0275–4.1975/bu+0.05−38–−21¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7821
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.2275/bu+0.05−37–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7379
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175–4.2375/bu+0.05−59–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5917
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.2075/bu+0.05−35–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7264
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2875/bu+0.05−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9050
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.