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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Mon, Aug 3
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1775–11.6725/bu+0.06−51–−25¢/BuAugust (Q)9.4260
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2625–11.7025/bu+0.04−66–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.3594
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5425–11.7525/bu+0.05−38–−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.4621
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3725–11.8225/bu+0.05−55–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.4007
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0225–11.5825/bu+0.29−90–−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.1621
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4725–11.9725/bu+0.05−45–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.4764
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7725/bu+0.05−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.5950
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.6225–12.4725/bu+0.05−30–+55¢/BuNovember (X)9.7400

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0725–4.2025/bu+0.09−42–−29¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6990
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9625–4.2325/bu+0.09−53–−26¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7278
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.2725/bu+0.09−38–−22¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7600
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225–4.3125/bu+0.09−37–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7157
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9225–4.3225/bu+0.11−57–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5950
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425–4.2925/bu+0.09−35–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6986
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725/bu+0.09−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8700
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.