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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Wed, Aug 5
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0050–11.4975/bu+0.04−51–−25¢/BuAugust (Q)9.3260
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0575–11.5175/bu+0.01−69–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.2506
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3675–11.5775/bu+0.03−38–−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.3336
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1975–11.6475/bu+0.03−55–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.1950
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8475–11.4075/bu+0.03−90–−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.1050
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2975–11.7975/bu+0.03−45–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.3550
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5975/bu+0.03−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.4950
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.4475–12.2975/bu+0.03−30–+55¢/BuNovember (X)9.6250

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–4.1175/bu+0.06−42–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6255
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8375–4.1075/bu+0.06−53–−26¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6553
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9875–4.1875/bu+0.06−38–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6875
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9975–4.1875/bu+0.06−37–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6361
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7575–4.1675/bu+0.12−61–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5125
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.1975/bu+0.06−35–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6175
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2475/bu+0.06−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7975
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.