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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Thu, Aug 6
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8725–11.5275/bu+0.13−70–−25¢/BuAugust (Q)9.3965
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0875–11.5475/bu+0.03−69–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.2903
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3975–11.6275/bu+0.03−38–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.4146
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2275–11.7775/bu+0.03−55–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.2875
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8775–11.4375/bu+0.03−90–−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.2229
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3275–11.8275/bu+0.03−45–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.4304
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6275/bu+0.03−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.5875
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.4775–12.3775/bu+0.03−30–+60¢/BuNovember (X)9.7175

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.1400/bu+0.02−42–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6700
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8600–4.1300/bu+0.02−53–−26¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6994
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0100–4.2400/bu+0.02−38–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7279
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0200–4.2100/bu+0.02−37–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6750
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8400–4.1700/bu+0.08−55–−22¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5600
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0400–4.2200/bu+0.02−35–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6621
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700/bu+0.02−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8450
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.