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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Fri, Aug 7
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0625–11.5125/bu+0.19−70–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.3190
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0725–11.5325/bu+0.02−69–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.2125
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3825–11.6625/bu+0.02−38–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.3493
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2125–11.7625/bu+0.02−55–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.2250
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8625–11.4325/bu+0.02−90–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.1592
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4125–11.8125/bu+0.09−35–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.3607
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6125/bu+0.02−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.4250
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.4625–12.3625/bu+0.02−30–+60¢/BuNovember (X)9.6500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.1400/bu—−42–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6515
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8600–4.1300/bu—−53–−26¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6808
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0100–4.2400/bu—−38–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7061
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0200–4.2100/bu—−37–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6575
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8600–4.1700/bu+0.02−53–−22¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5375
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.2200/bu+0.02−33–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6446
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700/bu—−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8275
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.