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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Wed, Aug 12
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1525–11.6325/bu+0.16−68–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8645
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1425–11.6125/bu+0.15−69–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.7831
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4525–11.7825/bu+0.15−38–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.8825
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2825–12.0025/bu+0.15−55–+17¢/BuNovember (X)9.7739
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9325–11.5325/bu+0.15−90–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7188
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4325–11.8825/bu+0.15−40–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.8968
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7825/bu+0.20−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.9925
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.6325–12.5325/bu+0.25−20–+70¢/BuNovember (X)10.1875

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.3200/bu+0.20−42–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5570
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0400–4.3100/bu+0.20−53–−26¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5822
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.4200/bu+0.20−38–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5986
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.3900/bu+0.20−37–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5700
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0400–4.3500/bu+0.20−53–−22¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4483
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.4000/bu+0.20−30–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5400
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.4600/bu+0.20−12–−11¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7400
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.