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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Thu, Aug 13
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1825–11.6225/bu+0.03−64–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6820
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1325–11.6025/bu+0.01−69–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.5350
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4425–11.7725/bu+0.01−38–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.7179
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2725–11.9925/bu+0.01−55–+17¢/BuNovember (X)9.6164
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9225–11.5725/bu+0.01−90–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.4817
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4225–11.8725/bu+0.01−40–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.7179
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7725/bu+0.01−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.8350
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.6225–12.5225/bu+0.01−20–+70¢/BuNovember (X)10.0100

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.2300/bu+0.09−42–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5640
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9500–4.2200/bu+0.09−53–−26¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5767
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.3300/bu+0.09−38–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6086
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100–4.3000/bu+0.09−37–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5771
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9600–4.2600/bu+0.08−52–−22¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4567
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.3100/bu+0.09−30–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5486
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.3700/bu+0.09−12–−11¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7500
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.