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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Tue, Aug 18
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5275–12.0175/bu+0.01−64–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7045
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4775–11.9475/bu+0.01−69–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.5725
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7875–12.1175/bu+0.01−38–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.7275
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7175–12.3675/bu+0.11−45–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6546
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2675–11.9675/bu+0.01−90–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.4713
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7675–12.2175/bu+0.01−40–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.7289
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1175/bu+0.01−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.7675
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.1675–12.8675/bu+0.210–+70¢/BuNovember (X)10.0475

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2125–4.3825/bu+0.02−42–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5990
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.3725/bu+0.02−53–−26¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6217
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.4825/bu+0.02−38–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6307
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2625–4.4525/bu+0.02−37–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6036
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.3825/bu+0.02−52–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5100
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325–4.4625/bu+0.02−30–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5893
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.5125/bu+0.03−13–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7950
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.