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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Wed, Aug 19
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7325–12.2725/bu+0.21−64–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.7250
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6825–12.1525/bu+0.21−69–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.6056
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9925–12.3725/bu+0.21−38–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.7500
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9225–12.6725/bu+0.21−45–+30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6771
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4725–12.2125/bu+0.21−90–−16¢/BuNovember (X)9.4917
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9225–12.4725/bu+0.16−45–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.7371
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3425/bu+0.23−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.7900
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.3725–13.0725/bu+0.210–+70¢/BuNovember (X)10.0450

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.4800/bu+0.10−42–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6020
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.4700/bu+0.10−53–−26¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6267
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500–4.5800/bu+0.10−38–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6357
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.5500/bu+0.10−37–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6086
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.4500/bu+0.09−53–−28¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5167
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4300–4.5600/bu+0.10−30–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5900
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.6100/bu+0.10−13–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8000
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.