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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Mon, Aug 24
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6425–12.1425/bu+0.15−60–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8135
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5525–12.1225/bu+0.15−69–−12¢/BuNovember (X)9.7136
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9025–12.2425/bu+0.15−34–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.8361
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7925–11.9925/bu+0.15−45–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.7804
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3425–12.0925/bu+0.15−90–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.5888
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7925–12.3925/bu+0.15−45–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8246
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2125/bu+0.15−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.8775
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.2425–12.9425/bu+0.150–+70¢/BuNovember (X)10.1625

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950–4.6650/bu+0.08−42–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6865
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350–4.6150/bu+0.06−48–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7214
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5350–4.7650/bu+0.08−38–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7111
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.7350/bu+0.08−37–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6854
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3850–4.6350/bu+0.08−53–−28¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5808
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6150–4.7450/bu+0.08−30–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6668
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750/bu+0.08−14¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8725
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.