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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Tue, Aug 25
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7775–12.3275/bu+0.14−60–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.8290
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6875–12.2975/bu+0.14−69–−8¢/BuNovember (X)9.7806
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0375–12.3775/bu+0.14−34–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.8536
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9275–12.1275/bu+0.14−45–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.7979
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4775–12.1775/bu+0.14−90–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6088
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9275–12.5275/bu+0.14−45–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8421
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3675/bu+0.16−1¢/BuNovember (X)9.8950
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.3775–13.0775/bu+0.140–+70¢/BuNovember (X)10.1750

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850–4.7550/bu+0.09−42–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6650
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250–4.7050/bu+0.09−48–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6928
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250–4.8550/bu+0.09−38–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6893
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350–4.8250/bu+0.09−37–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6736
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850–4.7250/bu+0.10−52–−28¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5617
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6550–4.7950/bu+0.04−35–−21¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6593
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8650/bu+0.09−14¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8500
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.