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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Thu, Sep 3
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4625–12.9125/bu+0.06−70–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6320
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4625–13.4925/bu+0.06−70–+33¢/BuNovember (X)9.5767
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5325–13.0125/bu+0.07−63–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6114
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7125–13.1625/bu+0.06−45–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.5929
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4125–13.2125/bu+0.06−75–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.5150
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7125–13.1625/bu+0.21−45–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.6457
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0125/bu+0.01−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7300
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered13.1125–13.8125/bu+0.06−5–+65¢/BuNovember (X)9.9800

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8975–4.9575/bu+0.01−51–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7485
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6975–4.9375/bu+0.03−71–−47¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7875
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8975–5.0875/bu+0.03−51–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7689
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9175–5.0075/bu+0.03−49–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7361
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6675–4.9575/bu+0.04−74–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6725
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8975–5.0075/bu+0.03−51–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7846
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0375–5.0475/bu+0.03−37–−36¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9075
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.