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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Fri, Sep 4
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3975–12.7975/bu+0.07−70–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.5620
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3975–13.1275/bu+0.07−70–+3¢/BuNovember (X)9.5178
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4675–12.9475/bu+0.07−63–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.5400
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6475–12.9975/bu+0.07−45–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.5329
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3475–13.1475/bu+0.07−75–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.4550
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6475–13.0975/bu+0.07−45–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.5643
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8475/bu+0.17−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6700
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered13.0475–13.7475/bu+0.07−5–+65¢/BuNovember (X)9.9200

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8575–4.9175/bu+0.04−51–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7280
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575–4.9975/bu+0.04−71–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7678
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8575–5.0475/bu+0.04−51–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7514
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8775–4.9675/bu+0.04−49–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7071
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6275–4.9275/bu+0.04−74–−44¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6133
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8575–4.9675/bu+0.04−51–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7386
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9975–5.0075/bu+0.04−37–−36¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9000
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.