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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Mon, Sep 14
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3425–12.6925/bu+0.08−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6875
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2925–12.5425/bu+0.05−75–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.6653
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3925–12.7425/bu+0.08−65–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6646
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5125–13.3925/bu+0.08−53–+35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6918
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2425–12.5425/bu+0.08−80–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.5592
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4425–13.0425/bu+0.08−60–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.6861
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6925/bu+0.08−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8275
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.7425–13.6925/bu+0.08−30–+65¢/BuNovember (X)10.1025

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8325–4.8825/bu+0.03−50–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7845
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6825–4.9225/bu+0.03−65–−41¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8192
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8225–5.0325/bu+0.03−51–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8182
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7825–4.9325/bu+0.03−55–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7796
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5825–4.9325/bu+0.03−75–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7275
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8225–4.9325/bu+0.03−51–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7925
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9825–5.0125/bu+0.04−35–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9375
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.