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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Wed, Sep 16
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5050–12.8550/bu+0.02−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7025
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4550–12.7050/bu+0.02−75–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.6786
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5550–12.7050/bu+0.02−65–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.6646
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5550–13.5550/bu+0.02−65–+35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6861
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3050–12.7050/bu+0.03−90–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.5942
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5550–13.2050/bu+0.02−65–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.6861
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8550/bu+0.02−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8375
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.9050–13.9550/bu+0.02−30–+75¢/BuNovember (X)10.0975

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8425–4.8925/bu+0.02−50–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8195
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7225–5.0425/bu+0.02−62–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8497
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8325–5.0625/bu+0.02−51–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8675
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7925–4.9425/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8061
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925–4.9425/bu+0.01−75–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7425
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8325–4.9425/bu+0.02−51–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8232
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9925–5.0225/bu+0.02−35–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9725
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.