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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Apr 1
● Bids as filed44 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Purchase
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2875/bu+0.03−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.3175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3375–5.4375/bu+0.03−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.3742
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7650/bu+0.04−64¢/BuMay (K)—
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2975–5.4575/bu+0.03−24–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.3975
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2375/bu+0.03−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.2975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3050/bu+0.04−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8875/bu+0.03−65¢/BuJuly (N)4.9675
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1875/bu+0.46−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.0425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1450/bu—−26¢/BuMay (K)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8375–5.1875/bu+0.08−70–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.1675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6050–4.8550/bu+0.09−80–−55¢/BuMay (K)4.9775

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0125–10.2925/bu+0.20−38–−10¢/BuNovember (X)11.5233
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4025–10.5925/bu+0.20+6–+25¢/BuMay (K)11.8125
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8925–10.0625/bu+0.20−50–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.3700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3625/bu+0.16+2¢/BuMay (K)11.7000
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0925/bu+0.20−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4525/bu+0.26+11¢/BuMay (K)11.7767
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0925/bu+0.20−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3925/bu+0.20+5¢/BuMay (K)11.7400
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4425/bu+0.20−95¢/BuNovember (X)10.9200
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9925/bu—−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6225/bu—+13¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7925–10.0925/bu+0.25−60–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.2450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9425–10.4925/bu+0.25−40–+15¢/BuMay (K)11.3150

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4675/bu+0.15+85¢/BuMay (K)5.1650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.2700/bu+0.08−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3088
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7475–4.7675/bu+0.10+13–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.2917
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7675/bu+0.05+15¢/BuMay (K)4.2150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450/bu+0.08−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7675/bu+0.05+15¢/BuMay (K)4.2150
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6175/bu—+100¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8950/bu+0.08+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8175–5.6175/bu+0.05+20–+100¢/BuMay (K)4.4650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8225–4.8825/bu—+14–+20¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750/bu—−22¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.3950/bu+0.08−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175–4.8075/bu+0.10−10–+19¢/BuMay (K)4.1900
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.2950/bu+0.08−30–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7475–4.7875/bu+0.10+13–+17¢/BuMay (K)4.3025
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750–4.1950/bu+0.09−42–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6875–4.7075/bu+0.06+7–+9¢/BuMay (K)4.2200
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0950/bu+0.08−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6875/bu+0.09+7¢/BuMay (K)3.9050
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7175/bu+0.24+10¢/BuMay (K)4.1950
Source: USDA AMS · Frankfort, KY. 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.