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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Jul 29
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5450–9.8650/bu+0.11−55–−23¢/BuNovember (X)10.0450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8175–10.0675/bu+0.270–+25¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4525
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4050–9.5450/bu+0.17−69–−55¢/BuNovember (X)9.8525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8375/bu+0.21+2¢/BuAugust (Q)10.3525
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5950–9.6950/bu+0.06−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8675–9.9075/bu+0.11+5–+9¢/BuAugust (Q)10.3375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8950/bu+0.02−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.1800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0175/bu+0.07+20¢/BuAugust (Q)10.5225
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1450/bu+0.02−95¢/BuNovember (X)9.3625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3175/bu+0.07−50¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9125
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7450/bu+0.02−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9450/bu+0.08−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0125
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1750/bu+0.02−92¢/BuNovember (X)9.3625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4975/bu+0.07−32¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9625
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3950–10.0550/bu+0.12−70–−4¢/BuNovember (X)9.7125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5175–9.9975/bu+0.07−30–+18¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2375

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1975/bu+0.09−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5975–4.9475/bu+0.09−70–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5150
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8975–4.9975/bu+0.09−40–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7500
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9975–5.1475/bu+0.09−30–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8500
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9475–4.9975/bu+0.13−35–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8975/bu+0.14−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4475/bu+0.09−85¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5475/bu+0.09−75¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575–4.9475/bu+0.09−104–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5050

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0100/bu+0.07+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900–3.8500/bu+0.04−32–−26¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9925–4.1925/bu+0.06+10–+30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0075
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9100/bu+0.03+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4925/bu+0.10+160¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900–3.9100/bu+0.04−32–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8088
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9525–3.9925/bu+0.10+6–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9100/bu+0.03−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2425/bu+0.05+35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7875
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0100/bu+0.03+90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425–5.3925/bu+0.05+75–+150¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7600–4.0100/bu+0.03−35–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9925–4.1425/bu+0.06+10–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6375
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6900–3.7100/bu+0.03−42–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9425–4.0125/bu+0.14+5–+12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8625
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7100/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425/bu+0.05+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8375
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9100/bu+0.03−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3925/bu+0.05+50¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0375
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7200/bu+0.03−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9725–4.0225/bu+0.05+8–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8675
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.