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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Apr 1
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2350–11.7050/bu+0.02−32–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.1065
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6650–11.8450/bu+0.09−2–+16¢/BuMay (K)10.4283
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1950–11.2050/bu+0.02−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6050–11.6150/bu+0.01−8–−7¢/BuMay (K)10.2850
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3550–11.4650/bu+0.02−20–−9¢/BuNovember (X)10.0725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6650–11.7850/bu+0.09−2–+10¢/BuMay (K)10.3800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4050/bu+0.02−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6850/bu+0.030¢/BuMay (K)10.3450
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8050/bu+0.02−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.4225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2850/bu+0.03−40¢/BuMay (K)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1550/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4350/bu+0.03−25¢/BuMay (K)10.1450
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9950/bu+0.03−69¢/BuMay (K)9.8050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9950/bu+0.03−69¢/BuMay (K)9.8050
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9550–11.4050/bu+0.02−60–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8142
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1850–11.7550/bu+0.03−50–+7¢/BuMay (K)9.8950

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0375/bu+0.18−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4775
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9250/bu+0.19−5¢/BuMay (K)5.3425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4875–5.9975/bu+0.18−60–−9¢/BuJuly (N)4.8775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5250–5.6750/bu+0.19−45–−30¢/BuMay (K)4.6258
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9075–5.9975/bu+0.19−18–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.3542
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8075/bu+0.18−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.2275
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9375–6.0375/bu+0.18−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.3775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8250–5.9250/bu+0.26−15–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.7425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9875/bu+0.18−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2775
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5375/bu+0.18−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.8775
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3375/bu+0.18−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6275
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2975–5.9175/bu+0.18−79–−17¢/BuJuly (N)4.9625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6450/bu—−33¢/BuMay (K)5.1325

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3125/bu+0.03+50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9925/bu+0.02+145¢/BuMay (K)5.5775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.6625/bu+0.04−34–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2315
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6925–4.7725/bu+0.02+15–+23¢/BuMay (K)4.7375
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2625/bu+0.02+45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0125/bu+0.19+147¢/BuMay (K)5.4275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–4.6125/bu+0.03−12–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6925–4.7425/bu+0.02+15–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.7042
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725/bu+0.03−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6725/bu+0.04+13¢/BuMay (K)4.7275
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2625/bu+0.02+45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2925–5.9425/bu+0.04+75–+140¢/BuMay (K)5.1775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125–4.7025/bu+0.03−30–−11¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2558
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.7525/bu+0.04−25–+21¢/BuMay (K)4.5492
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3625–4.5125/bu+0.03−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6325–4.6525/bu+0.04+9–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.6575
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425/bu+0.01+10¢/BuMay (K)4.6475
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7125/bu+0.03−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6625/bu+0.04+12¢/BuMay (K)4.6775
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625/bu+0.04+2¢/BuMay (K)4.4875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625/bu+0.04+2¢/BuMay (K)4.5825
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.