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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Apr 17
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2950–11.7150/bu+0.02−27–+15¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7925–12.0425/bu+0.04+12–+37¢/BuMay (K)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2050–11.2150/bu+0.01−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7525–11.7925/bu+0.04+8–+12¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2850–11.3950/bu+0.03−28–−17¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7825–11.9225/bu+0.04+11–+25¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4150/bu+0.01−15¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6725/bu+0.040¢/BuMay (K)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8150/bu+0.01−75¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2725/bu+0.04−40¢/BuMay (K)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1650/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4725/bu+0.04−20¢/BuMay (K)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8925/bu+0.04−78¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8925/bu+0.04−78¢/BuMay (K)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9650–11.4550/bu+0.01−60–−11¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2725–11.9325/bu+0.04−40–+26¢/BuMay (K)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9425/bu+0.07−5¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.8625/bu+0.07−5¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3925–5.9025/bu+0.07−60–−9¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5125–5.6125/bu+0.07−40–−30¢/BuMay (K)—
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8525–5.9125/bu+0.06−14–−8¢/BuJuly (N)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7125/bu+0.07−28¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8425–5.9925/bu+0.07−15–0¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8325–5.8425/bu+0.07−8–−15¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8925/bu+0.07−10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4425/bu+0.07−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2425/bu+0.07−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2025–5.8525/bu+0.07−79–−14¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7525/bu+0.07−16¢/BuMay (K)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3700/bu+0.00+60¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0875/bu+0.00+160¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000–4.6400/bu+0.00−27–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6875–4.8075/bu+0.00+20–+32¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2700/bu+0.00+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9875/bu+0.00+150¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125–4.5700/bu+0.02−10–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6875–4.8375/bu+0.00+20–+35¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125/bu+0.00−20¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6175/bu+0.00+13¢/BuMay (K)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3500/bu+0.00+58¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2375–6.0375/bu+0.00+75–+155¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700–4.7100/bu+0.00−30–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3875–4.8075/bu+0.00−10–+32¢/BuMay (K)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700/bu+0.00−30¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6475–4.7175/bu+0.00+16–+23¢/BuMay (K)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.00−25¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5875/bu+0.00+10¢/BuMay (K)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700/bu+0.00−10¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8375/bu+0.00+35¢/BuMay (K)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3175/bu+0.00−17¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3175/bu+0.00−17¢/BuMay (K)—
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.