Cash grain bids / Minnesota / Minneapolis Daily Grain Report / 2024-12-18

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Minneapolis Daily Grain Report

Minnesota · Minneapolis · Wed, Dec 18
● Bids as filed14 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3046

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2175/bu+0.25−30¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3150–9.3450/bu+0.26−30–−27¢/BuMay (K)12.9075
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3150–9.3450/bu+0.26−30–−27¢/BuMay (K)12.9075
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4150–9.4450/bu+0.26−30–−27¢/BuJuly (N)12.9908
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2175/bu+0.25−30¢/BuJanuary (F)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered7.2200/bu—+130¢/BuMarch (H)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered7.8700–8.2200/bu+0.12+195–+230¢/BuMarch (H)9.3050
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered9.4200–9.9200/bu+0.03+350–+400¢/BuMarch (H)10.4050

White Oats

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1/2Delivered4.1950/bu+0.05+60¢/BuMarch (H)4.1875

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9725–4.0225/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuMarch (H)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.2775/bu+0.06−20–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.5917
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.2975/bu+0.06−20–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.5917
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.3125/bu+0.06−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)4.6917
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9725/bu+0.06−40¢/BuMarch (H)4.3475
Source: USDA AMS · Minneapolis, MN. 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.