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Minneapolis Daily Grain Report

Minnesota · Minneapolis · Tue, Mar 18
● Bids as filed21 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3046

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7275–9.7475/bu+0.03−40–−38¢/BuMay (K)11.6183
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7275–9.7875/bu+0.03−40–−34¢/BuMay (K)11.6250
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8650–9.9250/bu+0.03−40–−34¢/BuJuly (N)11.7025
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8650–9.9250/bu+0.03−40–−34¢/BuJuly (N)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6050–9.7050/bu+0.03−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6275–9.6775/bu+0.03−50–−45¢/BuMay (K)11.5883

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6400/bu+0.01−50¢/BuMay (K)6.7075
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2400/bu+0.01+10¢/BuMay (K)6.9075
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.6400/bu+0.01+50¢/BuMay (K)7.0075
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered6.8125/bu—+75¢/BuMay (K)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered7.4400/bu+0.01+130¢/BuMay (K)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.1400/bu+0.01+200¢/BuMay (K)8.0075
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered7.6400/bu+0.01+150¢/BuMay (K)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.1400–8.8900/bu+0.31+200–+275¢/BuMay (K)8.8575

White Oats

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1/2Delivered4.0600/bu+0.03+40¢/BuMay (K)4.2150

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.2775/bu+0.02−32–−31¢/BuMay (K)4.1883
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.2775/bu+0.02−32–−31¢/BuMay (K)4.2183
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.4000/bu+0.02−32–−28¢/BuJuly (N)4.2925
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.4000/bu+0.02−32–−28¢/BuJuly (N)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0425–4.1925/bu+0.00−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175/bu+0.02−37¢/BuMay (K)4.1450
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.