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Minneapolis Daily Grain Report

Minnesota · Minneapolis · Wed, Apr 16
● Bids as filed19 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3046

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0675–10.1075/bu+0.03−32–−28¢/BuMay (K)11.2783
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1425–10.1825/bu+0.04−36–−32¢/BuJuly (N)11.3625
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1625–10.1825/bu+0.04−34–−32¢/BuJuly (N)11.3625
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7925–9.8425/bu+0.05−55–−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.0125
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9575–10.0775/bu+0.03−43–−31¢/BuMay (K)11.2517

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5375/bu+0.03−50¢/BuMay (K)6.4825
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1375/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)6.6825
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5375/bu+0.03+50¢/BuMay (K)6.7825
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered6.9875/bu+0.03+95¢/BuMay (K)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered7.3375/bu—+130¢/BuMay (K)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered7.9375–8.1375/bu+0.38+190–+210¢/BuMay (K)7.9325
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered9.2375–9.5375/bu—+320–+350¢/BuMay (K)8.0825
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #2Delivered7.5375/bu—+150¢/BuMay (K)—

White Oats

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1/2Delivered4.0750/bu+0.05+60¢/BuMay (K)4.1925

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–4.5925/bu+0.03−28–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.1992
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6375–4.6475/bu+0.02−28–−27¢/BuJuly (N)4.2033
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6375–4.6875/bu+0.02−28–−23¢/BuJuly (N)4.1933
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.3175/bu+0.03−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1808
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125–4.5525/bu+0.03−33–−29¢/BuMay (K)4.1825
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.