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Minneapolis Daily Grain Report

Minnesota · Minneapolis · Thu, Apr 17
● Bids as filed19 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3046

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1F.O.B.9.9150–10.2650/bu—−45–−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0450–10.0850/bu+0.02−32–−28¢/BuMay (K)11.1258
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1175–10.1575/bu+0.03−36–−32¢/BuJuly (N)11.2100
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1375–10.1575/bu+0.03−34–−32¢/BuJuly (N)11.2100
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7750–9.8250/bu+0.02−55–−50¢/BuNovember (X)10.8925
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9350–10.0550/bu+0.02−43–−31¢/BuMay (K)11.0992

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6625/bu+0.13−40¢/BuMay (K)6.5375
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2625/bu+0.13+20¢/BuMay (K)6.7375
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.6625/bu+0.13+60¢/BuMay (K)6.8375
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered7.3625/bu—+130¢/BuMay (K)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.1625/bu+0.23+210¢/BuMay (K)7.8125
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered9.6625/bu—+360¢/BuMay (K)8.7875
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered9.2625/bu+0.03+320¢/BuMay (K)8.1375

White Oats

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1/2Delivered4.1650/bu+0.09+60¢/BuMay (K)4.2475

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.5725/bu+0.02−28–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.1642
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6225–4.6325/bu+0.02−28–−27¢/BuJuly (N)4.1658
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6225–4.6725/bu+0.02−28–−23¢/BuJuly (N)4.1625
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.3100/bu+0.01−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1333
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925–4.5325/bu+0.02−33–−29¢/BuMay (K)4.1475
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.