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Minneapolis Daily Grain Report

Minnesota · Minneapolis · Tue, Aug 12
● Bids as filed16 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3046

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6275–9.6775/bu+0.22−70–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.2150
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4275–9.6275/bu+0.22−90–−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.0417
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5775–9.6775/bu+0.22−75–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.1250
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6475–9.6775/bu+0.22−68–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.2850

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0225/bu+0.01−75¢/BuSeptember (U)5.7800
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7725/bu+0.010¢/BuSeptember (U)5.9800
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1725/bu+0.01+40¢/BuSeptember (U)6.0800
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9725/bu+0.01+20¢/BuSeptember (U)6.9300
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0725/bu—+30¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered6.2725–6.4725/bu+0.01+50–+70¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered6.8725–7.2225/bu+0.06+110–+145¢/BuSeptember (U)8.2300
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered7.4225–7.7725/bu—+165–+200¢/BuSeptember (U)—

White Oats

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1/2Delivered3.8225/bu+0.01+48¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0250

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.3450–3.4950/bu+0.13−60–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5892
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4350–3.4950/bu+0.13−51–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6225
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4150–3.5450/bu+0.14−30–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6275
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.