Cash grain bids / Minnesota / Minneapolis Daily Grain Report / 2025-12-15

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Minneapolis Daily Grain Report

Minnesota · Minneapolis · Mon, Dec 15
● Bids as filed11 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3046

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5300–10.5900/bu+0.04−40–−34¢/BuMay (K)9.6700
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0075–10.0675/bu+0.06−71–−65¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5200

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7875/bu+0.07+10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8875/bu+0.07+20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8875/bu+0.07+20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered7.5375/bu—+185¢/BuMarch (H)8.1500
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered7.6875/bu+0.07+200¢/BuMarch (H)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered7.9375–8.1875/bu—+225–+250¢/BuMarch (H)—

White Oats

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1/2Delivered3.5100/bu—+70¢/BuMarch (H)4.2800

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.1975/bu+0.01−32–−28¢/BuMay (K)4.3308
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7475–3.9575/bu+0.01−65–−44¢/BuMarch (H)4.0500
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.