Cash grain bids / Minnesota / Minneapolis Daily Grain Report / 2026-03-18

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Minneapolis Daily Grain Report

Minnesota · Minneapolis · Wed, Mar 18
● Bids as filed17 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3046

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0875–11.1175/bu+0.10−53–−50¢/BuMay (K)9.6958
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1675–11.2175/bu+0.05−45–−40¢/BuMay (K)9.7158
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3250–11.3450/bu+0.06−44–−42¢/BuJuly (N)9.8617

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2725/bu+0.13−10¢/BuMay (K)5.6175
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3725/bu+0.130¢/BuMay (K)6.2175
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3725/bu+0.130¢/BuMay (K)6.6175
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1Delivered6.8725/bu—+50¢/BuMay (K)6.6175
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered7.0225/bu+0.13+65¢/BuMay (K)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered7.3225–7.5725/bu+0.13+95–+120¢/BuMay (K)7.6175
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered7.4725/bu+0.13+110¢/BuMay (K)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.3725/bu+0.13+200¢/BuMay (K)8.4675
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered7.5725/bu+0.13+120¢/BuMay (K)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #2Delivered7.4725–7.8725/bu—+110–+150¢/BuMay (K)—

White Oats

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1/2Delivered3.8375/bu+0.08+20¢/BuMay (K)4.1150

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.2325/bu+0.14−43–−40¢/BuMay (K)4.3067
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.2725/bu+0.12−40–−36¢/BuMay (K)4.3100
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.3450/bu+0.11−42–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.3992
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.