Cash grain bids / Minnesota / Minneapolis Daily Grain Report / 2026-04-08

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Minneapolis Daily Grain Report

Minnesota · Minneapolis · Wed, Apr 8
● Bids as filed17 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3046

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0600–11.1200/bu+0.04−56–−50¢/BuMay (K)9.7375
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9700–11.1700/bu+0.04−65–−45¢/BuMay (K)9.7875
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2500–11.3500/bu+0.04−53–−43¢/BuJuly (N)9.8883
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3000–11.3500/bu+0.04−48–−43¢/BuJuly (N)9.9083

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1400/bu+0.17−10¢/BuMay (K)5.5875
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2400/bu+0.170¢/BuMay (K)6.1875
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2400/bu+0.170¢/BuMay (K)6.5875
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered7.1400/bu—+90¢/BuMay (K)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered7.2400–7.4400/bu+0.17+100–+120¢/BuMay (K)8.0875
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered7.2900/bu+0.17+105¢/BuMay (K)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.1400/bu+0.47+190¢/BuMay (K)9.1875

White Oats

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1/2Delivered3.8250/bu+0.09+50¢/BuMay (K)3.9025

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0225–4.0425/bu+0.02−45–−43¢/BuMay (K)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0525–4.0725/bu+0.02−42–−40¢/BuMay (K)4.4700
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.1800/bu+0.02−44–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.5317
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.1800/bu+0.02−42–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.5317
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125–4.0425/bu+0.02−46–−43¢/BuMay (K)4.4500
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.