Cash grain bids / Minnesota / Minneapolis Daily Grain Report / 2026-05-18

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Minneapolis Daily Grain Report

Minnesota · Minneapolis · Mon, May 18
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3046

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6500–11.7000/bu+0.36−48–−43¢/BuJuly (N)10.2108
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6700–11.7000/bu+0.36−46–−43¢/BuJuly (N)10.2175
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3100–11.4100/bu+0.30−70–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.8367
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5800–11.6100/bu+0.36−55–−52¢/BuJuly (N)10.1642

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4325/bu+0.18−60¢/BuJuly (N)5.2550
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.8325/bu+0.18−20¢/BuJuly (N)6.0050
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered7.0325/bu+0.180¢/BuJuly (N)6.4050
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.3875/bu+0.16+135¢/BuJuly (N)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.0375/bu+0.16+100¢/BuJuly (N)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.2825/bu—+125¢/BuJuly (N)8.6050
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.4325/bu+0.18+140¢/BuJuly (N)8.8550
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered9.1325/bu+0.78+210¢/BuJuly (N)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.5325/bu—+150¢/BuJuly (N)9.9550

White Oats

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1/2Delivered3.8600/bu+0.09+13¢/BuJuly (N)4.1725

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700/bu+0.21−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.2317
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.3900/bu+0.21−40–−38¢/BuJuly (N)4.2383
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.4800/bu+0.17−60–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9675
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200/bu+0.21−45¢/BuJuly (N)4.2217
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.