Cash grain bids / Minnesota / Minneapolis Daily Grain Report / 2026-08-12

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Minneapolis Daily Grain Report

Minnesota · Minneapolis · Wed, Aug 12
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3046

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0325–11.2825/bu+0.15−80–−55¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0325–11.2825/bu+0.15−80–−55¢/BuNovember (X)9.6425
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1825–11.2325/bu+0.15−65–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.7825

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5300/bu+0.14−20¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0200
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5300/bu+0.14−20¢/BuSeptember (U)5.7700
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5300/bu+0.14−20¢/BuSeptember (U)6.1700
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.0300/bu—+130¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered7.9800–8.1300/bu—+125–+140¢/BuSeptember (U)7.1200
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.0300/bu+0.14+130¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.7300/bu+0.64+200¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.2300/bu—+150¢/BuSeptember (U)7.5950

White Oats

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1/2Delivered3.8325/bu+0.01+60¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7975

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.3200/bu+0.20−60–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.3075/bu+0.20−70–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4225
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.2300/bu+0.20−60–−34¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4833
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.