Cash grain bids / Minnesota / Minneapolis Daily Grain Report / 2026-08-17

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Minneapolis Daily Grain Report

Minnesota · Minneapolis · Mon, Aug 17
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3046

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3600–11.6100/bu+0.24−80–−55¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3600–11.6100/bu+0.24−80–−55¢/BuNovember (X)9.5292
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5100–11.5600/bu+0.24−65–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.6625

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5500/bu+0.03−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8275
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5500/bu+0.03−20¢/BuSeptember (U)5.5775
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5500/bu+0.03−20¢/BuSeptember (U)5.9775
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1Delivered8.1500/bu—+140¢/BuSeptember (U)6.6525
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.5875/bu—+100¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.0500/bu—+130¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.0500–8.1500/bu+0.13+130–+140¢/BuSeptember (U)7.0775
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.4000–8.7500/bu+0.37+165–+200¢/BuSeptember (U)7.7775

White Oats

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1/2Delivered3.9225/bu+0.09+60¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8700

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.3800/bu+0.06−60–−27¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.3950/bu+0.06−70–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5150
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.3200/bu+0.06−60–−33¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5733
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.