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Minneapolis Daily Grain Report

Minnesota · Minneapolis · Thu, Aug 20
● Bids as filed17 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3046

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5650–11.8150/bu+0.01−80–−55¢/BuNovember (X)9.6850
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5650–11.8150/bu+0.01−80–−55¢/BuNovember (X)9.6767
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7450–11.7850/bu+0.01−62–−58¢/BuNovember (X)9.7933

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.8075/bu+0.07−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8425
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.8075/bu+0.07−20¢/BuSeptember (U)5.5925
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.8075/bu+0.07−20¢/BuSeptember (U)5.9925
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.6225/bu+0.00+100¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.4075/bu—+140¢/BuSeptember (U)6.0425
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.2075/bu+0.07+120¢/BuSeptember (U)6.4425
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.5075/bu+0.22+150¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.3075/bu+0.07+130¢/BuSeptember (U)6.7175
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.1575–8.3075/bu+0.28+115–+130¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Delivered Chicago / BeyondUS #1 MillingDelivered8.7575–9.1075/bu+0.07+175–+210¢/BuSeptember (U)7.6425

White Oats

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #1/2Delivered3.8225/bu+0.09+60¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7825

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.4775/bu+0.06−60–−31¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350–4.5350/bu+0.06−70–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5675
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.4475/bu+0.06−60–−34¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6492
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.