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North Dakota Daily Grain Bids

North Dakota · Wed, Mar 18
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3878

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingF.O.B.5.7225–5.7625/bu+0.13−65–−61¢/BuMay (K)5.6508
East Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingF.O.B.5.7625–5.8725/bu+0.13−61–−50¢/BuMay (K)5.6589
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingF.O.B.5.7225–5.8225/bu+0.13−65–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.6550
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingF.O.B.5.7725–5.8225/bu+0.13−60–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.7675
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingF.O.B.5.7225/bu+0.13−65¢/BuMay (K)5.5675

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.3.8325–3.9325/bu+0.09−80–−70¢/BuMay (K)3.9033
East Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.3.8325–3.9325/bu+0.09−80–−70¢/BuMay (K)3.9414
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.3.8325–3.9325/bu+0.09−80–−70¢/BuMay (K)3.9033
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.3.7625–3.8825/bu+0.09−87–−75¢/BuMay (K)3.8400
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.3.8825/bu+0.09−75¢/BuMay (K)3.8700

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.10.3175–10.6675/bu+0.05−130–−95¢/BuMay (K)9.0325
East Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.10.4675–10.6675/bu+0.05−115–−95¢/BuMay (K)9.2182
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.10.3175–10.6675/bu+0.05−130–−95¢/BuMay (K)8.9700
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.10.1975–10.3175/bu+0.05−142–−130¢/BuMay (K)9.0275
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.10.3175/bu+0.05−130¢/BuMay (K)8.8825
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.