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North Dakota Daily Grain Bids

North Dakota · Mon, May 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.6.0825–6.3325/bu+0.18−95–−70¢/BuJuly (N)5.3883
East Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingF.O.B.6.2825–6.3325/bu+0.18−75–−70¢/BuJuly (N)5.4336
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingF.O.B.6.0825–6.3325/bu+0.18−95–−70¢/BuJuly (N)5.3050
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingF.O.B.6.3325/bu+0.18−70¢/BuJuly (N)5.6550
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingF.O.B.6.0825/bu+0.13−95¢/BuJuly (N)5.2050

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.3.8700–4.1200/bu+0.21−90–−65¢/BuJuly (N)3.8917
East Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.4.0200–4.0700/bu+0.21−75–−70¢/BuJuly (N)3.9333
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.3.8700–4.0700/bu+0.21−90–−70¢/BuJuly (N)3.8583
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.3.9500–4.0700/bu+0.21−82–−70¢/BuJuly (N)3.8200
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.3.9200/bu+0.21−85¢/BuJuly (N)3.8250

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.10.8300–11.3300/bu+0.36−130–−80¢/BuJuly (N)9.5408
East Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.10.9800–11.3300/bu+0.26−115–−80¢/BuJuly (N)9.7275
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.10.8300–11.3300/bu+0.36−130–−80¢/BuJuly (N)9.4742
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.10.8600–10.9800/bu+0.36−127–−115¢/BuJuly (N)9.4025
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.10.8300/bu+0.36−130¢/BuJuly (N)9.5075
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.