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North Dakota Daily Grain Bids

North Dakota · Tue, Aug 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.6.0125–6.2625/bu+0.01−75–−50¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0517
East Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingF.O.B.6.1125–6.2625/bu+0.01−65–−50¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1107
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingF.O.B.6.0125/bu+0.11−75¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9475
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingF.O.B.6.1625/bu+0.01−60¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1100
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingF.O.B.5.9125/bu+0.01−85¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8350

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.3.8825–4.1325/bu+0.02−75–−50¢/BuSeptember (U)3.3617
East Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.3.9825–4.1325/bu+0.02−65–−50¢/BuSeptember (U)3.3414
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.3.8825–4.0325/bu+0.02−75–−60¢/BuSeptember (U)3.3117
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.3.9125–4.0325/bu+0.02−72–−60¢/BuSeptember (U)3.2400
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.3.8825/bu+0.02−75¢/BuSeptember (U)3.3450

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.11.3175–11.7675/bu+0.01−85–−40¢/BuNovember (X)8.9542
East Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.11.5175–11.7675/bu+0.01−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.0732
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.11.3175/bu+0.01−85¢/BuNovember (X)8.8625
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.11.2475–11.3675/bu+0.01−92–−80¢/BuNovember (X)8.9825
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2F.O.B.11.3175/bu+0.01−85¢/BuNovember (X)8.7875
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.