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Nebraska Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Nebraska · Kearney · Mon, May 18
● Bids as filed23 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3225

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2300–11.4300/bu+0.36−90–−70¢/BuJuly (N)9.6395
East
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2300–11.3700/bu+0.36−90–−76¢/BuJuly (N)9.8535
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5800–10.8800/bu+0.36−155–−125¢/BuJuly (N)9.1789
South
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2500–11.3800/bu+0.36−88–−75¢/BuJuly (N)9.6575
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2600–11.3500/bu+0.36−87–−78¢/BuJuly (N)9.7835
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8800–11.0300/bu+0.36−125–−110¢/BuJuly (N)9.4025

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8375–6.2375/bu+0.16−120–−80¢/BuJuly (N)4.0616
South
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5075/bu+0.16−53¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1875–6.4375/bu+0.16−85–−60¢/BuJuly (N)4.4950
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9575–6.0375/bu+0.16−108–−100¢/BuJuly (N)4.0400

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100–4.4400/bu+0.21−56–−33¢/BuJuly (N)4.1970
East
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.3300/bu+0.21−63–−44¢/BuJuly (N)4.0960
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200/bu+0.21−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.2950
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0200–4.3200/bu+0.21−75–−45¢/BuJuly (N)4.1154
South
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3200/bu+0.21−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)4.0550
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100–4.4100/bu+0.21−56–−36¢/BuJuly (N)4.1030
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.2700/bu+0.21−64–−50¢/BuJuly (N)4.0175

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6700/bu+0.21−110¢/BuJuly (N)3.6750
East
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5200/bu+0.21−125¢/BuJuly (N)3.5250
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.1700–3.4700/bu+0.21−160–−130¢/BuJuly (N)3.2730
South
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8200/bu+0.21−95¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6700/bu+0.21−110¢/BuJuly (N)3.4550
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6700/bu+0.21−110¢/BuJuly (N)3.3250
Source: USDA AMS · St Joseph, MO. 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.