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Ohio Daily Grain Bids

Ohio · Columbus · Thu, May 1
● Bids as filed13 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2851

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5225–10.5925/bu+0.05+2–+9¢/BuJuly (N)11.9700
East
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0525–10.2525/bu+0.16−45–−25¢/BuJuly (N)11.6775
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.6325–10.7325/bu+0.04+13–+23¢/BuJuly (N)11.9225
Toledo - Off River
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5025–10.5525/bu+0.060–+5¢/BuJuly (N)11.5900
Toledo - On River
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5025–10.5125/bu+0.060–+1¢/BuJuly (N)11.5900

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7825–4.8325/bu+0.02+14–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.5775
East
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225–4.6225/bu+0.05−50–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.0850
Toledo - Off River
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7525–4.7725/bu+0.08+3–+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.2625
Toledo - On River
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7525/bu+0.00+3¢/BuJuly (N)4.2625

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0800/bu—−23¢/BuJuly (N)—
East
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6100/bu+0.18−70¢/BuJuly (N)—
Toledo - Off River
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7525–4.9100/bu+0.07−40¢/BuMay (K)5.4788
Toledo - On River
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7525–4.9100/bu+0.02−40¢/BuMay (K)5.5038
Source: USDA AMS · Des Moines, IA. 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.