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Ohio Daily Grain Bids

Ohio · Columbus · Mon, May 18
● Bids as filed28 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2851

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6500–11.7100/bu+0.31−36–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0267
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2400–12.2500/bu+0.37+11–+12¢/BuJuly (N)10.5308
Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7100/bu+0.30−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2300/bu+0.36+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.5075
East
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2600–11.3100/bu+0.30−75–−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.6575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7300–11.9300/bu+0.36−40–−20¢/BuJuly (N)10.1575
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.7100–11.8100/bu+0.30−30–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0825
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.0500–12.1800/bu+0.36−8–+5¢/BuJuly (N)10.7000
Toledo - Off River
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5600–11.6100/bu+0.30−45–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8450
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9800–12.1300/bu+0.36−15–0¢/BuJuly (N)10.5825
Toledo - On River
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6100/bu+0.30−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8533
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0800–12.1800/bu+0.36−5–+5¢/BuJuly (N)10.5575

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–4.7100/bu+0.17−30–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1108
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8900–4.9200/bu+0.23+12–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5783
East
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.4300/bu+0.17−65–−55¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8342
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200–4.6700/bu+0.21−15–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.1500
Toledo - Off River
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–4.7300/bu+0.17−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0175
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400–4.8200/bu+0.21−13–+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5350
Toledo - On River
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300/bu+0.17−25¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300/bu+0.17−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0175
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8200–4.8700/bu+0.21+5–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.5183

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3250/bu+0.29−32¢/BuJuly (N)4.9900
East
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8950–5.9450/bu+0.29−75–−70¢/BuJuly (N)4.5775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1450/bu+0.29−50¢/BuJuly (N)4.5900
Toledo - Off River
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3950–6.4950/bu+0.29−25–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.9650
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3450–6.4950/bu+0.29−30–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.8900
Toledo - On River
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4450–6.5450/bu+0.29−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.9900
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4450–6.5450/bu+0.29−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.9067
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.