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South Carolina Daily Grain Bids

South Carolina · Columbia · Mon, May 18
● Bids as filed21 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2787

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6600/bu+0.30−35¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9300/bu+0.36−20¢/BuJuly (N)9.9075
East Coast Ports
Export ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2600/bu+0.30+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.5700
Export ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2725/bu+0.29+15¢/BuJanuary (F)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9800/bu+0.17+100¢/BuDecember (Z)5.4175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5700/bu+0.21+80¢/BuJuly (N)5.2750
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.5725/bu+0.19+75¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.9150/bu+0.16+80¢/BuMarch (H)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.6200/bu+0.21+85¢/BuJuly (N)5.3750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9225/bu+0.19+10¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5300/bu+0.17+55¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3800/bu+0.17+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0725/bu+0.19+25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1800/bu+0.17+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0725/bu+0.19+25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4300/bu+0.17+45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9675
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2225/bu+0.19+40¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.7700/bu+0.21+100¢/BuJuly (N)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2450/bu+0.29−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.7900
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.1700/bu+0.21———
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered8.1450/bu+0.29+150¢/BuJuly (N)6.7900
Source: USDA AMS · Columbia, SC. 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.