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US Cash Grains-Corn, soybean basis bids climb at processors, river and rail terminals

ReutersJun 25, 2025 10:53 PM

- Spot basis bids for corn and soybeans were steady to improving at processors, river and rail terminals in the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday as futures for both plummeted.

  • The soybean basis gained strength at a processor in Decatur, Illinois, and a river terminal in Davenport, Iowa.

  • The corn basis rose at the river terminal in Davenport, as well as rail terminals in Evansville, Indiana, and Columbus, Ohio.

  • U.S. corn and soybean futures slumped as warm, wet weather in the U.S. corn belt aided development for both crops. GRA/

  • CBOT November soybeans ended 18-1/2 cents lower at $10.18-1/2 a bushel.

  • CBOT September corn CU25 settled 7-1/4 cents lower to $4.05 per bushel.

Basis values are quoted against CBOT futures in cents/bu:

Current

Previous

Bid

Bid

Chicago, Illinois

Corn processors

+18

+

N

+18

+

N

UNC

Corn elevators

+35

+

N

+35

+

N

UNC

Soybean elevators

-5

+

N

-5

+

N

UNC

Wheat elevators

+0

+

N

+0

+

N

UNC

Wheat processors

+5

+

N

-20

+

N

UP 25

Decatur IL corn

+8

+

N

+8

+

N

UNC

Decatur IL soybeans

+20

+

X

-20

+

X

UP 40

Burns Harbor IN corn

UNQ

UNQ

UNC

Burns Harbor IN soy

UNQ

UNQ

UNC

Lafayette IN soy

-2

+

X

-2

+

X

UNC

Toledo OH (port)

Corn

+10

+

U

+10

+

N

NC

Soy

-15

+

X

-15

+

N

NC

SRW wheat

-35

+

U

-35

+

N

NC

Davenport IA (river)

Corn

-9

+

N

-10

+

N

UP 1

Soy

-24

+

N

-28

+

N

UP 4

Evansville IN (rail)

15-car CSX corn

+32

+

N

+28

+

N

UP 4

Cincinnati OH (rail)

3-car corn

UNQ

UNQ

UNC

Hereford TX corn

+120

+

N

+120

+

N

UNC

Columbus OH (rail)

3-car corn

+40

+

N

+34

+

N

UP 6

Morris IL (river)

Corn

+0

+

N

-1

+

N

UP 1

Soybeans

-5

+

N

-5

+

N

UNC

Fort Worth TX corn

+120

+

N

+120

+

N

UNC

Blair NE corn

+10

+

N

+10

+

N

UNC

Council Bluffs, IA (elevator)

Corn

+4

+

N

+4

+

N

UNC

Soy

-25

+

X

-25

+

X

UNC

Des Moines IA soy

-30

+

X

-30

+

X

UNC

Sioux City IA soy

-15

+

X

-15

+

X

UNC

NOTE: 0 = Option Price, UNC = Unchanged, UNQ = Unquoted,

NC = Not Comparable, DP = Delayed Price, N/A = Not Available,

F = January, H = March, K = May, N = July, Q = August,
U = September, X = November, Z = December

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For U.S. forward basis spreadsheets, please click on:

CORN/BASIS, SOYA/BASIS, WHEAT/BASIS, MILO/BASIS

- CBOT corn report COR/

- CBOT soybean report SOY/C

- CBOT wheat report WHE/C

- U.S. grain barge freight values BG/US

- U.S. Midwest cash grain AM GRA/M

- U.S. CIF/FOB Gulf Grain GRA/F

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