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US Cash Grains-Soybean basis higher, corn mixed as futures bounce

ReutersOct 28, 2025 3:23 PM

- Spot cash soybean basis bids were higher and corn bids were mixed on Tuesday as some farmers took advantage of a price bounce to sell.

  • The soybean basis rose at two river terminals.

  • The corn basis fell at an Iowa processor and Indiana ethanol plant and rose at an Iowa river terminal.

  • U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the U.S. and China were set to "come away with" a trade deal, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told NBC on Sunday that China would make "substantial" soybean purchases under a proposed framework.

  • Broader market optimism over trade talks has caused a bounce in commodity prices.

  • The U.S. soybean harvest was 84% complete as of Sunday and the corn harvest was 72% finished, according to a Reuters poll of 10 analysts on Monday.

  • Chicago Board of Trade most-active corn futures Cv1 were last up 6-1/4 cents to $4.35 per bushel as of midday.

  • Most-active soybean futures Sv1 were up 19 cents to $10.86-1/2 a bushel.

ELEVATORS

CORN

SOYBEANS

CINCINNATI OH

+2

+

Z

UNC

+2

+

X

UNC

BURNS HARBOR IN

UNQ

UNC

UNQ

UNC

DECATUR IN

UNQ

UNC

DES MOINES IA

UNQ

UNC

LINCOLN NE

-47

+

Z

UNC

PROCESSORS

CORN

SOYBEANS

DECATUR IL

-5

+

Z

UNC

+18

+

X

UNC

DECATUR IN

-5

+

X

UNC

MORRISTOWN IN

+0

+

X

UNC

LAFAYETTE IN

-10

+

X

UNC

CEDAR RAPIDS IA

-26

+

Z

DN 2

-15

+

X

UNC

COUNCIL BLUFFS IA

-55

+

X

UNC

LINCOLN NE

-60

+

X

UNC

BLAIR NE

-25

+

Z

UNC

RIVER TERMINALS

CORN

SOYBEANS

TOLEDO OH

-25

+

Z

UNC

-30

+

X

UNC

SENECA IL

-15

+

Z

UNC

-15

+

X

UP 5

SAVANNA IL

-41

+

Z

UNC

-66

+

X

UNC

DAVENPORT IA

-18

+

Z

UP 4

-25

+

X

UP 3

ETHANOL PLANTS

LINDEN IN

-30

+

Z

UNC

UNION CITY IN

-10

+

Z

DN 5

ANNAWAN IL

-18

+

Z

UNC

COUNCIL BLUFFS IA

-28

+

Z

UNC

SRW WHEAT

TOLEDO OH

-35

+

Z

UNC

CINCINNATI OH

UNQ

UNC

DECATUR IN

UNQ

UNC

BURNS HARBOR IN

UNQ

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:

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 PM GRA/PM

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

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