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US Cash Grains-Soybean and corn bids mixed at river terminals

ReutersDec 12, 2025 11:38 PM

- Soybean and corn basis bids were mixed at river terminals in the U.S. Midwest on Friday, while corn bids were steady to higher at rail terminals and elevators in a spot check of locations.

  • Basis bids for corn and soybeans were higher at a river terminal in Davenport, Iowa. They were lower at a river terminal in Morris, Illinois.

  • Corn bids were higher at rail terminals in Evansville, Indiana and Columbus, Ohio, and at elevators in Council Bluffs, Iowa and Blair, Nebraska.

  • CBOT January soybeans SF26 settled down 16-3/4 cents at $10.76-3/4 per bushel.

  • CBOT March corn CH26 settled down 5-3/4 cents at $4.40-3/4 per bushel.

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

Current

Previous

Bid

Bid

Chicago, Illinois

Corn processors

-4

+

H

-4

+

H

UNC

Corn elevators

+0

+

H

+0

+

H

UNC

Soybean elevators

-10

+

F

-10

+

F

UNC

Wheat elevators

-15

+

H

-15

+

H

UNC

Wheat processors

-18

+

H

-18

+

H

UNC

Decatur IL corn

+0

+

H

+0

+

H

UNC

Decatur IL soybeans

+5

+

F

+5

+

F

UNC

Burns Harbor IN corn

UNQ

UNQ

UNC

Burns Harbor IN soy

UNQ

UNQ

UNC

Lafayette IN soy

-5

+

F

-5

+

F

UNC

Toledo OH (port)

Corn

-5

+

H

-5

+

H

UNC

Soy

-20

+

F

-20

+

F

UNC

SRW wheat

-5

+

F

-5

+

F

UNC

Davenport IA (river)

Corn

-15

+

H

-19

+

H

UP 4

Soy

-25

+

F

-30

+

F

UP 5

Evansville IN (rail)

15-car CSX corn

+21

+

H

+14

+

H

UP 7

Cincinnati OH (rail)

3-car corn

UNQ

UNQ

UNC

Hereford TX corn

+95

+

Z

+95

+

H

NC

Columbus OH (rail)

3-car corn

+26

+

H

+20

+

H

UP 6

Morris IL (river)

Corn

-10

+

H

-7

+

H

DN 3

Soybeans

-12

+

F

-10

+

F

DN 2

Fort Worth TX corn

+95

+

H

+95

+

H

UNC

Blair NE corn

-7

+

H

-11

+

H

UP 4

Council Bluffs, IA (elevator)

Corn

-18

+

H

-20

+

H

UP 2

Soy

-55

+

F

-55

+

F

UNC

Des Moines IA soy

-25

+

F

-25

+

F

UNC

Sioux City IA soy

-40

+

F

-40

+

F

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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