Grain basis was mostly stable this week for corn and soybeans with neither commodity showing any strong trends on the week. On average, US corn basis was up 0.9 cents a bushel while soy basis was up 0.7 cents.
In corn, basis levels were firmer across the Southern Plains and river terminals this week. The Gulf market inched higher by 1 cent a bushel but river terminals as a group were consistently 2 to 4 higher on the week. Meanwhile, ethanol plants as a group were mostly flat, but there was some higher bids at some plants in the WCB that ranged from 3 to 5 above last week.
For soybeans, basis levels at river terminals were a drag on the broader market as river terminals as a group sinking 3.5 cents on the week while the Gulf basis actually was bolstered by 2 cents on the week. For soy crush facilities, the basis was up 2.7 cents a bushel with 5 to 8 cent gains fairly typical across the plants in the WCB.
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