Weekly Basis 10/5/25

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat.

Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 46,758, +511 points for the week.

Crude oil settled at $60.69, -4.50.

Dollar Index settled at 97.712, -0.47.

Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,901, -358.

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Corn

December futures settled at $4.19, -3¢ for the week.

Basis (Z = December; e.g. 10Z means 10¢ over Dec futures) (Futures price + Basis = Cash price)

• The US national average basis was -42Z, steady.

• Dayton, Ohio Cargill’s spot basis was -20Z, 5¢ firmer, $3.99 cash price.

• Iowa Falls Poet’s spot basis was -30Z, 5¢ firmer, $3.89 cash price.

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