Weekly Basis 8/10/25

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 44,176, +587 points for the week.

Crude oil settled at $63.35, -3.91.

Dollar Index settled at 98.27, -0.42.

Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,051, +33.

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Corn

September futures settled at $3.82¾, -6¾¢ for the week.

December futures settled at $4.05½, -5¼¢ for the week.

Basis (U = September; e.g. 10N means 10¢ over Sept futures) (Futures price + Basis = Cash price)

• The US national average basis was -17U, 2¢ weaker.

• Dayton, Ohio Cargill’s spot basis was 10U, 25¢ weaker, $3.93 cash price.

• Iowa Falls Poet’s spot basis was -5U, steady, $3.77 cash price.

COT Report (Commitment of Traders, chart below)

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