Weekly Basis 8/17/25

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 44,946, +771 points for the week.

Crude oil settled at $63.14, -0.21.

Dollar Index settled at 97.84, -0.43.

Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,044, -7.

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Corn

September futures settled at $3.83¾, +1¢ for the week.

December futures settled at $4.05¼, -¼¢ 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 -19U, 2¢ weaker.

• Dayton, Ohio Cargill’s spot basis was 10U, steady, $3.94 cash price.

• Iowa Falls Poet’s spot basis was -5U, steady, $3.78 cash price.

COT Report (Commitment of Traders, chart below)

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