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Weekly Basis 8/31/25

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 45,545, -87 points for the week.

Crude oil settled at $64.01, +0.24.

Dollar Index settled at 97.855, +0.13.

Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,025, +81.


Corn


December futures settled at $4.20¼, +32¢ 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, 2¢ weaker.

  • Dayton, Ohio Cargill’s spot basis was -12Z, steady, $4.08 cash price.

  • Iowa Falls Poet’s spot basis was -30Z, 3¢ weaker, $3.90 cash price.


COT Report (Commitment of Traders, chart below)

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