Cash Basis

USDA · Oct 19
No report

Strongest Montana −73¢ · weakest North Dakota −77¢

USDA country-elevator bids against December futures, in cents per bushel; the legend runs from the weakest basis to the strongest.

Every state's basis, its regions and the terminal markets are for Farmbucks members. See what's included

Storage Signal

Latest trades
Dec → Mar
Carry · +0.1800

Carry (+) means later months trade above the nearby: the market is paying toward storage. Inverted (−) means the nearby trades above later months. Not trading advice.

Futures Chain

7 contracts
MWZ26 Dec 2026 OI 44,806 $6.6975 / bu -0.0025 -0.04%
MWH27 Mar 2027 OI 18,726 $6.8775 / bu +0.0075 +0.11%
MWK27 May 2027 OI 4,641 $7.0000 / bu +0.0075 +0.11%
MWN27 Jul 2027 OI 1,603 $7.0950 / bu -0.0025 -0.04%
MWU27 Sep 2027 OI 1,617 $7.0875 / bu -0.0375 -0.53%
MWZ27 Dec 2027 OI 536 $7.1675 / bu -0.0150 -0.21%
MWH28 Mar 2028 OI 0 — — 0.00%

Open interest (OI) is how many contracts are still open in each month.

Commitments of Traders

Tuesday, Oct 13
Managed moneySold 2.1K on the week · net long for 13 weeks
+9.5K
Producers and merchantsLong 31.8K · short 51.6K · net +2.0K on the week
−19.8K
Open interest Down 2.9K on the week · 118 traders
73.7K

CFTC Commitments of Traders (disaggregated), MIAX Minneapolis spring wheat futures and options combined: positions as of Tuesday, Oct 13, published Friday, Oct 16; the next report (Oct 20 positions) is out Friday, Oct 23 at 3:30 pm ET. Net is longs less shorts, in contracts of 5,000 bushels.

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Cash Basis. USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Market News, Daily Grain Bids: what country elevators, terminals and processors bid in each state, against December futures, published weekday afternoons.

Storage Signal. Worked out from the futures themselves: the front month against the next, and old crop against new while the front month is old crop, at the latest trades while the market is open, else at the last settle.

Futures Chain. Every MGEX contract month now trading, with its last price, the day’s change and its open interest.

Commitments of Traders. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Commitments of Traders (disaggregated): the open positions of each kind of large trader as of Tuesday’s close, published Fridays at 3:30 pm ET (the following Monday in a holiday week).

Market Data: Futures price data on Farmbucks is provided by DTN, CME Group, and ICE. Cash basis is from USDA AMS daily grain bid reports; positioning is from the CFTC's Commitments of Traders; the natural gas outlook and storage are from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This data is for informational purposes only, may be subject to delays or inaccuracies, and is not trading advice. Please consult official sources or your broker for trading decisions.