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Arkansas cash basis today — AGSIST network elevators
Basis (cash − futures, $/bu) at the 10 Arkansas elevators in the AGSIST elevator network with a fresh bid, read directly from each elevator’s own bid board. This is a sample of Arkansas elevators, not all of them. Snapshot of Oct 6, 2026 8:10 AM CDT; page built Oct 6, 2026 10:51 AM CDT. Each elevator counts once per crop, at its nearest open delivery period.
Corn
Elevators whose nearest bid is priced against a different contract are kept out of the headline, because a basis against one month is not comparable with a basis against another:
- vs Sep ’27: 1 elevator — too few for a median
Soybeans
Change since the Sep 29, 2026 7:59 AM CDT snapshot: — (fewer than 3 matched bids in both snapshots).
Strongest basis (Nov ’26)
- ADM, Helena — basis +$0.12, cash $13.01 (FH Oct Beans (2026-11)), as of Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT
- Riceland Foods, Pendleton — basis −$0.20, cash $12.69 (SEP-NOV), as of Oct 6, 2026 7:51 AM CDT
- Riceland Foods, Des Arc — basis −$0.35, cash $12.54 (OCT-NOV), as of Oct 6, 2026 7:51 AM CDT
Weakest basis (Nov ’26)
- Riceland Foods, Corning — basis −$0.45, cash $12.44 (OCT-NOV), as of Oct 6, 2026 7:51 AM CDT
- Riceland Foods, Tuckerman — basis −$0.44, cash $12.45 (OCT-NOV), as of Oct 6, 2026 7:51 AM CDT
- Riceland Foods, Newport — basis −$0.44, cash $12.45 (OCT-NOV), as of Oct 6, 2026 7:51 AM CDT
Every fresh network elevator in Arkansas
One row per elevator and crop (its nearest open delivery). The elevator name opens /cash-bids at that ZIP for every delivery month. Week-over-week compares each bid with the same elevator’s same delivery period and contract in the network snapshot of Sep 29, 2026 7:59 AM CDT; bids with no match show —.
| Elevator | Town | Commodity | Delivery | Contract | Basis | Cash | Basis chg (wk) | Price as of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cain Agra | Cain Agra- Lake Village, Arkansas | Corn Corn | 08/01/2027 | Sep ’27 ZCU27 | −$0.20 | $4.91 | — | Oct 6, 2026 7:51 AM CDT |
| ADM | Helena | Corn Corn | FH Oct Corn (2026-12) | Dec ’26 ZCZ26 | −$0.30 | $4.71 | +4¢ | Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT |
| Riceland Foods | Corning | Soybeans 2026 Soybeans | OCT-NOV | Nov ’26 ZSX26 | −$0.45 | $12.44 | — | Oct 6, 2026 7:51 AM CDT |
| Riceland Foods | Des Arc | Soybeans 2026 Soybeans | OCT-NOV | Nov ’26 ZSX26 | −$0.35 | $12.54 | — | Oct 6, 2026 7:51 AM CDT |
| Riceland Foods | Hazen | Soybeans 2026 Soybeans | OCT-NOV | Nov ’26 ZSX26 | −$0.35 | $12.54 | — | Oct 6, 2026 7:51 AM CDT |
| ADM | Helena | Soybeans Soybeans | FH Oct Beans (2026-11) | Nov ’26 ZSX26 | +$0.12 | $13.01 | +6¢ | Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT |
| Riceland Foods | Hickory Ridge | Soybeans 2026 Soybeans | OCT-NOV | Nov ’26 ZSX26 | −$0.40 | $12.49 | — | Oct 6, 2026 7:51 AM CDT |
| Riceland Foods | Newport | Soybeans 2026 Soybeans | OCT-NOV | Nov ’26 ZSX26 | −$0.44 | $12.45 | — | Oct 6, 2026 7:51 AM CDT |
| Riceland Foods | Pendleton | Soybeans 2026 Soybeans | SEP-NOV | Nov ’26 ZSX26 | −$0.20 | $12.69 | — | Oct 6, 2026 7:51 AM CDT |
| Riceland Foods | Tuckerman | Soybeans 2026 Soybeans | OCT-NOV | Nov ’26 ZSX26 | −$0.44 | $12.45 | — | Oct 6, 2026 7:51 AM CDT |
| Riceland Foods | Weiner | Soybeans 2026 Soybeans | OCT-NOV | Nov ’26 ZSX26 | −$0.43 | $12.46 | — | Oct 6, 2026 7:51 AM CDT |
| ADM | Helena | Soft red winter wheat Wheat (Soft Red Winter) | June Wheat 27 (2027-07) | Jul ’27 ZWN27 | −$0.05 | $7.13 | 0¢ | Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT |
What basis is, in one paragraph
Basis is the local cash price minus the futures price it is quoted against: cash − futures, in dollars per bushel. It carries everything futures leave out — freight to the river, rail or processor that ultimately buys the grain, local supply and demand, storage space and the elevator’s margin. Inland elevators usually post a negative basis because grain has to be shipped toward an export port or a plant before it is worth the futures price, and that freight comes out of the bid. Basis tends to be weakest around harvest, when every bin fills at once, and to firm through winter and spring as supplies are drawn down; a processor or ethanol plant short of grain can flip that locally at any time. For the long-run picture by region, see the national basis vs normal view built from USDA reports.
Related: national basis vs normal (USDA) · cash bids near you · Arkansas cash rent by county · Arkansas Farmland Atlas.
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