DTN Daily Basis Comments

DAILY BASIS AND CASH INDEX SUMMARY:

The national average basis for corn was 1 cent stronger at 32 cents under the March futures contract, while the DTN National Corn Index was up 1 cent at $3.95. The national average basis for soybeans was steady at 65 cents under the March futures, while the DTN National Soybean Index was down 1 cent at $10.68. The national average basis for hard red winter (HRW) wheat was 1 cent stronger at 66 cents under the March futures contract, while the DTN National Hard Red Winter Wheat Index was up 13 cents at $4.85. The national average basis for hard red spring (HRS) wheat was steady at 15 cents under the MIAX Minneapolis March futures contract, while the DTN National Hard Red Spring Wheat Index was up 6 cents at $5.59.

	DTN Cash	Change From	National	Contract	Change from
Commodity	Index	Prev Day	Avg. Basis	Month	Prev Day
Corn:	$3.95	$0.01	-$0.32	Mar	$0.004
Soybeans:	$10.68	-$0.01	-$0.65	Mar	-$0.002
SRW Wheat:	$4.90	$0.11	-$0.57	Mar	$0.014
HRW Wheat:	$4.85	$0.13	-$0.66	Mar	$0.005
HRS Wheat:	$5.59	$0.06	-$0.15	Mar	$0.001

CORN:

The national average corn basis for Wednesday was 32 cents under the March futures, 1 cent stronger than Tuesday's basis.

SOYBEAN:

The national average soybean basis for Wednesday was 65 cents under the March futures, unchanged from Tuesday's basis.

SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT:

The national average SRW wheat basis for Wednesday was 57 cents under the March futures, 1 cent stronger than Tuesday's basis.

HARD RED WINTER WHEAT:

The national average HRW wheat basis for Wednesday was 66 cents under the Kansas City March futures, 1 cent stronger than Tuesday's basis.

HARD RED SPRING WHEAT:

The national average HRS wheat basis for Wednesday was 15 cents under the MIAX Minneapolis March futures, unchanged from Tuesday's basis.

Mary Kennedy can be reached at mary.kennedy@dtn.com

Follow her on social platform X @MaryCKenn

(c) Copyright 2026 DTN, LLC. All rights reserved.