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Iowa: NEGOTIATE signal on anhydrous ammonia.

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NEGOTIATE

Inputs

Use this before calling a supplier in Iowa.

Anhydrous Ammonia $1,084.57 / ton · current
Urea $754.75 / ton · current
UAN 32% $295.00 / ton · latest_available
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Cash + Basis

Separate local cash, basis, and futures-reference context.

Corn Cash Bid $3.89 / bu · current
Corn Basis +0.532 per bushel basis · current
Soybeans Cash Bid $10.82 / bu · current
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Fuel + Fieldwork

Watch operating cost and weather timing together.

Farm Diesel $3.71 / gal · current
Farm Propane $1.48 / gal · current
7-Day Fieldwork Score - Iowa 21.2 index · fresh
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Macro Pressure

Keep export, fund, and supply-demand context below local economics.

FAS Weekly Export Sales - Corn 905,225.0 metric tons · current
COT Net Position - Corn 120,136.0 contracts (net) · current
WASDE Stocks-to-Use - Corn 12.1 % stocks-to-use · current
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Local Network

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Cash bid submissions 0
Input quote submissions 0
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Latest Available Signals

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Anhydrous Ammonia NEGOTIATE
$1,084.57 / ton
High input reference; ask the supplier what changed before committing.
Source: usda_ams · current · confidence medium
Urea HOLD
$754.75 / ton
No urgent pressure signal from the latest available public benchmark.
Source: usda_ams · current · confidence medium
UAN 32% WATCH
$295.00 / ton
Useful context, but older than a same-week operating signal.
Source: usda_ams · latest_available · confidence low
Glyphosate WATCH
$19.80 / gal
Useful context, but older than a same-week operating signal.
Source: usda_ams · latest_available · confidence low
Farm Diesel LOCK
$3.71 / gal
Fresh fuel movement can affect fieldwork and freight costs this week.
Source: usda_ams · current · confidence medium
Farm Propane LOCK
$1.48 / gal
Fresh fuel movement can affect fieldwork and freight costs this week.
Source: usda_ams · current · confidence medium
Corn Cash Bid WATCH
$3.89 / bu
Cash bids need local elevator terms, delivery window, and basis context.
Source: usda_agtransport · current · confidence medium
Corn Futures Reference HOLD
$4.44 / bu
No urgent pressure signal from the latest available public benchmark.
Source: usda_agtransport · current · confidence medium
Corn Basis LOCK
+0.532 per bushel basis
Local basis is favorable enough to review separately from futures.
Source: usda_agtransport · current · confidence medium
Soybeans Cash Bid WATCH
$10.82 / bu
Cash bids need local elevator terms, delivery window, and basis context.
Source: usda_agtransport · current · confidence medium
Soybeans Basis LOCK
+0.562 per bushel basis
Local basis is favorable enough to review separately from futures.
Source: usda_agtransport · current · confidence medium
FAS Weekly Export Sales - Corn WATCH
905,225.0 metric tons
Macro pressure belongs beside cash and basis, not above them.
Source: usda_fas_exports · current · confidence medium
COT Net Position - Corn WATCH
120,136.0 contracts (net)
Macro pressure belongs beside cash and basis, not above them.
Source: cftc_cot · current · confidence medium
WASDE Stocks-to-Use - Corn WATCH
12.1 % stocks-to-use
Macro pressure belongs beside cash and basis, not above them.
Source: usda_wasde · current · confidence medium
7-Day Fieldwork Score - Iowa WATCH
21.2 index
Weather is a fieldwork timing signal, not a price guarantee.
Source: nws_forecast_grid · fresh · confidence high
CPC 6-10 Day Precip Outlook - Iowa WATCH
50.0 probability index
Outlook risk is moving, but needs local crop-stage context.
Source: noaa_cpc_outlooks · fresh · confidence high
Source health

Proof Layer

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Public streams26
Derived layers2
Local network

Make It Sharper

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Cash bids 30d0
Input quotes 30d0
State lanes5

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