The cash basis for soyabeans continued to firm in the US Midwest early on Thursday, reflecting slow country sales and strong demand from the US Gulf, while corn bids were mixed, dealers said.
"The producer is not selling. That's why these markets are getting higher and higher," an Ohio dealer said.
The soya basis climbed 2 to 5 cents at crushing locations in Decatur, Illinois, Morristown and Decatur, Indiana, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
River bids for soya and corn were also firm, supported by demand from the Gulf export market. Wet weather in parts of the Midwest this week slowed harvesting and barge loadings that feed the Gulf.
"I think it's going to be short-lived," an Iowa river dealer said of the rally. "As soon as the weather straightens up, they'll get beans loaded and it will go down."
Farmers have turned to harvesting corn while they wait for the last of the soyabeans to dry out from recent rains. A few late-planted soyabeans were still maturing in Ohio.
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