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Table 2. Weekly Basis Price Averages, Standard Deviations, and Coefficient of Variation for Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat.
 

Corn

Soybeans

Wheat

Basis Average: Harvest Time

-$0.15

-$0.23

-$0.16

Basis Averages: Storage Period

+$0.15 (July)

+$0.00 (July)

-$0.07 (April)

Basis Improvement

$0.30

$0.23

$0.09

Standard Deviations (Harvest to Storage)

$0.10 to 0.07

$0.11 to 0.05

$0.13 to 0.20

Coefficient of Variation (Harvest to Storage)

100 to 193%

48 to 150%

74 to 231%

Note: In Ohio, wheat basis weakens into September averaging -$0.30, basis performance loss of $0.14 (-0.16 in July to $0.30 in September).