Arkansas Corn Cash and Booking Market Reports - October 31, 2025

by Brian Deaton Associate Professor-UAM College of Forestry, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, Monticello and Extension Economist, UA Division of Agriculture and Jason Kelley Professor and Extension Agronomist – Wheat & Feed Grains University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock - November 5, 2025

This report is a weekly newsletter summarizing the #2 yellow corn cash market and forward price quotes from selected markets as reported to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service in Arkansas.

Both the Arkansas corn cash market and the Arkansas corn booking market traded slightly higher this week. The statewide average cash market price rose $0.03 to close at $4.47 on Friday. Note that the USDA-AMS did not publish a market report on Wednesday nor Thursday. Figure 1 shows a graph of the cash market price by elevator location. Figure 2 shows a graph of the average booking price by delivery start date.

Figure 1. Corn Cash Market Price by Location

Figure 2. Corn Booking Market Average Price by Delivery Start Date

(Price data is based on the USDA-AMS Arkansas Daily Grain Bids report.)