CHICAGO: Spot basis bids for corn and soybeans held steady at elevators and processors around the US Midwest on Tuesday, grain dealers said.

• Farmers were not showing much interest in booking sales of either commodity.

• Cash prices remained within ranges that have been hit in recent weeks so growers who wanted to sell at that point already have done so, dealers said.

• Some farmers were busy with field preparation ahead of planting season, which starts in April across much of the Corn Belt, an Ohio dealer said.