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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Wed, May 5
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7475–5.9475/bu+0.24−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.3550–7.4350/bu+0.12+27–+35¢/BuJuly (N)—
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9275–5.9575/bu+0.25−12–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.4550–7.4850/bu+0.12+37–+40¢/BuJuly (N)—
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7875/bu+0.24−26¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.2750–7.2950/bu+0.10+19–+21¢/BuJuly (N)—

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.5675–13.7075/bu+0.20−26–−12¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered15.6025–15.7125/bu+0.04+18–+29¢/BuJuly (N)—
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.7075–13.7675/bu+0.20−12–−6¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered15.7425–15.7825/bu+0.06+32–+36¢/BuJuly (N)—
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.5775/bu+0.20−25¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered15.5025–15.5225/bu+0.04+8–+10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Source: USDA AMS · Minneapolis, MN. Bids are what buyers offered on the day USDA collected them, not settled trades. Change and year-ago figures are USDA's own — nothing on this page is recomputed, and prices in different units are never averaged together.