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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Thu, Apr 18
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8925–11.0925/bu+0.17−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)12.4383
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1625–11.2425/bu+0.15−18–−10¢/BuMay (K)14.6917
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9925–11.0425/bu+0.12−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)12.6050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2025–11.2125/bu+0.15−14–−13¢/BuMay (K)14.8200
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8425–10.9425/bu+0.12−65–−55¢/BuNovember (X)12.4717
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1225–11.1725/bu+0.15−22–−17¢/BuMay (K)14.6250

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.3200/bu+0.05−50–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1917
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275–4.2775/bu+0.02−14–+1¢/BuMay (K)6.4942
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.3000/bu+0.05−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2583
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.2375/bu+0.04−4–−3¢/BuMay (K)6.5106
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000/bu+0.05−50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0975–4.1575/bu+0.03−17–−11¢/BuMay (K)6.3925
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.