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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Wed, Oct 30
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7250–9.8950/bu+0.16−33–−16¢/BuMarch (H)13.0100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2825–9.5050/bu+0.06−63–−26¢/BuJanuary (F)12.7833
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050/bu+0.12−25¢/BuMarch (H)13.1581
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4150–9.6150/bu+0.16−35–−15¢/BuNovember (X)12.8350
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9125–9.9825/bu+0.12−30–−23¢/BuMay (K)13.1583
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3850–9.4325/bu+0.11−38–−48¢/BuNovember (X)12.6667

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0950–4.2350/bu+0.02−16–−2¢/BuMarch (H)4.7267
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6750–3.7950/bu+0.03−44–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5067
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0050–4.2250/bu+0.02−25–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.8206
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6350–3.7250/bu+0.02−48–−39¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6050
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.1675/bu+0.01−25–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.7350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5250–3.6950/bu+0.04−59–−42¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4667
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.