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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Thu, Mar 6
● Bids as filed16 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0200–10.0225/bu+0.44−12–−25¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6075–9.8075/bu+0.09−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.0958
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9425–10.1025/bu+0.16−33–−17¢/BuMay (K)11.4525
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0925–10.1325/bu+0.16−18–−14¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7475–9.7575/bu+0.11−46–−45¢/BuNovember (X)11.0875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9225–10.0225/bu+0.26−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)11.5075
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8925–9.9325/bu+0.16−38–−34¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7075/bu+0.11−50¢/BuNovember (X)10.9925

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.5200/bu+0.11−10–−12¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.2100/bu+0.01−43–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3633
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.4600/bu+0.11−35–−18¢/BuMay (K)4.1767
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.08−12¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.2100/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.3900/bu+0.13−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.2467
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.3400/bu+0.08−35–−30¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0100–4.0600/bu+0.04−50–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1900
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.