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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Fri, Apr 11
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6550–9.8550/bu+0.21−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.2875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0175–10.2975/bu+0.14−41–−13¢/BuMay (K)11.6075
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7050–9.7950/bu+0.21−55–−46¢/BuNovember (X)11.2958
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2275–10.2375/bu+0.24−20–−19¢/BuMay (K)11.6200
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7050–9.7550/bu+0.21−55–−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.1792
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0575–10.1475/bu+0.09−37–−28¢/BuMay (K)11.5600

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0350–4.3350/bu+0.09−60–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–4.7525/bu+0.07−35–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.2625
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.3350/bu+0.09−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3867
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7725–4.7825/bu+0.17−13–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.3150
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.1850/bu+0.19−50–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925–4.6325/bu+0.11−31–−27¢/BuMay (K)4.1883
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.