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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Wed, Apr 16
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7425–10.0425/bu+0.05−60–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.1375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0175–10.2575/bu+0.01−37–−13¢/BuMay (K)11.3425
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7925–9.8825/bu+0.05−55–−46¢/BuNovember (X)11.1458
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1975–10.2375/bu+0.04−19–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.3617
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7925–9.8425/bu+0.05−55–−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.0292
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0175–10.1175/bu+0.03−37–−27¢/BuMay (K)11.2983

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.2675/bu+0.03−60–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.7425/bu+0.01−30–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.2300
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3175–4.3675/bu+0.03−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3142
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6925–4.7225/bu+0.03−15–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.2625
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.2175/bu+0.03−50–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5325–4.5725/bu+0.03−31–−27¢/BuMay (K)4.1458
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.