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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Mon, Apr 21
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6575–9.8575/bu+0.07−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.2425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0250–10.1750/bu+0.03−27–−12¢/BuMay (K)11.4875
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7975–9.8075/bu+0.02−46–−45¢/BuNovember (X)11.2508
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450–10.2150/bu+0.03−15–−8¢/BuMay (K)11.5000
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7075–9.7575/bu+0.07−55–−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.1342
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9450–10.0250/bu+0.05−35–−27¢/BuMay (K)11.4200

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.3450/bu+0.02−60–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5775–4.7375/bu+0.06−24–−8¢/BuMay (K)4.3500
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.3450/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3917
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6975–4.7675/bu+0.03−12–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.3708
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.1950/bu+0.02−50–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175–4.5475/bu+0.01−30–−27¢/BuMay (K)4.2675
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.