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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Tue, Apr 22
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6650–9.8650/bu+0.01−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.2525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0800–10.2600/bu+0.06−27–−9¢/BuMay (K)11.6075
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–9.8150/bu+0.01−46–−45¢/BuNovember (X)11.2733
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2500–10.2700/bu+0.11−10–−8¢/BuMay (K)11.5850
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150–9.7650/bu+0.01−55–−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.1567
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0000–10.0800/bu+0.06−35–−27¢/BuMay (K)11.5183

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9300–4.2800/bu+0.12−65–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175–4.6775/bu+0.06−24–−8¢/BuMay (K)4.3875
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.2800/bu+0.07−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4142
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6675–4.6875/bu+0.03−9–−7¢/BuMay (K)4.4167
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.1300/bu+0.07−50–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–4.4875/bu+0.06−30–−27¢/BuMay (K)4.3133
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.