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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Wed, Apr 23
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6750–9.8750/bu+0.01−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.2575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1925–10.3625/bu+0.11−21–−4¢/BuMay (K)11.5825
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8150–9.8250/bu+0.01−46–−45¢/BuNovember (X)11.2783
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3225–10.3525/bu+0.07−8–−5¢/BuMay (K)11.5700
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7250–9.7750/bu+0.01−55–−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.1617
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1025–10.1325/bu+0.10−30–−27¢/BuMay (K)11.5100

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8950–4.2450/bu+0.04−65–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.6600/bu+0.00−20–−6¢/BuMay (K)4.3425
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.2450/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3942
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400–4.6700/bu+0.03−8–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.3642
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.0950/bu+0.04−50–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.4500/bu+0.04−30–−27¢/BuMay (K)4.2608
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.