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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Mon, Apr 28
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7675–9.9675/bu+0.02−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.2925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2700–10.4500/bu+0.02−25–−7¢/BuMay (K)11.5556
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9075–9.9175/bu+0.02−46–−45¢/BuNovember (X)11.3133
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4700/bu+0.02−5¢/BuMay (K)11.5542
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8175–9.8675/bu+0.02−55–−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.1967
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2500–10.2700/bu+0.02−27–−25¢/BuMay (K)11.4817

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8525–4.2025/bu+0.06−65–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.7150/bu+0.03−20–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.3550
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1525–4.2025/bu+0.06−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3942
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6950–4.7050/bu+0.03−6–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.3792
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0025–4.0525/bu+0.06−50–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.5050/bu+0.03−30–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.2892
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.