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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Tue, Apr 29
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6525–9.8525/bu+0.12−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.1075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1775–10.3400/bu+0.09−35–−7¢/BuJuly (N)11.4238
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8025/bu+0.11−45¢/BuNovember (X)11.1283
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3600/bu+0.11−5¢/BuMay (K)11.4217
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7025–9.7525/bu+0.12−55–−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.0117
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1400–10.1775/bu+0.11−27–−35¢/BuMay (K)11.3333

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7950–4.1450/bu+0.06−65–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.5650/bu+0.11−26–−4¢/BuJuly (N)4.3544
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0950–4.1450/bu+0.06−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3617
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550/bu+0.14−5¢/BuMay (K)4.3750
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9450–3.9950/bu+0.06−50–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.3825/bu+0.15−30–−32¢/BuMay (K)4.2825
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.