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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Wed, Jul 30
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2575–9.5075/bu+0.14−70–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3575–9.4775/bu+0.13−60–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.1525
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2075–9.2375/bu+0.14−75–−72¢/BuNovember (X)9.8317
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4275–9.4575/bu+0.17−25–−22¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1817
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0075–9.3075/bu+0.14−95–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.7083
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0475–9.3175/bu+0.41−63–−36¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9450

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4425–3.8225/bu+0.01−68–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6475–3.7675/bu+0.03−27–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6825
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6425–3.8225/bu+0.01−48–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6542
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7375–3.7475/bu+0.02−18–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7275
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4225–3.6725/bu+0.01−70–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6275–3.7475/bu+0.03−29–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5708
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.