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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Wed, Sep 3
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4150–9.7150/bu+0.10−90–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.6950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2575–10.5100/bu+0.09−40–−28¢/BuMarch (H)10.2125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6350–9.6850/bu+0.10−68–−63¢/BuNovember (X)9.7075
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5150–9.5250/bu+0.11−80–−79¢/BuNovember (X)9.6417
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3575–10.4575/bu+0.09−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.2708
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5250–9.5650/bu+0.10−79–−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.6617
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3450–9.4150/bu+0.10−97–−90¢/BuNovember (X)9.6250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4400–10.5000/bu+0.09−35–−29¢/BuMay (K)10.3492
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3450–9.4650/bu+0.10−97–−85¢/BuNovember (X)9.7383

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7300–3.7800/bu+0.05−45–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.2900/bu+0.05−30–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.1525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7275–3.8300/bu+0.05−25–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7200
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7500–3.7800/bu+0.05−43–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.2600/bu+0.11−14–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.1100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7800–3.8000/bu+0.05−40–−38¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8442
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5800–3.6800/bu+0.05−60–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5942
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100–4.2100/bu+0.05−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.1167
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6800–3.7275/bu+0.05−50–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7433
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.