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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Mon, Sep 15
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4775–9.8275/bu+0.04−95–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.4350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3650–10.6050/bu+0.04−40–−29¢/BuMarch (H)10.1025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7875–9.8275/bu+0.04−64–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.4350
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6375–9.6575/bu+0.04−79–−77¢/BuNovember (X)9.4150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4650–10.5650/bu+0.04−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.1133
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6375–9.6575/bu+0.04−79–−77¢/BuNovember (X)9.4150
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4575–9.5275/bu+0.04−97–−90¢/BuNovember (X)9.4717
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4950–10.6050/bu+0.04−40–−29¢/BuMay (K)10.2425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4575–9.5775/bu+0.04−97–−85¢/BuNovember (X)9.5050

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7825–3.8525/bu+0.07−45–−38¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100–4.3025/bu+0.06−30–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.1725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8625–3.9425/bu+0.07−37–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7442
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8025–3.8325/bu+0.07−43–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7642
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3100/bu+0.06−14–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.1075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8525–3.9325/bu+0.07−38–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8325
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6425–3.7325/bu+0.07−59–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5742
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1625–4.2625/bu+0.06−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.1425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7125–3.7825/bu+0.17−52–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6642
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.