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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Tue, Sep 16
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5475–9.8975/bu+0.07−95–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.4350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4425–10.6825/bu+0.08−40–−29¢/BuMarch (H)10.1425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6475–9.8975/bu+0.14−85–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.4425
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7075–9.7275/bu+0.07−79–−77¢/BuNovember (X)9.4300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5425–10.6425/bu+0.08−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.1258
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7075–9.7275/bu+0.07−79–−77¢/BuNovember (X)9.4200
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5275–9.5975/bu+0.07−97–−90¢/BuNovember (X)9.4867
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725–10.6825/bu+0.08−40–−29¢/BuMay (K)10.2575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5275–9.6475/bu+0.07−97–−85¢/BuNovember (X)9.5200

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8450–3.9050/bu+0.06−45–−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700–4.4175/bu+0.06−30–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.2075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8450–3.9650/bu+0.02−45–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7617
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8650–3.8950/bu+0.06−43–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7817
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.3700/bu+0.06−14–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.1225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8650–3.9250/bu+0.01−43–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8500
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7050–3.7950/bu+0.06−59–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5917
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.3175/bu+0.06−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.1525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7050–3.8250/bu+0.01−59–−47¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6617
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.