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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Fri, Sep 19
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3050–9.6550/bu+0.12−95–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.4950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2075–10.4600/bu+0.11−40–−28¢/BuMarch (H)10.2075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3550–9.6550/bu+0.17−90–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.5175
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4850/bu+0.12−77¢/BuNovember (X)9.4250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3075/bu+0.11−30¢/BuMarch (H)10.2042
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4850/bu+0.12−77¢/BuNovember (X)9.4300
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3050–9.3550/bu+0.12−95–−90¢/BuNovember (X)9.5133
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3400–10.4500/bu+0.11−40–−29¢/BuMay (K)10.2975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3550–9.4050/bu+0.07−90–−85¢/BuNovember (X)9.5467

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900–3.8500/bu+0.00−45–−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.3100/bu+0.00−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900–3.8900/bu+0.00−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5842
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8100–3.8400/bu+0.00−43–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2625–4.2725/bu+0.00−15–−14¢/BuMarch (H)4.0150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8100–3.8400/bu+0.00−43–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6925
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6700–3.7600/bu+0.02−57–−48¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4008
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.2600/bu+0.01−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.0500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6700–3.7700/bu+0.02−57–−47¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4708
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.