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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Mon, Sep 22
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1600–9.5100/bu+0.15−95–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.8050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0700–10.3250/bu+0.14−40–−28¢/BuMarch (H)10.4675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2100–9.5100/bu+0.15−90–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.8200
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3400–9.3600/bu+0.15−77–−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.7125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1700/bu+0.14−30¢/BuMarch (H)10.4642
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3400–9.3600/bu+0.15−77–−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.7158
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1600–9.2100/bu+0.15−95–−90¢/BuNovember (X)9.8025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2050–10.3150/bu+0.14−40–−29¢/BuMay (K)10.5475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2100–9.2600/bu+0.15−90–−85¢/BuNovember (X)9.8358

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–3.8375/bu+0.02−45–−38¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.3050/bu+0.03−30–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.2150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–3.8675/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7117
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7875–3.8175/bu+0.02−43–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.2475/bu+0.03−15–−14¢/BuMarch (H)4.1325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7875–3.8175/bu+0.02−43–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8100
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6475–3.7375/bu+0.02−57–−48¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5183
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.2350/bu+0.03−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.1650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6475–3.7475/bu+0.02−57–−47¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5883
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.