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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Thu, Sep 25
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1725–9.5225/bu+0.03−95–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.8375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0750–10.3050/bu+0.03−40–−31¢/BuMarch (H)10.5250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3225–9.5225/bu+0.08−80–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.8750
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3725–9.4025/bu+0.05−75–−72¢/BuNovember (X)9.8300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1750/bu+0.03−30¢/BuMarch (H)10.4967
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4025/bu+0.03−72¢/BuNovember (X)9.8367
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2225/bu+0.08−90¢/BuNovember (X)9.8367
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2150–10.3250/bu+0.03−40–−29¢/BuMay (K)10.5842
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2225–9.2725/bu+0.03−90–−85¢/BuNovember (X)9.8267

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8075–3.9075/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225–4.3525/bu+0.01−30–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.2225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8075–3.9075/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7425
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8275–3.9075/bu+0.02−43–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.2825/bu+0.01−15–−14¢/BuMarch (H)4.1700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8275–3.9075/bu+0.02−43–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7825
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6875–3.7775/bu+0.02−57–−48¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1625–4.2625/bu+0.01−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.1667
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6875–3.7875/bu+0.02−57–−47¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5858
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.