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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Tue, Sep 30
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0675–9.4175/bu+0.09−95–−60¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9575–10.1875/bu+0.10−40–−31¢/BuMarch (H)10.6975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2175–9.4175/bu+0.09−80–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.9525
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3175–9.3675/bu+0.09−70–−65¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0575/bu+0.10−30¢/BuMarch (H)10.6617
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3175–9.3675/bu+0.09−70–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.9225
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1175–9.1875/bu+0.09−90–−83¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0975–10.2075/bu+0.10−40–−29¢/BuMay (K)10.7542
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1675–9.2175/bu+0.04−85–−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.8558

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7050–3.8350/bu+0.06−45–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0200–4.2575/bu+0.07−30–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.3800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7050–3.8550/bu+0.06−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8867
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7750–3.8550/bu+0.04−38–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700–4.1800/bu+0.07−15–−14¢/BuMarch (H)4.3250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7750–3.8550/bu+0.04−38–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8400
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6350–3.6750/bu+0.06−52–−48¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.1675/bu+0.06−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.3142
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6350–3.6850/bu+0.06−52–−47¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7400
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.