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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Wed, Oct 1
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0625–10.2950/bu+0.11−40–−31¢/BuMarch (H)10.6900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3800–9.5800/bu+0.16−75–−55¢/BuNovember (X)9.9367
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1625/bu+0.11−30¢/BuMarch (H)10.6542
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4500–9.5100/bu+0.13−68–−62¢/BuNovember (X)9.8933
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2050–10.3150/bu+0.11−40–−29¢/BuMay (K)10.7492
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3000/bu+0.13−83¢/BuNovember (X)9.8100

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0275–4.2675/bu+0.01−30–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.4075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7150–3.9150/bu+0.01−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9083
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.1875/bu+0.01−15–−14¢/BuMarch (H)4.3600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8350–3.8650/bu+0.06−33–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8800
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775–4.1775/bu+0.01−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.3442
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6450–3.6850/bu+0.01−52–−48¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7417
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.