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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Fri, Oct 3
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1225–10.3525/bu+0.04−40–−31¢/BuMarch (H)10.5025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4300–9.7000/bu+0.06−75–−48¢/BuNovember (X)9.7925
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2225/bu+0.04−30¢/BuMarch (H)10.4792
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5600–9.5800/bu+0.03−62–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.6408
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2625–10.3725/bu+0.04−40–−29¢/BuMay (K)10.5817
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3800–9.4100/bu+0.06−80–−77¢/BuNovember (X)9.6108

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.2925/bu+0.02−30–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.3250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7400–3.9600/bu+0.03−45–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8450
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075–4.2375/bu+0.02−15–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.2775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8900–3.9100/bu+0.03−30–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8025
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.2025/bu+0.03−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.2617
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6700–3.7400/bu+0.03−52–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6542
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.