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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Mon, Oct 6
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1100–10.3425/bu+0.01−40–−31¢/BuMarch (H)10.4725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4275–9.6975/bu+0.00−75–−48¢/BuNovember (X)9.7525
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2100/bu+0.01−30¢/BuMarch (H)10.4442
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5775–9.6175/bu+0.02−60–−56¢/BuNovember (X)9.6400
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2525–10.3625/bu+0.01−40–−29¢/BuMay (K)10.5517
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3775–9.4075/bu+0.00−80–−77¢/BuNovember (X)9.5833

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0825–4.3125/bu+0.03−30–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.3300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–4.0175/bu+0.03−45–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8375
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.2625/bu+0.03−15–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.2875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–3.9575/bu+0.03−30–−26¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9100
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225–4.2225/bu+0.02−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.2550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7375–3.7675/bu+0.07−48–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6000
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.