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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Thu, Oct 16
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0375–10.3050/bu+0.04−40–−28¢/BuMarch (H)9.8625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5575–9.7575/bu+0.07−55–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5750
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1375/bu+0.04−30¢/BuMarch (H)9.8642
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6675–9.6875/bu+0.04−44–−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.5875
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1850–10.2950/bu+0.04−40–−29¢/BuMay (K)9.9733
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4275–9.4575/bu+0.04−68–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.4408

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0050–4.2975/bu+0.03−35–−14¢/BuMarch (H)4.1325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175–4.0175/bu+0.05−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6875
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350/bu+0.03−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.0625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.0175/bu+0.05−28–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6875
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.1875/bu+0.03−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.0542
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–3.7975/bu+0.05−45–−42¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6075
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.