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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Mon, Oct 20
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2400–10.4925/bu+0.13−40–−28¢/BuMarch (H)9.7800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7675–9.9975/bu+0.12−55–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.5367
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3400/bu+0.13−30¢/BuMarch (H)9.7867
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9175–9.9775/bu+0.14−40–−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.5100
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3725–10.4825/bu+0.12−40–−29¢/BuMay (K)9.8933
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6375–9.6675/bu+0.12−68–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.4100

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700–4.3125/bu+0.01−30–−14¢/BuMarch (H)4.1392
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8325–4.0325/bu+0.01−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7683
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500/bu+0.01−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.0825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9525–4.0325/bu+0.01−28–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7450
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.2025/bu+0.00−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.0850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7925–3.8125/bu+0.01−44–−42¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6750
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.