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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Thu, Oct 23
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3525–10.6550/bu+0.12−40–−22¢/BuMarch (H)9.9125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0575–10.2675/bu+0.19−39–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.6600
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4525/bu+0.12−30¢/BuMarch (H)9.9100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0975–10.1475/bu+0.09−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7292
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4750–10.5850/bu+0.12−40–−29¢/BuMay (K)10.0358
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9675–9.9975/bu+0.24−48–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.3825/bu+0.06−30–−11¢/BuMarch (H)4.2425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9500–4.1400/bu+0.10−33–−14¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7750
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925/bu+0.06−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.2000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.0800/bu+0.06−22–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7850
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425–4.2425/bu+0.06−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.1975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8600–3.8800/bu+0.05−42–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7850
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.