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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Tue, Oct 28
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6775–10.9675/bu+0.11−39–−21¢/BuMarch (H)9.6850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4125–10.6525/bu+0.11−37–−13¢/BuNovember (X)9.3800
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7675–10.8175/bu+0.11−30–−25¢/BuMarch (H)9.6850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5325–10.5825/bu+0.14−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.4192
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7775–10.8875/bu+0.11−40–−29¢/BuMay (K)9.8308
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3525–10.3825/bu+0.16−43–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.2825

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.4400/bu+0.02−30–−11¢/BuMarch (H)4.1800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9900–4.1800/bu+0.03−33–−14¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7500
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600/bu+0.04−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.1200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.1700/bu+0.03−20–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7042
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.3000/bu+0.01−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.1300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9200–3.9700/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6408
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.