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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Mon, Nov 17
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2325–11.5400/bu+0.27−40–−16¢/BuMarch (H)10.0175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0725–11.3525/bu+0.33−50–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9750
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3825/bu+0.27−25¢/BuMarch (H)9.9700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1825–11.2225/bu+0.36−39–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9742
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2200–11.4000/bu+0.24−48–−30¢/BuMay (K)10.0458
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9525–11.0225/bu+0.36−62–−55¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8042

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.4550/bu+0.04−30–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.2900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.2275/bu+0.05−33–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1400
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.3800/bu+0.04−12–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.2975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.2075/bu+0.08−17–−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1792
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550–4.3050/bu+0.03−40–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.2708
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–3.9775/bu+0.02−43–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0225
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.