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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Mon, Dec 8
● Bids as filed10 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7075–10.9775/bu+0.10−35–−19¢/BuMarch (H)9.8600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3875–10.6375/bu+0.17−55–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7350
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8075–10.8375/bu+0.10−25–−22¢/BuMarch (H)9.7883
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5375–10.5975/bu+0.12−40–−34¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8033
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7475–10.8275/bu+0.09−42–−34¢/BuMay (K)9.7967

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375–4.4225/bu+0.01−30–−9¢/BuMarch (H)4.3375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.2175/bu+0.01−40–−22¢/BuMarch (H)4.1850
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3175–4.3375/bu+0.01−12–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.3175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425–4.2175/bu+0.01−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2608
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1625–4.2325/bu+0.01−35–−28¢/BuMay (K)4.2908
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.