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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Mon, Mar 16
● Bids as filed16 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1325–11.2725/bu+0.70−42–−28¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5575–10.7675/bu+0.41−65–−44¢/BuNovember (X)9.6975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9725–11.1125/bu+0.70−58–−44¢/BuMay (K)—
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2125–11.2525/bu+0.70−34–−30¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6575–10.7075/bu+0.41−55–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.7317
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0725/bu+0.70−48¢/BuMay (K)—
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0025–11.0825/bu+0.70−55–−47¢/BuMay (K)9.8350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5475–10.6275/bu+0.41−66–−58¢/BuNovember (X)9.6850

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.4000/bu+0.11−30–−14¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725–4.5000/bu+0.12−50–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.3400/bu+0.11−36–−20¢/BuMay (K)—
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400/bu+0.13−20¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500/bu+0.12−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.2900/bu+0.13−30–−25¢/BuMay (K)—
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0900–4.1600/bu+0.13−45–−38¢/BuMay (K)4.2800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.2500/bu+0.12−60–−55¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0733
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.