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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Wed, Mar 18
● Bids as filed16 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1975–11.3275/bu+0.05−42–−29¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7650–10.9750/bu+0.10−65–−44¢/BuNovember (X)9.6125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0375–11.1675/bu+0.05−58–−45¢/BuMay (K)—
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2375–11.2775/bu+0.01−38–−34¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8650–10.9150/bu+0.10−55–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.6467
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1375/bu+0.05−48¢/BuMay (K)—
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0875–11.1475/bu+0.05−53–−47¢/BuMay (K)9.7625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7550–10.8350/bu+0.05−66–−58¢/BuNovember (X)9.6000

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325–4.4925/bu+0.09−30–−14¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.5975/bu+0.09−50–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2825–4.4325/bu+0.10−35–−20¢/BuMay (K)—
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4325–4.4525/bu+0.09−20–−18¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5475/bu+0.08−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725–4.4025/bu+0.09−26–−23¢/BuMay (K)—
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.2525/bu+0.09−40–−38¢/BuMay (K)4.2900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975–4.3475/bu+0.08−60–−55¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0483
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.