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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Thu, Mar 19
● Bids as filed16 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2650–11.3950/bu+0.07−42–−29¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8125–11.0225/bu+0.05−65–−44¢/BuNovember (X)9.6150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1050–11.2350/bu+0.07−58–−45¢/BuMay (K)—
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3050–11.3450/bu+0.07−38–−34¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9125–10.9625/bu+0.05−55–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.6492
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1650–11.2450/bu+0.03−52–−44¢/BuMay (K)—
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1550–11.2150/bu+0.07−53–−47¢/BuMay (K)9.8233
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8025–10.8825/bu+0.05−66–−58¢/BuNovember (X)9.6025

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3975–4.5875/bu+0.07−30–−11¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.6450/bu+0.05−50–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.5075/bu+0.07−35–−19¢/BuMay (K)—
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175–4.5475/bu+0.09−18–−15¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950/bu+0.05−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4675–4.5175/bu+0.10−23–−18¢/BuMay (K)—
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975–4.3175/bu+0.07−40–−38¢/BuMay (K)4.3667
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.3950/bu+0.05−60–−55¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0633
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.