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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Mon, Apr 13
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8975–11.0575/bu+0.08−60–−44¢/BuNovember (X)9.7900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1425–11.3725/bu+0.14−48–−25¢/BuMay (K)10.1650
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9475–10.9975/bu+0.08−55–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.7650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3025–11.3625/bu+0.14−32–−26¢/BuMay (K)10.2242
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8375–10.9175/bu+0.08−66–−58¢/BuNovember (X)9.7683
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0725–11.1525/bu+0.14−55–−47¢/BuMay (K)10.0942

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.4100/bu+0.01−50–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.3325/bu+0.01−30–−7¢/BuMay (K)4.6000
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.3600/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725–4.2625/bu+0.01−23–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.7233
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100–4.1600/bu+0.01−60–−55¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1533
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0025–4.0325/bu+0.01−40–−37¢/BuMay (K)4.5567
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.