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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Mon, Apr 27
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0575–11.2175/bu+0.10−60–−44¢/BuNovember (X)9.8800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4625–11.6325/bu+0.16−31–−14¢/BuMay (K)10.3575
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1075–11.1575/bu+0.10−55–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.9142
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5125–11.6225/bu+0.14−26–−15¢/BuMay (K)10.4700
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9975–11.0775/bu+0.10−66–−58¢/BuNovember (X)9.8508
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3225–11.3925/bu+0.14−45–−38¢/BuMay (K)10.2633

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.5950/bu+0.05−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.6075/bu+0.07−20–0¢/BuMay (K)4.6544
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.5450/bu+0.05−38–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.5175/bu+0.06−20–−9¢/BuMay (K)4.7017
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.3450/bu+0.05−60–−55¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0358
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2775/bu+0.06−33¢/BuMay (K)4.4850
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.