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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Mon, May 4
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3675–11.5275/bu+0.14−60–−44¢/BuNovember (X)9.7350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8075–11.9975/bu+0.21−42–−23¢/BuJuly (N)10.2000
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4175–11.4375/bu+0.14−55–−53¢/BuNovember (X)9.7725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8475–11.9475/bu+0.20−38–−28¢/BuJuly (N)10.2750
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3075–11.3575/bu+0.14−66–−61¢/BuNovember (X)9.7058
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7150–11.7775/bu+0.20−36–−45¢/BuMay (K)10.1317

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.7450/bu+0.06−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5775–4.7575/bu+0.07−28–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.3625
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6650–4.6950/bu+0.06−38–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5875–4.6775/bu+0.06−27–−18¢/BuJuly (N)4.4525
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–4.4950/bu+0.06−60–−55¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9633
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4375–4.5075/bu+0.06−30–−35¢/BuMay (K)4.2758
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.