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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Fri, Jul 24
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8850–12.1350/bu+0.10−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1300–12.4000/bu+0.09−35–−8¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8025
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9850–12.0050/bu+0.10−55–−53¢/BuNovember (X)9.5567
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2500–12.3300/bu+0.11−23–−15¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8208
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7950–11.8350/bu+0.10−74–−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.4833
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0300–12.0625/bu+0.11−45–−34¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6908

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.5750/bu—−55–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.4825/bu+0.02−41–−16¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8225
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.5250/bu—−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3825–4.4725/bu+0.00−26–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8883
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.2750/bu—−70–−60¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1925–4.2225/bu+0.00−45–−42¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7750
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.