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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Thu, Jul 30
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2375–11.4575/bu+0.04−65–−43¢/BuNovember (X)9.2675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775–11.6725/bu+0.01−51–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.4363
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3375–11.3575/bu+0.04−55–−53¢/BuNovember (X)9.1525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5425–11.6225/bu+0.01−23–−15¢/BuAugust (Q)9.3875
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1475–11.1875/bu+0.04−74–−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.0925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3225–11.3825/bu+0.01−45–−34¢/BuAugust (Q)9.1608

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.3350/bu+0.03−55–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.2875/bu+0.05−44–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7650
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.3350/bu+0.03−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7108
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375–4.2575/bu+0.03−32–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7667
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9850–4.0850/bu+0.03−70–−60¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5542
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0275–4.0375/bu+0.01−43–−42¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7033
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.