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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Fri, Aug 7
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1125–11.3225/bu+0.02−65–−44¢/BuNovember (X)9.2075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4025–11.5825/bu+0.22−36–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.4175
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1625–11.2325/bu+0.02−60–−53¢/BuNovember (X)9.1350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3425–11.4625/bu+0.02−42–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4250
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9625–11.0625/bu+0.02−80–−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.0583
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1625–11.2325/bu+0.02−60–−53¢/BuNovember (X)9.2650

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700–4.2700/bu—−55–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0300–4.2000/bu—−36–−19¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7075
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.2700/bu—−48–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6283
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.0900/bu+0.02−34–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7142
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8700–4.0200/bu+0.02−75–−60¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4717
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8900–3.9300/bu—−50–−46¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5842
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.