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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Mon, Sep 14
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3625–12.5625/bu+0.08−68–−48¢/BuNovember (X)9.7300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8800–13.1000/bu+0.09−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)10.4875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3125–12.5625/bu+0.00−73–−48¢/BuNovember (X)9.8075
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3725–12.4225/bu+0.03−67–−62¢/BuNovember (X)9.6442
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9600–13.0300/bu+0.05−32–−25¢/BuMarch (H)10.5317
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3725–12.4125/bu+0.05−67–−63¢/BuNovember (X)9.6442
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2425–12.2925/bu+0.08−80–−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.4875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9450/bu+0.10−40¢/BuMay (K)10.5483
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2425–12.2925/bu+0.08−80–−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.5208

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6925–4.9825/bu+0.03−64–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1600–5.2800/bu+0.03−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2363
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7125–4.9625/bu+0.03−62–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9025
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6325–4.8725/bu+0.03−70–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2300–5.3000/bu+0.03−25–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.2967
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5825–4.7325/bu+0.03−75–−60¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8825
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825–4.5325/bu+0.03−85–−80¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6858
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1825–5.2025/bu+0.02−37–−35¢/BuMay (K)4.2158
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825–4.5325/bu+0.03−85–−80¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7592
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.