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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Tue, Sep 15
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4675–12.7075/bu+0.11−72–−48¢/BuNovember (X)9.8000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0300–13.2500/bu+0.15−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)10.5650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4575–12.7075/bu+0.15−73–−48¢/BuNovember (X)9.8200
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5175–12.5675/bu+0.15−67–−62¢/BuNovember (X)9.7142
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1100–13.2100/bu+0.15−32–−22¢/BuMarch (H)10.6092
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5175–12.5575/bu+0.15−67–−63¢/BuNovember (X)9.7142
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3875/bu+0.15−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.5575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0875/bu+0.14−40¢/BuMay (K)10.6258
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3875/bu+0.15−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.5908

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7175–5.0075/bu+0.03−64–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1825–5.3025/bu+0.02−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.3063
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775–4.9875/bu+0.04−68–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9050
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575–4.8975/bu+0.03−70–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2525–5.3225/bu+0.02−25–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.3567
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6075–4.7575/bu+0.03−75–−60¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8850
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075–4.5575/bu+0.03−85–−80¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7483
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1975–5.2175/bu+0.02−37–−35¢/BuMay (K)4.2708
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075–4.5575/bu+0.03−85–−80¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7583
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.