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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Wed, Sep 16
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4850–12.7550/bu+0.02−72–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0525–13.2725/bu+0.02−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)10.5038
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4850–12.7550/bu+0.03−72–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7600
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5050–12.5550/bu+0.01−70–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.6542
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1325–13.2325/bu+0.02−32–−22¢/BuMarch (H)10.5467
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5050–12.5550/bu+0.01−70–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.6542
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4050/bu+0.02−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.4975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1150/bu+0.03−40¢/BuMay (K)10.5658
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4050/bu+0.02−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.5308

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7025–4.9925/bu+0.02−64–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1675–5.2875/bu+0.02−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2663
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6625–4.9725/bu+0.02−68–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8625
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925–4.8825/bu+0.07−75–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2375–5.3075/bu+0.02−25–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.3317
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925–4.8825/bu+0.02−75–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8575
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925–4.5425/bu+0.02−85–−80¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7208
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1825–5.2025/bu+0.02−37–−35¢/BuMay (K)4.2458
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925–4.5425/bu+0.02−85–−80¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7475
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.