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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Thu, Sep 17
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4775–12.7475/bu+0.01−72–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0575–13.2775/bu+0.01−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)10.4388
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4375–12.7475/bu+0.05−76–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7025
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4975–12.5475/bu+0.01−70–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.6050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1375–13.2375/bu+0.01−32–−22¢/BuMarch (H)10.4817
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4975–12.5475/bu+0.01−70–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.6050
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3975/bu+0.01−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.4417
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1250/bu+0.01−40¢/BuMay (K)10.5008
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3975/bu+0.01−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.4750

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6650–4.9550/bu+0.04−64–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1250–5.2450/bu+0.04−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250–4.9350/bu+0.04−68–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8275
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.8450/bu+0.04−75–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1950–5.2650/bu+0.04−25–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.2683
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.8450/bu+0.04−75–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8275
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.5050/bu+0.04−85–−80¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1375–5.1575/bu+0.05−37–−35¢/BuMay (K)4.2050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.5050/bu+0.04−85–−80¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7175
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.