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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Fri, Sep 18
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3150–12.5850/bu+0.16−72–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9450–13.1150/bu+0.11−35–−18¢/BuMarch (H)10.3338
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2350–12.5850/bu+0.20−80–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5700
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3350–12.3850/bu+0.16−70–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.4850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9750–13.0750/bu+0.16−32–−22¢/BuMarch (H)10.3075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3350–12.3850/bu+0.16−70–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.4850
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2350/bu+0.16−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.3383
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9650/bu+0.16−40¢/BuMay (K)10.3933
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2350/bu+0.16−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.3717

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350–4.9150/bu+0.03−64–−36¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0950–5.2150/bu+0.03−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2363
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950–4.9050/bu+0.03−68–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8300
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250–4.8150/bu+0.03−75–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1650–5.2350/bu+0.03−25–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.2658
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250–4.8150/bu+0.03−75–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8200
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.4750/bu+0.03−85–−80¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7067
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1125–5.1325/bu+0.03−37–−35¢/BuMay (K)4.2133
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.4750/bu+0.03−85–−80¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7267
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.