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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Mon, Sep 21
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4800–12.8300/bu+0.17−80–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.4125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1600–13.3375/bu+0.22−42–−18¢/BuMay (K)10.1975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4600–12.8300/bu+0.23−82–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.4250
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5800–12.6300/bu+0.25−70–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.3467
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1975–13.2975/bu+0.22−32–−22¢/BuMarch (H)10.1700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5800–12.6300/bu+0.25−70–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.3467
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4800/bu+0.25−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.1933
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1800/bu+0.22−40¢/BuMay (K)10.2583
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4800/bu+0.25−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.2267

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7900–5.0800/bu+0.16−64–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2475–5.3675/bu+0.15−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2163
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7500–5.0600/bu+0.16−68–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8075
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–4.9700/bu+0.16−75–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3175–5.3875/bu+0.15−25–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.2408
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500–4.9700/bu+0.13−78–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7975
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5800–4.6300/bu+0.16−85–−80¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6842
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2600–5.2800/bu+0.15−37–−35¢/BuMay (K)4.1883
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5800–4.6300/bu+0.16−85–−80¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7042
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.