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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Tue, Sep 22
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4550–12.8050/bu+0.03−80–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.4225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1325–13.3075/bu+0.03−42–−18¢/BuMay (K)10.2050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4350–12.8050/bu+0.03−82–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.4350
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5550–12.6050/bu+0.03−70–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.3633
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1675–13.2675/bu+0.03−32–−22¢/BuMarch (H)10.1775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5550–12.6050/bu+0.03−70–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.3967
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4550/bu+0.03−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.2033
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1525/bu+0.03−40¢/BuMay (K)10.2658
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4550/bu+0.03−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.2533

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7275–5.0175/bu+0.06−64–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1900–5.3100/bu+0.06−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2563
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6875–4.9975/bu+0.06−68–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8550
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175–4.9075/bu+0.16−85–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2600–5.3300/bu+0.06−25–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.2833
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175–4.9075/bu+0.13−85–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8425
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175/bu+0.06−85¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7292
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2075–5.2275/bu+0.05−37–−35¢/BuMay (K)4.2258
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175/bu+0.06−85¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7492
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.