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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Wed, Sep 23
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3800–12.7300/bu+0.08−80–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.3925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0750–13.2450/bu+0.06−35–−18¢/BuMarch (H)10.1838
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3600–12.7300/bu+0.08−82–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.4175
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4800–12.5300/bu+0.08−70–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.3367
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1050–13.2050/bu+0.06−32–−22¢/BuMarch (H)10.1475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4800–12.5300/bu+0.08−70–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.3700
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3300–12.3800/bu+0.13−85–−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.1733
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1000/bu+0.05−40¢/BuMay (K)10.2383
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3300–12.3800/bu+0.13−85–−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.2233

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500–4.9400/bu+0.08−64–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1150–5.2350/bu+0.08−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2513
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6100–4.9200/bu+0.08−68–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8350
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.8300/bu+0.08−85–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8292
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1850–5.2550/bu+0.08−25–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.2633
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.8300/bu+0.08−85–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8292
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.4400/bu+0.13−90–−85¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7192
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1375–5.1575/bu+0.07−37–−35¢/BuMay (K)4.2058
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.4400/bu+0.13−90–−85¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7292
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.