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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Thu, Sep 24
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3750–12.7250/bu+0.01−80–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.4250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9975–13.2175/bu+0.08−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)10.2050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4550–13.0250/bu+0.10−72–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.4625
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4750–12.6150/bu+0.01−70–−56¢/BuNovember (X)9.3825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0775–13.1775/bu+0.03−32–−22¢/BuMarch (H)10.1750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4750–12.6150/bu+0.01−70–−56¢/BuNovember (X)9.4025
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3250–12.3750/bu+0.01−85–−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.2225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0675/bu+0.03−40¢/BuMay (K)10.2683
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3250–12.3750/bu+0.01−85–−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.2558

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350–4.9250/bu+0.02−64–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0950–5.2150/bu+0.02−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950–4.9250/bu+0.02−68–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8575
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.8150/bu+0.02−85–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8542
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1650–5.2350/bu+0.02−25–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.2758
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.8150/bu+0.02−85–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8542
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.4250/bu+0.02−90–−85¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7342
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1125–5.1325/bu+0.03−37–−35¢/BuMay (K)4.2158
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.4250/bu+0.02−90–−85¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7442
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.