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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Fri, Sep 25
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325–4.4325/bu+0.04−95–−85¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7067
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325–4.4325/bu+0.04−95–−85¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6967
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1175–5.1375/bu+0.01−37–−35¢/BuMay (K)4.1833
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425–4.9325/bu+0.01−64–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1000–5.2200/bu+0.01−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2338
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6025–4.9325/bu+0.01−68–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8275
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3825–4.8225/bu+0.04−90–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8533
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1700–5.2400/bu+0.01−25–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.2408
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3825–4.8225/bu+0.04−90–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8533

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4700–12.7400/bu+0.10−72–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.4400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9950–13.2150/bu+0.00−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)10.2213
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4700–13.0400/bu+0.02−72–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.4775
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4900–12.6300/bu+0.02−70–−56¢/BuNovember (X)9.3975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0750–13.1750/bu+0.00−32–−22¢/BuMarch (H)10.1900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4900–12.6300/bu+0.02−70–−56¢/BuNovember (X)9.4175
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3900/bu+0.07−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.2375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0625/bu+0.01−40¢/BuMay (K)10.2858
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3900/bu+0.07−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.2708
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.