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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Tue, Sep 29
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3275–12.5975/bu+0.17−65–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.3225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8650–13.0350/bu+0.15−35–−18¢/BuMarch (H)10.0850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3275–12.5775/bu+0.17−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3600
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3975–12.5975/bu+0.17−58–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.3408
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8950–13.0150/bu+0.10−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.0575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3975–12.6275/bu+0.17−58–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.3408
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2275–12.3775/bu+0.15−75–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.1642
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8900/bu+0.09−40¢/BuMay (K)10.1508
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2275–12.3775/bu+0.15−75–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.1908

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5800–4.8700/bu+0.01−64–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0400–5.1600/bu+0.01−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.1688
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.8700/bu+0.01−68–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7750
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.7600/bu+0.01−90–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8117
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1100–5.1800/bu+0.01−25–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.1733
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.7600/bu+0.01−90–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8117
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3700/bu+0.01−95–−85¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6483
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0600–5.0800/bu+0.01−37–−35¢/BuMay (K)4.1208
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3700/bu+0.01−95–−85¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6583
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.