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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Thu, Oct 1
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7075–12.9275/bu+0.08−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)10.2900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1900–12.4400/bu+0.09−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6200
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7875–12.9075/bu+0.08−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.2625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2900–12.4000/bu+0.11−55–−44¢/BuNovember (X)9.6142
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7950/bu+0.07−40¢/BuMay (K)10.3558
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1900–12.2400/bu+0.04−65–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.4375

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8475–4.9675/bu+0.01−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2288
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.6725/bu+0.02−68–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8600
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9175–4.9875/bu+0.01−25–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.2333
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225–4.5625/bu+0.02−90–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9175
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8675–4.8875/bu+0.01−37–−35¢/BuMay (K)4.1808
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0725–4.1725/bu+0.02−95–−85¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7342
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.