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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Fri, Oct 2
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6475–12.8675/bu+0.06−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)10.2500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1325–12.3825/bu+0.06−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5800
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7275–12.8475/bu+0.06−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.2225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2325–12.3425/bu+0.06−55–−44¢/BuNovember (X)9.5733
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7425/bu+0.05−40¢/BuMay (K)10.3158
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1325–12.1825/bu+0.06−65–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.3900

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7950–4.9150/bu+0.05−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3275–4.6275/bu+0.02−65–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8500
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8650–4.9350/bu+0.05−25–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.2175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775–4.5175/bu+0.05−90–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8967
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8150–4.8350/bu+0.05−37–−35¢/BuMay (K)4.1558
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0275–4.1275/bu+0.05−95–−85¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7067
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.