Nov 5 (Reuters) -Basis bids for soybeans and corn shipped by barge to U.S. Gulf Coast terminals were steady to lower on Tuesday, as barge freight rates eased, traders said.

* Trading was limited on Tuesday's U.S. election day, traders said, amid ongoing uncertainty over how the results would impact global trade flows.

* The USDA confirmed private sales of 124,000 metric tons of U.S. corn to unknown destinations for delivery in the 2024/25 marketing year.

* Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures edged higher on Tuesday as investors braced for the outcome of the U.S. presidential election while also looking ahead to a U.S. interest rate decision and crop forecasts later this week.

* CIF soybean barges loaded between Nov. 1 and Nov. 10 traded at 100 cents over CBOT December SF25 futures.

* CIF soybean barges loaded in October had no bid, but were offered at 120 cents over CBOT November SX24 futures. November barges were bid at 104 cents, down 1 cent, over futures.

* Soybean export premiums were offered at 143 cents, down 2 cents, over futures for shipment in the first half of November; and 140 cents over futures for last half shipment, steady from Monday.

* CIF November corn barge traded at 90 cents and 92 cents over CBOT December corn CZ24 futures, while December corn barges traded at 88 cents and 89 cents over futures.

* CIF October corn barge bids were unchanged at 90 cents over CBOT December corn CZ24 futures, but had no offers. November barges were bid at 88 cents over futures, down 1 cent from Monday.

* FOB Gulf offers for November corn shipments ticked down 1 cent at about 116 cents over futures.

Reporting by P.J. Huffstutter in Chicago; Editing by Mohammed Safi Shamsi

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