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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Mar 4
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3525/bu+0.07−11¢/BuNovember (X)13.9425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7900/bu+0.03+24¢/BuMay (K)15.8300
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1325–11.1625/bu+0.07−33–−30¢/BuNovember (X)13.5775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5000–11.6000/bu+0.01−5–+5¢/BuMay (K)15.3917
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1625/bu+0.07−30¢/BuNovember (X)13.6250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5700–11.6000/bu+0.14+2–+5¢/BuMay (K)15.5025
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7125–11.2125/bu+0.07−75–−25¢/BuNovember (X)13.5765
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3000–11.7000/bu+0.04−25–+15¢/BuMay (K)15.4340
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9025–11.0625/bu+0.07−56–−40¢/BuNovember (X)13.3405
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0400–11.2700/bu+0.03−43–−20¢/BuMarch (H)15.0740
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0125–11.0625/bu+0.07−45–−40¢/BuNovember (X)13.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1900–11.3500/bu+0.04−36–−20¢/BuMay (K)15.1550
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9225–11.1125/bu+0.07−54–−35¢/BuNovember (X)13.4531
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0900–11.3800/bu+0.04−46–−17¢/BuMay (K)15.1706
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9425–11.1125/bu+0.07−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)13.5511
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2700–11.6100/bu+0.04−28–+6¢/BuMay (K)15.4114
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0625–11.1125/bu+0.07−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)13.3758
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2000–11.2800/bu+0.04−35–−27¢/BuMay (K)15.1550
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8625–11.0625/bu+0.07−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)13.4339
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1600–11.4300/bu+0.02−39–−12¢/BuMay (K)15.1771
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.5000–11.6700/bu+0.04−5–+12¢/BuMay (K)15.5200
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3500–11.7000/bu+0.04−20–+15¢/BuMay (K)13.6925
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3500–11.7000/bu+0.04−20–+15¢/BuMay (K)15.3650

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2725–5.4225/bu+0.06−40–−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2725–5.3225/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1725–5.2725/bu+0.06−50–−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.6900/bu+0.06+5¢/BuMay (K)6.9025

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.04−11¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400/bu+0.07+14¢/BuMay (K)6.7700
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.3300/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.4167
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.3200/bu+0.05−11–+2¢/BuMay (K)6.4233
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.3800/bu+0.04−32–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.5150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.2750/bu+0.08−10–+10¢/BuMay (K)6.4875
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9300–4.3800/bu+0.04−70–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9600–4.2750/bu+0.06−34–+10¢/BuMay (K)6.4260
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3300/bu+0.04−36–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9350–4.1500/bu+0.12−24–−15¢/BuMarch (H)6.2643
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.3300/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3763
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8900–4.0600/bu+0.02−41–−24¢/BuMay (K)6.2625
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.3800/bu+0.04−49–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3956
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8550–4.1000/bu+0.05−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)6.3163
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100–4.2800/bu+0.04−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3913
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8750–4.2700/bu+0.05−30–−3¢/BuMarch (H)6.4475
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.3300/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9300–4.0000/bu+0.05−37–−30¢/BuMay (K)6.2600
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.2800/bu+0.04−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3286
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9450–4.0400/bu+0.05−23–−26¢/BuMarch (H)6.2257
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0000–4.2800/bu+0.05−30–−2¢/BuMay (K)6.5033
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2100/bu+0.05−9¢/BuMay (K)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0000–4.1700/bu+0.05−30–−13¢/BuMay (K)6.4200
Source: USDA AMS · Springfield, IL. 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.