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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Mar 18
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6350/bu+0.10−17¢/BuNovember (X)13.2500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1075/bu+0.11+23¢/BuMay (K)15.3000
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4750–11.5050/bu+0.10−33–−30¢/BuNovember (X)12.8667
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7775–11.8275/bu+0.13−10–−5¢/BuMay (K)14.9717
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5050/bu+0.10−30¢/BuNovember (X)12.9275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8275–11.8775/bu+0.11−5–0¢/BuMay (K)15.0050
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0750–11.5550/bu+0.10−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)12.8820
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5475–12.0275/bu+0.11−33–+15¢/BuMay (K)14.9680
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2450–11.4050/bu+0.10−56–−40¢/BuNovember (X)12.6700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775–11.5775/bu+0.11−50–−30¢/BuMay (K)14.6280
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4050–11.4550/bu+0.10−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)12.7250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5775–11.6775/bu+0.10−30–−20¢/BuMay (K)14.7313
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2450–11.4550/bu+0.10−56–−35¢/BuNovember (X)12.7456
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4575–11.6575/bu+0.09−42–−22¢/BuMay (K)14.7600
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2250–11.4550/bu+0.10−58–−35¢/BuNovember (X)12.8714
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6275–11.8575/bu+0.11−25–−2¢/BuMay (K)14.9300
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4050–11.4550/bu+0.10−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)12.6733
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5775–11.6075/bu+0.11−30–−27¢/BuMay (K)14.7800
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2450–11.4050/bu+0.10−56–−40¢/BuNovember (X)12.7514
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5275–11.7675/bu+0.11−35–−11¢/BuMay (K)14.7171
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.8575–12.0075/bu+0.11−2–+13¢/BuMay (K)15.0900
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6775–12.0775/bu+0.11−20–+20¢/BuMay (K)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6775–12.0775/bu+0.11−20–+20¢/BuMay (K)14.9850

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1750–5.2250/bu+0.14−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9550–5.2250/bu+0.14−62–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0750–5.1750/bu+0.14−50–−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4775–5.5775/bu+0.14+5–+15¢/BuMay (K)6.9575

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5475/bu—−16¢/BuDecember (Z)5.5900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100/bu+0.01+15¢/BuMay (K)6.7700
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575–4.4075/bu—−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3167
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.2800/bu+0.01−12–−8¢/BuMay (K)6.4533
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.4575/bu—−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.4125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3300/bu+0.01−9–−3¢/BuMay (K)6.5100
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9875–4.4575/bu—−72–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2040
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9600–4.1900/bu+0.02−40–−17¢/BuMay (K)6.4320
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.4075/bu—−36–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2933
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.2600/bu+0.01−39–−10¢/BuMay (K)6.2667
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.3675/bu—−40–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9800–4.1400/bu+0.01−38–−22¢/BuMay (K)6.2400
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.4575/bu—−54–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2938
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9500–4.1800/bu+0.01−41–−18¢/BuMay (K)6.3013
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.3575/bu—−56–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0900–4.2900/bu+0.01−27–−7¢/BuMay (K)6.4300
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.4075/bu—−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0100–4.0600/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuMay (K)6.2420
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2475–4.3575/bu—−46–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2271
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.1200/bu+0.01−30–−24¢/BuMay (K)6.2443
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.3400/bu+0.01−30–−2¢/BuMay (K)6.4733
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2900/bu+0.01−7¢/BuMay (K)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.2400/bu+0.01−20–−12¢/BuMay (K)6.4950
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.