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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Apr 2
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6100/bu+0.05−16¢/BuNovember (X)13.3600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9400/bu+0.12+20¢/BuMay (K)15.6150
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4200–11.4700/bu+0.06−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)12.9767
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6500–11.6900/bu+0.10−9–−5¢/BuMay (K)15.2383
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.6900–11.8700/bu+0.12−5–+13¢/BuMay (K)15.5350
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4700/bu+0.06−30¢/BuNovember (X)13.0300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6600–11.7400/bu+0.15−8–0¢/BuMay (K)15.3100
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0400–11.5700/bu+0.06−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)12.9960
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4500–11.8400/bu+0.14−29–+10¢/BuMay (K)15.2950
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2100–11.3700/bu+0.06−56–−40¢/BuNovember (X)12.7650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2400–11.4400/bu+0.12−50–−30¢/BuMay (K)14.8990
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3600–11.4200/bu+0.06−41–−35¢/BuNovember (X)12.8288
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4400–11.6500/bu+0.12−30–−9¢/BuMay (K)15.0575
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2200–11.4200/bu+0.06−55–−35¢/BuNovember (X)12.8538
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3400–11.5300/bu+0.12−40–−21¢/BuMay (K)15.1088
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2000–11.4200/bu+0.05−57–−35¢/BuNovember (X)12.9857
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5000–11.7600/bu+0.11−24–+2¢/BuMay (K)15.2621
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3700–11.4200/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)12.7833
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4400–11.4900/bu+0.12−30–−25¢/BuMay (K)15.1125
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2100–11.3700/bu+0.06−56–−40¢/BuNovember (X)12.8614
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3700–11.6300/bu+0.12−37–−11¢/BuMay (K)15.0393
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5900–11.9900/bu+0.12−15–+25¢/BuMay (K)12.9500
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5900–11.9900/bu+0.12−15–+25¢/BuMay (K)15.2250

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2175–5.2675/bu+0.11−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9675–5.2675/bu+0.11−65–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1175–5.2175/bu+0.11−50–−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.5025–5.5525/bu+0.12+5–+10¢/BuMay (K)6.8400

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300/bu+0.07−15¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350/bu+0.10+17¢/BuMay (K)6.9675
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.3800/bu+0.07−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.2250/bu+0.08−10–−4¢/BuMay (K)6.6075
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.4300/bu+0.07−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.4125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.2850/bu+0.09−8–+2¢/BuMay (K)6.6725
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9600–4.4800/bu+0.07−72–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2220
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9250–4.1450/bu+0.08−34–−12¢/BuMay (K)6.6195
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.3800/bu+0.07−36–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2914
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8850–4.1850/bu+0.11−38–−8¢/BuMay (K)6.4518
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.3600/bu+0.02−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8850–4.0850/bu+0.09−38–−18¢/BuMay (K)6.4613
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700–4.4300/bu+0.07−51–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2906
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8550–4.1350/bu+0.09−41–−13¢/BuMay (K)6.5144
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.4800/bu+0.07−55–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9950–4.2350/bu+0.10−27–−3¢/BuMay (K)6.6125
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.3800/bu+0.07−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9450–3.9950/bu+0.09−32–−27¢/BuMay (K)6.4855
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.3300/bu+0.07−46–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2314
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9550–4.0750/bu+0.09−31–−19¢/BuMay (K)6.4304
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9950–4.3050/bu+0.09−27–+4¢/BuMay (K)6.7125
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3150/bu+0.09+5¢/BuMay (K)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1650/bu+0.09−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.2650/bu+0.09−20–0¢/BuMay (K)6.6125
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.