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Illinois Grain Bids

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

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8750/bu+0.15−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.3325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0100/bu+0.13+2¢/BuMay (K)11.7300
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6050–9.7050/bu+0.15−43–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.1300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7400–9.9100/bu+0.12−10–−8¢/BuMarch (H)11.4717
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6850–9.7850/bu+0.15−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.1425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8100–9.9100/bu+0.17−18–−8¢/BuMay (K)11.5300
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3050–9.7850/bu+0.15−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.8865
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5600–10.0900/bu+0.15−43–+25¢/BuMay (K)11.3860
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4850–9.6350/bu+0.15−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.9905
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3600–9.5500/bu+0.12−48–−44¢/BuMarch (H)11.1250
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5850–9.6850/bu+0.15−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.0325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4900–9.7900/bu+0.13−50–−20¢/BuMay (K)11.1929
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5250–9.6850/bu+0.15−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.0216
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4200–9.6200/bu+0.13−57–−37¢/BuMay (K)11.1969
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3950–9.6350/bu+0.15−64–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.0308
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5400–9.8700/bu+0.13−45–−12¢/BuMay (K)11.3671
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6350/bu+0.15−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.0592
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4600–9.6400/bu+0.14−38–−35¢/BuMarch (H)11.1800
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3350–9.6850/bu+0.15−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.9575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4200–9.5900/bu+0.03−57–−40¢/BuMay (K)11.2239
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.7900–10.0400/bu+0.14−5–+5¢/BuMarch (H)11.5300
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8400–10.0400/bu+0.09−15–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.4650
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8400–10.0400/bu+0.04−15–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.4650

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1125–5.1625/bu+0.10−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1125/bu+0.10−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0125–5.0625/bu+0.10−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1850–5.2675/bu+0.090–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.5600

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2875/bu+0.05−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950/bu+0.05−2¢/BuMay (K)4.4025
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.1475/bu+0.05−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100–4.4050/bu+0.06−25–−11¢/BuMarch (H)4.2250
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675/bu+0.05−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.4150/bu+0.05−20–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.2081
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7375–4.3175/bu+0.05−73–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0150–4.3100/bu+0.05−50–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.0490
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.1675/bu+0.05−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2742
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0100–4.2100/bu+0.05−35–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.0054
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475–4.1175/bu+0.05−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2338
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9800–4.2650/bu+0.04−38–−25¢/BuMarch (H)3.9500
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0275–4.2175/bu+0.05−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0100–4.2850/bu+0.13−35–−23¢/BuMarch (H)3.9539
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.2575/bu+0.05−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1758
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0150–4.3550/bu+0.05−50–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.0703
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675/bu+0.05−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.3150/bu+0.04−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.9345
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–4.1175/bu+0.05−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1758
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.0950/bu+0.03−31–−42¢/BuMarch (H)3.9657
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.4550/bu+0.05−28–−6¢/BuMay (K)4.1529
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.4750/bu+0.05−25–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.1725
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.4750/bu+0.05−25–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.0475
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.