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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Mar 5
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9350/bu+0.06−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.3125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1275/bu+0.12+1¢/BuMay (K)11.7225
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6650–9.7650/bu+0.06−43–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.1100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8775–10.0375/bu+0.14−10–−8¢/BuMarch (H)11.4675
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7450–9.8450/bu+0.06−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.1225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9375–10.0375/bu+0.13−18–−8¢/BuMay (K)11.5275
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3650–9.8450/bu+0.06−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.8705
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6475–10.2175/bu+0.09−47–+10¢/BuMay (K)11.3725
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5450–9.6950/bu+0.06−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.9705
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4975–9.6775/bu+0.14−48–−44¢/BuMarch (H)11.1192
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6450–9.7450/bu+0.06−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.0313
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6175–9.8375/bu+0.13−50–−28¢/BuMay (K)11.1954
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5850–9.7450/bu+0.06−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.0009
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4975–9.7475/bu+0.08−48–−37¢/BuMarch (H)11.1913
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4550–9.6950/bu+0.06−64–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.0108
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6675–9.9575/bu+0.13−45–−16¢/BuMay (K)11.3554
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6950/bu+0.06−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.0392
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5975–9.7675/bu+0.14−38–−35¢/BuMarch (H)11.1800
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3950–9.7450/bu+0.06−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5475–9.7775/bu+0.13−57–−34¢/BuMay (K)11.2339
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9275–10.1675/bu+0.14−5–+5¢/BuMarch (H)11.5245
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9675–10.0675/bu+0.13−15–−5¢/BuMay (K)11.4825
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9675–10.0675/bu+0.13−15–−5¢/BuMay (K)11.4825

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2200–5.2700/bu+0.11−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2200/bu+0.11−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1200–5.1700/bu+0.11−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3075–5.3825/bu+0.120–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.3600

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2875/bu—−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5375/bu+0.04−2¢/BuMay (K)4.4275
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.1475/bu—−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.4475/bu+0.00−29–−11¢/BuMarch (H)4.2400
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675/bu—−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575–4.4575/bu+0.04−20–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.2406
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7375–4.3175/bu—−73–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.5075/bu+0.05−49–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.0740
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.1675/bu—−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2917
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0825–4.2775/bu+0.07−32–−28¢/BuMarch (H)4.0404
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.1175/bu+0.03−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2513
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0225–4.3075/bu+0.04−38–−25¢/BuMarch (H)3.9763
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0275–4.2175/bu—−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0525–4.3275/bu+0.04−35–−23¢/BuMarch (H)3.9827
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.2575/bu—−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1933
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775–4.3975/bu+0.06−48–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.0953
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675/bu—−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.3575/bu+0.04−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.9695
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–4.1175/bu—−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2057
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0825–4.1575/bu+0.03−32–−40¢/BuMarch (H)4.0064
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2775–4.4975/bu+0.04−28–−6¢/BuMay (K)4.1846
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.5175/bu+0.04−25–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.2175
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.5175/bu+0.04−25–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.1275
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.