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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Mar 6
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0475/bu+0.11−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.4275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3125/bu+0.19+4¢/BuMay (K)11.9025
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7775–9.8775/bu+0.11−43–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.2250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0100–10.1725/bu+0.13−13–−10¢/BuMarch (H)11.6475
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8575–9.9575/bu+0.11−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.2375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0925–10.2225/bu+0.16−18–−5¢/BuMay (K)11.6975
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4775–9.9575/bu+0.11−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.9755
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8225–10.4125/bu+0.18−45–+14¢/BuMay (K)11.5465
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6575–9.8075/bu+0.11−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.0855
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6600–9.8325/bu+0.16−48–−44¢/BuMarch (H)11.2992
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7575–9.8575/bu+0.11−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.1488
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7725–9.9925/bu+0.16−50–−28¢/BuMay (K)11.3968
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6975–9.8575/bu+0.11−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.1183
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6600–9.9725/bu+0.16−48–−30¢/BuMarch (H)11.3731
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5675–9.8075/bu+0.11−64–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.1125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8225–10.1125/bu+0.16−45–−16¢/BuMay (K)11.5339
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8075/bu+0.11−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.1542
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7600–9.9225/bu+0.16−38–−35¢/BuMarch (H)11.3600
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5075–9.8575/bu+0.11−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7025–9.9325/bu+0.16−57–−34¢/BuMay (K)11.4268
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.0900–10.3225/bu+0.16−5–+5¢/BuMarch (H)11.7065
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1225–10.2225/bu+0.16−15–−5¢/BuMay (K)11.6625
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1225–10.2225/bu+0.16−15–−5¢/BuMay (K)11.6625

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2800–5.3300/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2800/bu+0.06−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1800–5.2300/bu+0.06−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3700–5.4400/bu+0.060–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.3350

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300/bu+0.04−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400/bu+0.100¢/BuMay (K)4.5200
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100–4.1900/bu+0.04−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250–4.5300/bu+0.11−27–−11¢/BuMarch (H)4.3283
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100/bu+0.04−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.5400/bu+0.13−15–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.3400
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7800–4.3600/bu+0.04−73–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.7200/bu+0.08−49–+8¢/BuMay (K)4.1600
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100–4.2100/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3717
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.3600/bu+0.09−32–−28¢/BuMarch (H)4.1314
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.1600/bu+0.04−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3313
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150–4.3900/bu+0.09−38–−25¢/BuMarch (H)4.0788
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700–4.2600/bu+0.04−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.4100/bu+0.09−35–−23¢/BuMarch (H)4.0863
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9600–4.3000/bu+0.04−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2733
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.4800/bu+0.08−48–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.1850
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100/bu+0.04−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.4400/bu+0.09−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0620
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9900–4.1600/bu+0.04−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2857
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.2800/bu+0.09−32–−36¢/BuMarch (H)4.1214
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.5800/bu+0.10−26–−6¢/BuMay (K)4.2750
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.6000/bu+0.08−25–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.3100
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.6000/bu+0.08−25–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.2200
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.