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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Mar 7
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0950/bu+0.05−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.6275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2900/bu+0.02+4¢/BuMay (K)12.0800
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8250–9.9250/bu+0.05−43–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.4250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9725–10.1500/bu+0.04−13–−10¢/BuMarch (H)11.8250
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9050–10.0050/bu+0.05−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0700–10.2000/bu+0.02−18–−5¢/BuMay (K)11.8475
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5250–10.0050/bu+0.05−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.1695
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8000–10.3900/bu+0.02−45–+14¢/BuMay (K)11.7240
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7050–9.8550/bu+0.05−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.2855
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6300–9.8500/bu+0.03−62–−40¢/BuMay (K)11.4767
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–9.9050/bu+0.05−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3488
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7500–9.9700/bu+0.02−50–−28¢/BuMay (K)11.5743
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7450–9.9050/bu+0.05−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3158
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6225–9.9000/bu+0.04−48–−35¢/BuMarch (H)11.5475
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6150–9.8550/bu+0.05−64–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8000–10.0900/bu+0.02−45–−16¢/BuMay (K)11.6971
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550/bu+0.05−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3542
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7225–9.9000/bu+0.04−38–−35¢/BuMarch (H)11.5500
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5550–9.9050/bu+0.05−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.2575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6800–9.9300/bu+0.02−57–−32¢/BuMay (K)11.5986
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.0525–10.3500/bu+0.04−5–+10¢/BuMarch (H)11.8840
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1000–10.2000/bu+0.02−15–−5¢/BuMay (K)11.8400
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1000–10.2000/bu+0.02−15–−5¢/BuMay (K)11.8400

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2550–5.3050/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2550/bu+0.03−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1550–5.2050/bu+0.03−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4125/bu+0.04−10¢/BuMay (K)5.4275

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3625/bu+0.03−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6925/bu+0.050¢/BuMay (K)4.5375
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425–4.2225/bu+0.03−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025–4.5825/bu+0.08−25–−11¢/BuMarch (H)4.3408
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2425/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.5925/bu+0.05−15–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.3513
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8125–4.3925/bu+0.03−73–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.7725/bu+0.05−49–+8¢/BuMay (K)4.1785
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425–4.2425/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4017
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225–4.4125/bu+0.05−33–−28¢/BuMarch (H)4.1532
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0925–4.1925/bu+0.03−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3613
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1925–4.4425/bu+0.08−36–−25¢/BuMarch (H)4.0950
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.2925/bu+0.03−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3419
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.4625/bu+0.09−32–−23¢/BuMarch (H)4.1075
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9925–4.3325/bu+0.03−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3017
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2125–4.5525/bu+0.05−48–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.2056
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.4925/bu+0.06−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0795
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0225–4.1925/bu+0.03−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3157
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225–4.3325/bu+0.05−33–−36¢/BuMarch (H)4.1204
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4325–4.6125/bu+0.05−26–−8¢/BuMay (K)4.2900
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.6525/bu+0.05−25–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.3275
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.6525/bu+0.05−25–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.2375
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.