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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Mar 11
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9950/bu+0.02−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.7125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1725/bu+0.03+6¢/BuMay (K)12.1700
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7250–9.8250/bu+0.02−43–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.5600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8625–10.0125/bu+0.03−25–−10¢/BuMay (K)11.8967
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–9.9050/bu+0.02−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.5725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9325–10.0125/bu+0.03−18–−10¢/BuMay (K)11.9275
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4250–9.9050/bu+0.02−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.3145
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6825–10.2525/bu+0.03−43–+14¢/BuMay (K)11.8120
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6050–9.7550/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4205
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5225–9.6725/bu+0.07−59–−44¢/BuMay (K)11.5583
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7050–9.8050/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.4838
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6625–9.8325/bu+0.02−45–−28¢/BuMay (K)11.6971
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6450–9.8050/bu+0.02−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.4505
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6025–9.7825/bu+0.03−51–−33¢/BuMay (K)11.6663
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5150–9.7550/bu+0.02−64–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6625–9.9525/bu+0.03−45–−16¢/BuMay (K)11.7929
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4892
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6625–9.7325/bu+0.09−45–−38¢/BuMay (K)11.6700
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4550–9.8050/bu+0.02−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3996
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5425–9.8125/bu+0.03−57–−30¢/BuMay (K)11.7057
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9775–10.2125/bu+0.030–+10¢/BuMarch (H)12.0040
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9625–10.0625/bu+0.03−15–−5¢/BuMay (K)11.9600
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9625–10.0625/bu+0.03−15–−5¢/BuMay (K)11.9600

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3175–5.3675/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3175/bu+0.06−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2175–5.2675/bu+0.06−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4675/bu+0.06−10¢/BuMay (K)5.5750

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3650/bu+0.01−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7325/bu+0.01+3¢/BuMay (K)4.5575
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.2250/bu+0.01−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4525–4.5925/bu+0.02−25–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.3583
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–4.6025/bu+0.02−15–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.3556
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8150–4.3950/bu+0.01−73–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.7825/bu+0.01−47–+8¢/BuMay (K)4.1800
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.2450/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4092
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.4225/bu+0.13−43–−28¢/BuMay (K)4.1761
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.1950/bu+0.03−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.4525/bu+0.02−35–−25¢/BuMarch (H)4.1150
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050–4.2950/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.4725/bu+0.02−39–−23¢/BuMay (K)4.1300
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9950–4.3350/bu+0.01−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3092
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2425–4.5625/bu+0.00−46–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.2250
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025–4.5025/bu+0.00−30–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.0995
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0250–4.1950/bu+0.01−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3261
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250–4.3425/bu+0.03−34–−36¢/BuMarch (H)4.1375
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.6225/bu+0.02−26–−8¢/BuMay (K)4.3113
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4525–4.6625/bu+0.02−25–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.3475
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4525–4.6625/bu+0.02−25–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.2575
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.