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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Mar 12
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9050/bu+0.09−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.6900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0650/bu+0.11+6¢/BuMay (K)12.1775
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6150–9.7350/bu+0.11−45–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.5475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–9.9550/bu+0.11−25–−5¢/BuMay (K)11.9042
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150–9.8150/bu+0.09−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.5600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550–9.9050/bu+0.08−15–−10¢/BuMay (K)11.9575
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3350–9.8150/bu+0.09−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.3020
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5750–10.1450/bu+0.11−43–+14¢/BuMay (K)11.9095
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5150–9.6650/bu+0.09−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4080
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4150–9.5650/bu+0.11−59–−44¢/BuMay (K)11.5595
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6150–9.7650/bu+0.09−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4713
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5550–9.8150/bu+0.11−45–−19¢/BuMay (K)11.7246
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5550–9.7150/bu+0.09−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.4378
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5350–9.6750/bu+0.07−47–−33¢/BuMay (K)11.6750
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4150–9.6650/bu+0.10−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5550–9.8950/bu+0.11−45–−11¢/BuMay (K)11.8075
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6650/bu+0.09−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4767
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6250–9.6550/bu+0.04−38–−35¢/BuMay (K)11.6775
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3650–9.7150/bu+0.09−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3843
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4350–9.6950/bu+0.11−57–−31¢/BuMay (K)11.6989
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.8750–10.1550/bu+0.100–+15¢/BuMarch (H)12.0115
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550–9.9550/bu+0.11−15–−5¢/BuMay (K)11.9675
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550–9.9550/bu+0.11−15–−5¢/BuMay (K)11.9675

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3450–5.3950/bu+0.03−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2950/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1950–5.2450/bu+0.02−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4400/bu+0.03−10¢/BuMay (K)5.5425

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025/bu+0.06−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6375/bu+0.10+3¢/BuMay (K)4.5625
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0825–4.1625/bu+0.06−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575–4.4075/bu+0.10−25–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.3092
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825/bu+0.06−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.4975/bu+0.15−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.3350
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7525–4.2325/bu+0.06−73–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.7075/bu+0.09−46–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.1375
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0825–4.1825/bu+0.06−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4117
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.3275/bu+0.11−44–−28¢/BuMay (K)4.1696
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.1325/bu+0.06−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375–4.3575/bu+0.08−35–−25¢/BuMarch (H)4.1088
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0425–4.2325/bu+0.06−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.3775/bu+0.10−39–−23¢/BuMay (K)4.1250
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9325–4.2825/bu+0.06−55–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3117
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.4975/bu+0.10−46–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.2300
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0825/bu+0.06−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.3675/bu+0.10−30–−24¢/BuMay (K)4.0945
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9625–4.1325/bu+0.06−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3286
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.2475/bu+0.08−34–−36¢/BuMarch (H)4.1325
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.5275/bu+0.10−26–−8¢/BuMay (K)4.3058
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3575–4.6075/bu+0.10−25–0¢/BuMay (K)4.3425
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3575–4.6075/bu+0.10−25–0¢/BuMay (K)4.2525
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.