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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Mar 19
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9400/bu+0.06−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.8325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2825/bu+0.04+20¢/BuMay (K)12.3350
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6500–9.7700/bu+0.06−45–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.6900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8525–9.9525/bu+0.05−23–−13¢/BuMay (K)12.0100
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7500–9.8500/bu+0.06−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.7025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9325–10.0125/bu+0.05−15–−7¢/BuMay (K)12.0675
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3700–9.8500/bu+0.06−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4345
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6325–10.2425/bu+0.05−45–+16¢/BuMay (K)11.9570
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5500–9.7000/bu+0.06−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.5505
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4925–9.8025/bu+0.05−59–−28¢/BuMay (K)11.6883
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6500–9.8000/bu+0.06−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.6138
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6825–9.9325/bu+0.05−40–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.8307
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5900–9.7500/bu+0.06−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.5791
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6125–9.7825/bu+0.05−47–−30¢/BuMay (K)11.8113
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4500–9.7000/bu+0.06−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.5608
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6325–10.0025/bu+0.05−45–−8¢/BuMay (K)11.9364
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7000/bu+0.06−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6192
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7325–9.7925/bu+0.05−35–−29¢/BuMay (K)11.8100
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4000–9.7500/bu+0.06−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.5268
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5125–9.8025/bu+0.05−57–−28¢/BuMay (K)11.8179
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9825–10.2325/bu+0.05−10–+15¢/BuMay (K)12.1290
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9825–10.0325/bu+0.05−10–−5¢/BuMay (K)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9325–10.0325/bu+0.05−15–−5¢/BuMay (K)12.0950

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4500–5.5000/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4000/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3000–5.3500/bu+0.02−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.5350–5.6350/bu+0.02−10–0¢/BuMay (K)5.5500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350/bu+0.03−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6900/bu+0.04+7¢/BuMay (K)4.5300
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150–4.1950/bu+0.03−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500–4.4200/bu+0.01−27–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.2900
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.5000/bu+0.03−20–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.3250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7850–4.2650/bu+0.03−73–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2595
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700–4.7200/bu+0.03−45–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.1075
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150–4.2150/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4292
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.4500/bu+0.03−44–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.1443
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0950–4.1650/bu+0.03−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3838
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.3700/bu+0.03−36–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.0825
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750–4.2650/bu+0.03−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3756
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.4200/bu+0.03−38–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.1040
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9650–4.3150/bu+0.03−55–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3208
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700–4.5100/bu+0.03−45–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.2025
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500–4.4200/bu+0.05−27–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.0780
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9950–4.1650/bu+0.03−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3461
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.3000/bu+0.03−46–−32¢/BuMay (K)4.1057
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.5800/bu+0.03−20–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.2833
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.6200/bu+0.03−10–0¢/BuMay (K)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.6200/bu+0.03−25–0¢/BuMay (K)4.2300
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.