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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Mar 20
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9425/bu+0.00−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.8825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3300/bu+0.05+20¢/BuMay (K)12.3600
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6525–9.7725/bu+0.00−45–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.7300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9000–10.0000/bu+0.05−23–−13¢/BuMay (K)12.0333
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7525–9.8525/bu+0.00−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.7425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9800–10.0600/bu+0.05−15–−7¢/BuMay (K)12.0900
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3725–9.8525/bu+0.00−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4785
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6800–10.2900/bu+0.05−45–+16¢/BuMay (K)11.9840
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5525–9.7025/bu+0.00−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.5905
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5400–9.8500/bu+0.05−59–−28¢/BuMay (K)11.7117
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6525–9.8025/bu+0.00−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.6538
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7300–9.9800/bu+0.05−40–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.8557
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5925–9.7525/bu+0.00−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.6219
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6600–9.8300/bu+0.05−47–−30¢/BuMay (K)11.8344
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4525–9.7025/bu+0.00−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6800–10.0500/bu+0.05−45–−8¢/BuMay (K)11.9643
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7025/bu+0.00−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6592
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7800–9.8400/bu+0.05−35–−29¢/BuMay (K)11.8350
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4025–9.7525/bu+0.00−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.5668
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5600–9.8500/bu+0.05−57–−28¢/BuMay (K)11.8400
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.0300–10.2800/bu+0.05−10–+15¢/BuMay (K)12.1540
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0300–10.0800/bu+0.05−10–−5¢/BuMay (K)12.1200
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9800–10.0800/bu+0.05−15–−5¢/BuMay (K)12.1200

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3850–5.4350/bu+0.07−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3350/bu+0.07−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2350–5.2850/bu+0.07−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4725–5.5725/bu+0.06−10–0¢/BuMay (K)5.5675

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500/bu+0.02−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7600/bu+0.07+7¢/BuMay (K)4.5275
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.2100/bu+0.02−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.4900/bu+0.07−27–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.3075
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.5400/bu+0.07−20–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.3350
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8000–4.2800/bu+0.02−73–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2795
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.7900/bu+0.07−45–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.0900
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.2300/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4492
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.5200/bu+0.07−44–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.1632
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100–4.1800/bu+0.02−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4038
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.4800/bu+0.07−36–−21¢/BuMay (K)4.1000
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0900–4.2800/bu+0.02−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3956
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.4900/bu+0.07−38–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.1202
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9800–4.3300/bu+0.02−55–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3408
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.5800/bu+0.07−45–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.2050
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300/bu+0.02−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.4900/bu+0.07−27–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.0955
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0100–4.1800/bu+0.02−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3661
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.3700/bu+0.07−46–−32¢/BuMay (K)4.1261
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.6500/bu+0.07−20–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.3008
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5900–4.6900/bu+0.07−10–0¢/BuMay (K)4.3375
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.6900/bu+0.07−25–0¢/BuMay (K)4.2475
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.