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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Mar 26
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9075/bu+0.00−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.6650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2100/bu+0.01+20¢/BuMay (K)12.1050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6175–9.7375/bu+0.00−45–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.5225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8000–9.8800/bu+0.01−21–−13¢/BuMay (K)11.8300
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7175–9.8175/bu+0.00−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.5350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8600–9.9400/bu+0.01−15–−7¢/BuMay (K)11.8700
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3375–9.8175/bu+0.00−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.2570
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5600–10.1700/bu+0.01−45–+16¢/BuMay (K)11.7890
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5075–9.6675/bu+0.01−56–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3830
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5000–9.6800/bu+0.07−51–−33¢/BuMay (K)11.4933
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6175–9.7675/bu+0.00−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6300–9.9100/bu+0.01−38–−10¢/BuMay (K)11.6536
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5575–9.7175/bu+0.00−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.4136
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5400–9.7400/bu+0.01−47–−27¢/BuMay (K)11.6419
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4175–9.6675/bu+0.00−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3933
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5600–9.9900/bu+0.01−45–−2¢/BuMay (K)11.7650
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6675/bu+0.00−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4517
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6600–9.7600/bu+0.01−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)11.6400
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3675–9.7175/bu+0.00−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4400–9.7500/bu+0.01−57–−26¢/BuMay (K)11.6193
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9100–10.1600/bu+0.01−10–+15¢/BuMay (K)11.9230
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9100–10.1100/bu+0.01−10–+10¢/BuMay (K)11.9250
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8600–10.1100/bu+0.01−15–+10¢/BuMay (K)11.9250

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1600–5.2100/bu+0.09−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1100/bu+0.09−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0100–5.0600/bu+0.09−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.2025–5.3525/bu+0.13−15–0¢/BuMay (K)5.5750

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650/bu+0.05−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6025/bu+0.07+9¢/BuMay (K)4.3775
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.1250/bu+0.05−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.3225/bu+0.07−22–−19¢/BuMay (K)4.1458
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450/bu+0.05−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.3825/bu+0.07−20–−13¢/BuMay (K)4.1800
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7150–4.1950/bu+0.05−73–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.6125/bu+0.07−45–+10¢/BuMay (K)3.9825
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.1450/bu+0.05−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3042
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.3425/bu+0.11−48–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.0375
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0250–4.0950/bu+0.05−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2463
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1625–4.3125/bu+0.07−35–−20¢/BuMay (K)3.9713
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0050–4.1950/bu+0.05−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.3425/bu+0.07−38–−17¢/BuMay (K)3.9915
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8950–4.2450/bu+0.05−55–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2296
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.4225/bu+0.07−45–−9¢/BuMay (K)4.0900
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450/bu+0.05−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2425–4.3325/bu+0.07−27–−18¢/BuMay (K)3.9615
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9250–4.0950/bu+0.05−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0525–4.1825/bu+0.07−46–−33¢/BuMay (K)3.9875
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.4525/bu+0.07−20–−6¢/BuMay (K)4.1775
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.5425/bu+0.07−10–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.1975
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2625–4.5425/bu+0.07−25–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.1175
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.