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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Mar 27
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0450/bu+0.14−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.6925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3575/bu+0.15+19¢/BuMay (K)12.0950
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–9.8750/bu+0.14−45–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.5500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9575–10.0375/bu+0.16−21–−13¢/BuMay (K)11.8233
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550–9.9550/bu+0.14−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.5625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0175–10.0975/bu+0.16−15–−7¢/BuMay (K)11.8600
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4750–9.9550/bu+0.14−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.3045
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8375–10.3275/bu+0.28−33–+16¢/BuMay (K)11.7910
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6450–9.8050/bu+0.14−56–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4105
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6375–9.8375/bu+0.14−53–−33¢/BuMay (K)11.4817
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–9.9050/bu+0.14−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7875–10.0675/bu+0.16−38–−10¢/BuMay (K)11.6436
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6950–9.8550/bu+0.14−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.4403
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6975–9.8975/bu+0.16−47–−27¢/BuMay (K)11.6300
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5550–9.8050/bu+0.14−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4208
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7175–10.1475/bu+0.16−45–−2¢/BuMay (K)11.7750
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050/bu+0.14−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4792
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8175–9.9175/bu+0.16−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)11.6225
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5650–9.8550/bu+0.20−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5975–9.8975/bu+0.16−57–−27¢/BuMay (K)11.6064
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.0675–10.3175/bu+0.16−10–+15¢/BuMay (K)11.9130
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0675–10.3675/bu+0.16−10–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.9150
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0175–10.3675/bu+0.16−15–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.9150

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1225–5.1725/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0725/bu+0.04−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9725–5.0225/bu+0.04−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1700–5.3200/bu+0.03−15–0¢/BuMay (K)5.7025

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575/bu+0.01−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000/bu+0.00+10¢/BuMay (K)4.5300
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.1175/bu+0.01−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.3100/bu+0.01−22–−19¢/BuMay (K)4.3017
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.3700/bu+0.01−20–−13¢/BuMay (K)4.3375
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7075–4.1875/bu+0.01−73–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.6000/bu+0.04−40–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.1625
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.1375/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4592
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.3300/bu+0.07−40–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.1857
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.0875/bu+0.01−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4013
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.3000/bu+0.01−35–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.1225
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9975–4.1875/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.3300/bu+0.01−38–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.1460
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8875–4.2375/bu+0.01−55–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3846
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.4100/bu+0.01−45–−9¢/BuMay (K)4.2650
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.3200/bu+0.01−27–−18¢/BuMay (K)4.1140
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.0875/bu+0.01−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0400–4.1700/bu+0.01−46–−33¢/BuMay (K)4.1443
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.4400/bu+0.01−20–−6¢/BuMay (K)4.3300
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.5300/bu+0.01−10–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.3500
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.5300/bu+0.01−25–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.2700
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.