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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Mar 28
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1300/bu+0.09−16¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4200/bu+0.06+19¢/BuMay (K)—
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8400–9.9600/bu+0.09−45–−33¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0200–10.1000/bu+0.06−21–−13¢/BuMay (K)—
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9400–10.0400/bu+0.09−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0800–10.1600/bu+0.06−15–−7¢/BuMay (K)—
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5600–10.0400/bu+0.09−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9000–10.3900/bu+0.06−33–+16¢/BuMay (K)—
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7300–9.8900/bu+0.09−56–−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6900–9.9000/bu+0.05−54–−33¢/BuMay (K)—
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8400–9.9900/bu+0.09−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8500–10.1300/bu+0.06−38–−10¢/BuMay (K)—
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7800–9.9400/bu+0.09−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7600–9.9600/bu+0.06−47–−27¢/BuMay (K)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6400–9.8900/bu+0.09−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7800–10.2100/bu+0.06−45–−2¢/BuMay (K)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8900/bu+0.09−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8800–9.9800/bu+0.06−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)—
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6500–9.9400/bu+0.09−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7300–9.9800/bu+0.13−50–−25¢/BuMay (K)—
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.1300–10.3800/bu+0.06−10–+15¢/BuMay (K)—
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1300–10.4300/bu+0.06−10–+20¢/BuMay (K)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0800–10.4300/bu+0.06−15–+20¢/BuMay (K)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0775–5.1275/bu+0.05−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0275/bu+0.05−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9275–4.9775/bu+0.05−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1325–5.2825/bu+0.04−15–0¢/BuMay (K)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450/bu+0.01−18¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6325/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)—
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0250–4.1050/bu+0.01−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.3525/bu+0.03−22–−18¢/BuMay (K)—
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325–4.4025/bu+0.03−20–−13¢/BuMay (K)—
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6950–4.1750/bu+0.01−73–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1525–4.6325/bu+0.05−38–+10¢/BuMay (K)—
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0250–4.1250/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.3625/bu+0.03−40–−17¢/BuMay (K)—
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0050–4.0750/bu+0.01−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1525–4.3325/bu+0.00−38–−20¢/BuMay (K)—
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9850–4.1750/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1625–4.3625/bu+0.04−37–−17¢/BuMay (K)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8750–4.2250/bu+0.01−55–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0825–4.4625/bu+0.03−45–−7¢/BuMay (K)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0250/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2625–4.3525/bu+0.03−27–−18¢/BuMay (K)—
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9050–4.0750/bu+0.01−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0725–4.2025/bu+0.03−46–−33¢/BuMay (K)—
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3325–4.4725/bu+0.03−20–−6¢/BuMay (K)—
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4325–4.5625/bu+0.03−10–+3¢/BuMay (K)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2825–4.5625/bu+0.03−25–+3¢/BuMay (K)—
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.