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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Apr 2
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2125/bu+0.02−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.6875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4550/bu+0.06+16¢/BuMay (K)11.9925
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9225–10.0425/bu+0.02−45–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.5150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0850–10.1650/bu+0.05−21–−13¢/BuMay (K)11.7458
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0225–10.1225/bu+0.02−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.5475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1350–10.1950/bu+0.05−16–−10¢/BuMay (K)11.7875
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6425–10.1225/bu+0.02−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.2935
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9350–10.4550/bu+0.05−36–+16¢/BuMay (K)11.6345
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8125–9.9725/bu+0.03−56–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7650–9.8950/bu+0.06−53–−40¢/BuMay (K)11.4142
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9225–10.0725/bu+0.02−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4588
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9150–10.3450/bu+0.05−38–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.6282
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8625–10.0225/bu+0.02−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.4195
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8250–10.0250/bu+0.05−47–−27¢/BuMay (K)11.5469
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7225–9.9725/bu+0.02−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9050–10.2950/bu+0.05−39–0¢/BuMay (K)11.6325
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9725/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4642
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9450–10.0950/bu+0.05−35–−20¢/BuMay (K)11.5475
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7325–10.0225/bu+0.02−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8450–10.0650/bu+0.05−45–−23¢/BuMay (K)11.5368
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.2950–10.4450/bu+0.050–+15¢/BuMay (K)11.8385
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1950–10.4950/bu+0.05−10–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.8725
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1950–10.4950/bu+0.05−10–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.8725

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1775–5.2275/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1275/bu+0.01−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0275–5.0775/bu+0.01−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3425–5.3925/bu+0.01−5–0¢/BuMay (K)5.6850

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075/bu+0.01−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7475/bu+0.04+17¢/BuMay (K)4.4875
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.1675/bu+0.01−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575–4.4875/bu+0.04−22–−9¢/BuMay (K)4.2575
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.5175/bu+0.04−20–−6¢/BuMay (K)4.3125
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7575–4.2375/bu+0.01−73–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.7575/bu+0.04−40–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.0550
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.1875/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3958
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.4075/bu+0.01−42–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.1004
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.1375/bu+0.01−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.4075/bu+0.04−35–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.0500
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475–4.2375/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075–4.4075/bu+0.04−37–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.0619
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.2875/bu+0.01−55–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3211
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.5875/bu+0.16−35–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.1438
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.4575/bu+0.04−27–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.0215
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9075–4.1375/bu+0.07−58–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.2975/bu+0.03−35–−28¢/BuMay (K)4.0704
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4275–4.5875/bu+0.01−15–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.2642
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4775–4.6075/bu+0.04−10–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.2075
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4775–4.6075/bu+0.04−10–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.2075
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.