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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Apr 3
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0100/bu+0.20−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.6775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2750/bu+0.18+16¢/BuMay (K)11.9700
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7200–9.8400/bu+0.20−45–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.5050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9050–9.9850/bu+0.18−21–−13¢/BuMay (K)11.7200
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8200–9.9200/bu+0.20−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.5375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9150–10.0150/bu+0.22−20–−10¢/BuMay (K)11.7425
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4400–9.9200/bu+0.20−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.2835
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6150–10.2750/bu+0.32−50–+16¢/BuMay (K)11.6000
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6100–9.7700/bu+0.20−56–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5850–9.7150/bu+0.18−53–−40¢/BuMay (K)11.3833
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7200–9.8700/bu+0.20−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4488
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7350–10.1650/bu+0.18−38–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.6043
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6600–9.8200/bu+0.20−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.4091
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6450–9.8550/bu+0.18−47–−26¢/BuMay (K)11.5200
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5200–9.7700/bu+0.20−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6150–10.0750/bu+0.29−50–−4¢/BuMay (K)11.6014
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7700/bu+0.20−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4542
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7650–9.9150/bu+0.18−35–−20¢/BuMay (K)11.5250
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5300–9.8200/bu+0.20−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6650–9.8150/bu+0.18−45–−30¢/BuMay (K)11.5043
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.1150–10.2650/bu+0.180–+15¢/BuMay (K)11.8160
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0150–10.3150/bu+0.18−10–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.8500
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0150–10.3150/bu+0.18−10–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.8500

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1500–5.2000/bu+0.03−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1000/bu+0.03−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0000–5.0500/bu+0.03−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3100–5.3600/bu+0.03−5–0¢/BuMay (K)5.6875

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950/bu+0.01−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450/bu+0.00+17¢/BuMay (K)4.5225
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750–4.1550/bu+0.01−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.4850/bu+0.00−22–−9¢/BuMay (K)4.2958
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.5150/bu+0.00−20–−6¢/BuMay (K)4.3450
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7450–4.2250/bu+0.01−73–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.7550/bu+0.00−40–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.0950
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750–4.1750/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4158
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550–4.4050/bu+0.00−42–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.1396
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.1250/bu+0.01−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250–4.4050/bu+0.00−35–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.0913
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0350–4.2250/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.4050/bu+0.01−36–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.0975
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9250–4.2750/bu+0.01−55–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3411
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.5850/bu+0.05−40–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.1813
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.4550/bu+0.00−27–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.0565
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8950–4.1250/bu+0.01−58–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.2950/bu+0.01−36–−28¢/BuMay (K)4.1054
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.5850/bu+0.00−15–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.2992
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.6050/bu+0.00−10–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.2425
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.6050/bu+0.00−10–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.2425
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.