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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Apr 4
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2025–9.4925/bu+0.33−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2600–9.4700/bu+0.41−51–−30¢/BuMay (K)11.5571
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.7700–9.9200/bu+0.350–+15¢/BuMay (K)11.8660
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6700–9.9700/bu+0.35−10–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.9000
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6700–9.9700/bu+0.35−10–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.9000
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6825/bu+0.33−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.6875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9300/bu+0.35+16¢/BuMay (K)12.0300
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3925–9.5125/bu+0.33−45–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.5150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5600–9.6400/bu+0.35−21–−13¢/BuMay (K)11.7567
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4925–9.5925/bu+0.33−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.5475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6100–9.6700/bu+0.31−16–−10¢/BuMay (K)11.8000
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1125–9.5925/bu+0.33−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.2935
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2700–9.9300/bu+0.35−50–+16¢/BuMay (K)11.6620
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2825–9.4425/bu+0.33−56–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2400–9.3700/bu+0.35−53–−40¢/BuMay (K)11.4317
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3925–9.5425/bu+0.33−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4588
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3900–9.8200/bu+0.35−38–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.6629
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3325–9.4925/bu+0.33−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.4198
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3000–9.5100/bu+0.35−47–−26¢/BuMay (K)11.5706
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1925–9.4425/bu+0.33−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2700–9.7300/bu+0.35−50–−4¢/BuMay (K)11.6614
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4425/bu+0.33−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4642
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4200–9.5700/bu+0.35−35–−20¢/BuMay (K)11.5625

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0775–5.1275/bu+0.07−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0275/bu+0.07−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9275–4.9775/bu+0.07−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.2400–5.2900/bu+0.07−5–0¢/BuMay (K)5.7975

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2875/bu+0.01−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7725/bu+0.03+17¢/BuMay (K)4.5225
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.1475/bu+0.01−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3825–4.5125/bu+0.03−22–−9¢/BuMay (K)4.2858
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025–4.5425/bu+0.03−20–−6¢/BuMay (K)4.3475
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7375–4.2175/bu+0.01−73–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.7825/bu+0.03−40–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.0975
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.1675/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4083
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825–4.4325/bu+0.03−42–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.1296
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475–4.1175/bu+0.01−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.4325/bu+0.03−35–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.0850
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0275–4.2175/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2425–4.4325/bu+0.03−36–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.0888
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.2675/bu+0.01−55–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.6125/bu+0.03−40–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.1838
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325–4.4825/bu+0.03−27–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.0465
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8875–4.1175/bu+0.01−58–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2425–4.3225/bu+0.03−36–−28¢/BuMay (K)4.0996
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4525–4.6125/bu+0.03−15–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.2892
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.6325/bu+0.03−10–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.2325
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.6325/bu+0.03−10–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.2325
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.