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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Apr 7
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6500/bu+0.03−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.6825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9300/bu—+10¢/BuMay (K)11.9950
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3600–9.4800/bu+0.03−45–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.5100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–9.7000/bu+0.06−21–−13¢/BuMay (K)11.7233
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4600–9.5600/bu+0.03−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.5425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6100–9.7300/bu—−22–−10¢/BuMay (K)11.7650
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0800–9.5600/bu+0.03−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.2885
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3300–9.9900/bu+0.06−50–+16¢/BuMay (K)11.6170
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2600–9.4100/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2500–9.3600/bu+0.01−58–−47¢/BuMay (K)11.3983
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3600–9.5100/bu+0.03−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4538
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4800–9.8800/bu+0.09−35–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.6279
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3000–9.4600/bu+0.03−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.4146
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3600–9.5900/bu+0.06−47–−24¢/BuMay (K)11.5369
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1600–9.4100/bu+0.03−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3300–9.7900/bu+0.06−50–−4¢/BuMay (K)11.6193
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4100/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4592
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4800–9.6300/bu+0.06−35–−20¢/BuMay (K)11.5275
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1700–9.4600/bu+0.03−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3200–9.5300/bu+0.06−51–−30¢/BuMay (K)11.5179
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.7800–9.9800/bu+0.01−5–+15¢/BuMay (K)11.8310
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7300–10.1800/bu+0.06−10–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.8650
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7300–10.1800/bu+0.06−10–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.8650

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1550–5.2050/bu+0.08−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1050/bu+0.08−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0050–5.0550/bu+0.08−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3250–5.3750/bu+0.09−5–0¢/BuMay (K)5.7825

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200/bu+0.03−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8250/bu+0.05+18¢/BuMay (K)4.5550
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.1400/bu+0.01−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.5550/bu+0.04−22–−9¢/BuMay (K)4.3150
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–4.5850/bu+0.04−20–−6¢/BuMay (K)4.3650
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7300–4.2100/bu+0.01−73–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.8250/bu+0.04−40–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.1225
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.1600/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4133
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250–4.4750/bu+0.04−42–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.1479
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.1100/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.4750/bu+0.04−35–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.1000
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0200–4.2100/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.4850/bu+0.04−36–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.1038
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9100–4.2600/bu+0.01−55–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3414
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.6550/bu+0.04−40–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.2013
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.5250/bu+0.04−27–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.0630
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400–4.1100/bu+0.05−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.3650/bu+0.04−36–−28¢/BuMay (K)4.1164
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4950–4.6550/bu+0.04−15–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.3083
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.6750/bu+0.04−10–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.2450
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.6750/bu+0.04−10–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.2450
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.