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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Apr 8
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6175/bu+0.03−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.6225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0775/bu+0.15+15¢/BuMay (K)11.9350
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3275–9.4475/bu+0.03−45–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.4500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7175–9.7975/bu+0.10−21–−13¢/BuMay (K)11.6533
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4275–9.5275/bu+0.03−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7575–9.8275/bu+0.15−17–−10¢/BuMay (K)11.7000
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0475–9.5275/bu+0.03−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.2285
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4275–10.0875/bu+0.10−50–+16¢/BuMay (K)11.5530
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2275–9.3775/bu+0.03−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3475–9.4775/bu+0.10−58–−45¢/BuMay (K)11.3233
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3275–9.4775/bu+0.03−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.3938
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5775–9.9775/bu+0.10−35–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.5607
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2675–9.4275/bu+0.03−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3548
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4575–9.6875/bu+0.10−47–−24¢/BuMay (K)11.4681
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1275–9.3775/bu+0.03−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4275–9.8575/bu+0.10−50–−7¢/BuMay (K)11.5507
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3775/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3992
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5775–9.7275/bu+0.10−35–−20¢/BuMay (K)11.4575
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0675–9.4275/bu+0.10−71–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4175–9.6275/bu+0.10−51–−30¢/BuMay (K)11.4307
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.8775–10.1275/bu+0.10−5–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.7610
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8275–10.2775/bu+0.10−10–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.7950
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8275–10.2775/bu+0.10−10–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.7950

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1900–5.2400/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1400/bu+0.04−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0400–5.0900/bu+0.04−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3500–5.4000/bu+0.03−5–0¢/BuMay (K)5.7025

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3175/bu+0.00−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8700/bu+0.05+18¢/BuMay (K)4.5325
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.1375/bu+0.00−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700–4.5900/bu+0.05−22–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.2725
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575/bu+0.00−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.6700/bu+0.05−20–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.3225
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7275–4.2075/bu+0.00−73–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.8700/bu+0.05−40–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.0825
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.1575/bu+0.00−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3658
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.5200/bu+0.06−41–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.1196
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.1075/bu+0.00−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.5200/bu+0.05−35–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.0638
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.2075/bu+0.00−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.5300/bu+0.05−36–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.0619
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9075–4.2575/bu+0.00−55–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.7000/bu+0.05−40–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.1588
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575/bu+0.00−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.5700/bu+0.05−27–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.0205
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.1075/bu+0.00−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.4300/bu+0.06−35–−26¢/BuMay (K)4.0854
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.7000/bu+0.05−15–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.2658
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5900–4.7200/bu+0.05−10–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.2025
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5900–4.7200/bu+0.05−10–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.2025
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.