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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Apr 11
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5750–9.9050/bu+0.21−68–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.2692
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9275–10.2475/bu+0.14−50–−18¢/BuMay (K)11.4543
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.4275–10.6275/bu+0.140–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.7560
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3275–10.7775/bu+0.14−10–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.7900
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3275–10.7775/bu+0.14−10–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.7900
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0950/bu+0.21−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.6025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6175/bu+0.16+19¢/BuMay (K)11.8900
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–9.9250/bu+0.21−45–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.4300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1975–10.3475/bu+0.14−23–−8¢/BuMay (K)11.6517
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9050–10.0050/bu+0.21−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2575–10.3275/bu+0.14−17–−10¢/BuMay (K)11.6925
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5250–10.0050/bu+0.21−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.2085
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0775–10.5875/bu+0.14−35–+16¢/BuMay (K)11.5460
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7050–9.8550/bu+0.21−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8975–9.9975/bu+0.14−53–−43¢/BuMay (K)11.3267
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–9.9550/bu+0.21−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.3738
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0975–10.4775/bu+0.14−33–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.5575
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7450–9.9050/bu+0.21−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3336
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9575–10.1875/bu+0.14−47–−24¢/BuMay (K)11.4675
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6050–9.8550/bu+0.21−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3142
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9275–10.3575/bu+0.14−50–−7¢/BuMay (K)11.5457
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550/bu+0.21−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3792
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0775–10.2775/bu+0.14−35–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.4475

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3525–5.4025/bu+0.17−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3025/bu+0.17−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2025–5.2525/bu+0.17−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.5075–5.5575/bu+0.18−5–0¢/BuMay (K)5.6850

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950/bu+0.09−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1125/bu+0.07+21¢/BuMay (K)4.5350
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.3150/bu+0.09−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6825–4.7925/bu+0.07−22–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.3183
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350/bu+0.09−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7025–4.8825/bu+0.07−20–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.3650
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9050–4.3850/bu+0.09−73–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–5.0825/bu+0.07−40–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.1000
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.3350/bu+0.09−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4033
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825–4.7425/bu+0.07−42–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.1764
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.2850/bu+0.09−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3613
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5825–4.7325/bu+0.07−32–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.1088
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.3850/bu+0.09−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3469
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.7425/bu+0.07−36–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.1100
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0850–4.4350/bu+0.09−55–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3229
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.8925/bu+0.07−40–−1¢/BuMay (K)4.1988
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350/bu+0.09−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6325–4.7825/bu+0.07−27–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.0970
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150–4.2850/bu+0.09−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3329
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5725–4.6525/bu+0.07−33–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.1293
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7825–4.9125/bu+0.07−12–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.3100
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8025–4.9325/bu+0.07−10–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.3700
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8025–4.9325/bu+0.07−10–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.3450
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.