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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Apr 14
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8875–9.9875/bu+0.01−53–−43¢/BuMay (K)11.1708
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7350–9.8850/bu+0.03−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.2475
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8350–9.9850/bu+0.03−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.2838
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0875–10.4675/bu+0.01−33–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.4063
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7650–9.9350/bu+0.02−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.2466
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0475–10.1975/bu+0.09−37–−22¢/BuMay (K)11.3094
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6350–9.8850/bu+0.03−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.2242
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0675–10.4075/bu+0.14−35–−1¢/BuMay (K)11.3696
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8850/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.2892
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2175–10.2675/bu+0.14−20–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.2900
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6450–9.9350/bu+0.07−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.1792
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9175–10.2675/bu+0.01−50–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.2854
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.4175–10.6175/bu+0.010–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.6185
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3175–10.7675/bu+0.01−10–+35¢/BuMay (K)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3175–10.7675/bu+0.01−10–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.6575
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1250/bu+0.03−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.5125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6175/bu—+20¢/BuMay (K)11.7325
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550–9.9050/bu+0.05−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.3400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2375–10.3675/bu+0.04−18–−5¢/BuMay (K)11.4942
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9350–10.0350/bu+0.03−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.3725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2475–10.3975/bu+0.01−17–−2¢/BuMay (K)11.5250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5550–10.0350/bu+0.03−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.1185
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0675–10.5775/bu+0.01−35–+16¢/BuMay (K)11.3705

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2675–5.3175/bu+0.09−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2175/bu+0.09−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0175–5.1175/bu+0.19−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4250–5.4750/bu+0.08−5–0¢/BuMay (K)5.5925

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4800/bu+0.02−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0600/bu+0.05+21¢/BuMay (K)4.4950
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.3000/bu+0.02−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7100–4.7500/bu+0.03−14–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.2783
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8000–4.8500/bu+0.10−5–0¢/BuMay (K)4.3250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9300–4.3700/bu+0.03−69–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–5.0300/bu+0.05−40–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.0525
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.3200/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3758
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4300–4.6900/bu+0.05−42–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.1521
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.2700/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3338
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300–4.6800/bu+0.05−32–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.0738
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.3700/bu+0.04−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3194
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.6900/bu+0.00−31–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.0731
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100–4.4200/bu+0.03−51–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2954
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.8700/bu+0.05−40–+2¢/BuMay (K)4.1513
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.2700/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500–4.7300/bu+0.02−20–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.0570
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.2700/bu+0.02−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3082
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.6000/bu+0.05−33–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.0921
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7300–4.8600/bu+0.05−12–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.2700
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7500–4.8800/bu+0.05−10–+3¢/BuMay (K)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7500–4.8800/bu+0.05−10–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.3400
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.