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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Apr 16
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1825/bu+0.05−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.4525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5875/bu+0.01+20¢/BuMay (K)11.6250
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9125–9.9625/bu+0.05−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.2800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2275–10.3375/bu+0.03−16–−5¢/BuMay (K)11.4067
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9925–10.0925/bu+0.05−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.3125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2675–10.3675/bu+0.03−12–−2¢/BuMay (K)11.4325
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6125–10.0425/bu+0.05−73–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.0585
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0675–10.5875/bu+0.03−32–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.2670
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7925–9.9425/bu+0.05−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.2000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9175–9.9975/bu+0.07−47–−39¢/BuMay (K)11.0783
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8925–10.0425/bu+0.05−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.2238
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0675–10.4375/bu+0.04−32–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.3188
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8225–9.9925/bu+0.05−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.1961
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0175–10.1675/bu+0.03−37–−22¢/BuMay (K)11.2169
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6925–9.9425/bu+0.05−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.1642
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0875–10.3775/bu+0.03−30–−1¢/BuMay (K)11.2593
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9425/bu+0.05−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.2292
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1875–10.2375/bu+0.03−20–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.2100
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7025–9.9925/bu+0.05−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.1192
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9375–10.2275/bu+0.03−45–−16¢/BuMay (K)11.1864
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.3875–10.5875/bu+0.030–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.5230
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3375–10.7375/bu+0.03−5–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.5950
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2875–10.7375/bu+0.03−10–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.5700

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2600–5.3100/bu+0.05−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2100/bu+0.05−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0100–5.1100/bu+0.05−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4275–5.4775/bu+0.06−5–0¢/BuMay (K)5.4450

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5275/bu+0.03−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0525/bu+0.03+21¢/BuMay (K)4.4925
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975–4.3475/bu+0.03−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7225–4.7425/bu+0.03−12–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.2825
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7925–4.8425/bu+0.03−5–0¢/BuMay (K)4.3350
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9775–4.5175/bu+0.03−69–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825–5.0225/bu+0.03−36–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.0625
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.3675/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3292
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4225–4.6825/bu+0.03−42–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.1382
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.3175/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2888
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5225–4.6725/bu+0.03−32–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.0650
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075–4.4175/bu+0.03−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2744
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.6825/bu+0.03−30–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.0625
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.4675/bu+0.03−60–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2504
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825–4.8625/bu+0.03−36–+2¢/BuMay (K)4.1563
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.3175/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425–4.7225/bu+0.03−20–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.0625
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.3175/bu+0.03−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2546
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125–4.5925/bu+0.03−33–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.0939
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7225–4.8525/bu+0.03−12–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.2608
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7925–4.9025/bu+0.03−5–+6¢/BuMay (K)4.3425
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7425–4.8425/bu+0.03−10–0¢/BuMay (K)4.3275
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.