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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Apr 17
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1850/bu+0.00−14¢/BuNovember (X)11.3325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6050/bu+0.02+24¢/BuMay (K)11.4725
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8950–9.9450/bu+0.02−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.1600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2350–10.3150/bu+0.01−13–−5¢/BuMay (K)11.2542
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750–10.0750/bu+0.02−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.1925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2450–10.3450/bu+0.02−12–−2¢/BuMay (K)11.2750
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5950–10.0250/bu+0.02−73–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.9385
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0150–10.5650/bu+0.05−35–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.1185
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7750–9.9250/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.0800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8950–10.0150/bu+0.02−47–−35¢/BuMay (K)10.9242
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8750–10.0250/bu+0.02−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.1038
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0450–10.4150/bu+0.02−32–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.1675
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–9.9750/bu+0.02−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.0753
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9950–10.1750/bu+0.02−37–−19¢/BuMay (K)11.0675
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6750–9.9250/bu+0.02−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.0375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0650–10.3550/bu+0.02−30–−1¢/BuMay (K)11.1096
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.1092
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1650–10.2150/bu+0.02−20–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.0575
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6850–9.9750/bu+0.02−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.0075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–10.2050/bu+0.01−44–−16¢/BuMay (K)11.0325
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.3650–10.5650/bu+0.020–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.3805
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3150–10.7150/bu+0.02−5–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.4425
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2650–10.7150/bu+0.02−10–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.4175

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2725–5.3225/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2225/bu+0.01−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0225–5.1225/bu+0.01−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4375–5.4875/bu+0.01−5–0¢/BuMay (K)5.4425

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600/bu+0.03−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0425/bu+0.01+22¢/BuMay (K)4.4575
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.3400/bu+0.01−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7025–4.7725/bu+0.02−12–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.2475
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7725–4.8225/bu+0.02−5–0¢/BuMay (K)4.3025
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.5100/bu+0.01−69–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625–5.0025/bu+0.02−36–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.1035
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.3600/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2817
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025–4.6625/bu+0.02−42–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.1046
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.3100/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2413
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.6525/bu+0.02−32–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.0338
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.4100/bu+0.01−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2269
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5225–4.6625/bu+0.02−30–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.0363
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.4600/bu+0.01−60–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2029
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625–4.8425/bu+0.02−36–+2¢/BuMay (K)4.1213
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.3100/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6225–4.7225/bu+0.02−20–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.0275
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.3100/bu+0.01−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2086
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925–4.6425/bu+0.02−33–−18¢/BuMay (K)4.0632
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7025–4.8325/bu+0.02−12–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.2258
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7725–4.8825/bu+0.02−5–+6¢/BuMay (K)4.3175
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7225–4.8225/bu+0.02−10–0¢/BuMay (K)4.3075
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.