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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Apr 21
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6175–9.9075/bu+0.07−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.2308
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550–10.1250/bu+0.07−44–−17¢/BuMay (K)11.3229
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.2950–10.4950/bu+0.070–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.6700
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2450–10.6450/bu+0.07−5–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.7100
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1950–10.6450/bu+0.07−10–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.6850
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1275/bu+0.06−13¢/BuNovember (X)11.5575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5350/bu+0.07+24¢/BuMay (K)11.7700
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8275–9.8775/bu+0.07−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.4775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1650–10.2650/bu+0.07−13–−3¢/BuMay (K)11.5217
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9075–10.0075/bu+0.07−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1750–10.3050/bu+0.07−12–+1¢/BuMay (K)11.5625
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5275–9.9575/bu+0.07−73–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.1635
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9450–10.4950/bu+0.07−35–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.4040
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7075–9.8575/bu+0.07−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8250–9.9450/bu+0.07−47–−35¢/BuMay (K)11.1917
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8075–9.9575/bu+0.07−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.3288
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750–10.3450/bu+0.07−32–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.4450
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7375–9.9075/bu+0.07−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3047
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–10.1250/bu+0.07−37–−17¢/BuMay (K)11.3413
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6075–9.8575/bu+0.07−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.2625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9450–10.3350/bu+0.12−35–+4¢/BuMay (K)11.3986
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8575/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3342
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0950–10.1450/bu+0.07−20–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.3375

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1725–5.2225/bu+0.10−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1225/bu+0.10−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9225–5.0225/bu+0.10−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3350–5.3850/bu+0.10−5–0¢/BuMay (K)5.7775

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0375/bu+0.01+22¢/BuMay (K)4.6175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.3250/bu+0.02−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6975–4.7775/bu+0.01−12–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.4058
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7975–4.8475/bu+0.03−2–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.4475
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9550–4.4950/bu+0.02−69–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–4.9975/bu+0.01−36–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.2435
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.3450/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4083
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4875–4.6575/bu+0.09−33–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.2504
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.2950/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3663
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975–4.6475/bu+0.01−32–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.1561
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.3950/bu+0.02−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3519
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175–4.6675/bu+0.01−30–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.1706
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.4450/bu+0.02−60–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3279
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–4.8375/bu+0.01−36–+2¢/BuMay (K)4.2538
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.2950/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6175–4.7175/bu+0.01−20–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.1575
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.2950/bu+0.02−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3336
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4875–4.6375/bu+0.01−33–−18¢/BuMay (K)4.2089
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7175–4.8775/bu+0.02−10–+6¢/BuMay (K)4.3625
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7675–4.8775/bu+0.01−5–+6¢/BuMay (K)4.4475
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7175–4.8175/bu+0.01−10–0¢/BuMay (K)4.4375
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.