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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Apr 23
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1550/bu+0.02−12¢/BuNovember (X)11.5850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6525/bu+0.05+25¢/BuMay (K)11.8700
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8450–9.8950/bu+0.01−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.5050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3025–10.4225/bu+0.05−10–+2¢/BuMay (K)11.6367
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–10.0250/bu+0.01−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3225–10.4125/bu+0.09−8–+1¢/BuMay (K)11.6850
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5450–9.9750/bu+0.01−73–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.1910
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1325–10.6025/bu+0.13−27–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.4940
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7250–9.8750/bu+0.01−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9325–10.1125/bu+0.05−47–−29¢/BuMay (K)11.2883
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8250–9.9750/bu+0.01−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.3563
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0825–10.4525/bu+0.05−32–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.5000
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–9.9250/bu+0.01−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3333
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0325–10.2525/bu+0.05−37–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.4019
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6250–9.8750/bu+0.01−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.2983
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1225–10.4425/bu+0.12−28–+4¢/BuMay (K)11.4886
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8750/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3617
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2025–10.2525/bu+0.05−20–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.3875
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6350–9.9250/bu+0.01−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.2583
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0025–10.2725/bu+0.09−40–−13¢/BuMay (K)11.4129
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.4025–10.6025/bu+0.050–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.7180
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3525–10.7525/bu+0.05−5–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.7600
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3025–10.7525/bu+0.05−10–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.7350

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0850–5.1350/bu+0.07−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0350/bu+0.07−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8350–4.9350/bu+0.07−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.2325–5.2825/bu+0.07−5–0¢/BuMay (K)6.0200

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450/bu+0.04−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9300/bu+0.05+21¢/BuMay (K)4.6075
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.2250/bu+0.04−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.6800/bu+0.04−12–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.3858
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450/bu+0.04−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7000–4.7500/bu+0.04−2–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.4275
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8550–4.3950/bu+0.04−69–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.9000/bu+0.06−30–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.2255
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.2850/bu+0.04−40–−26¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4092
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.5600/bu+0.06−36–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.2382
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.1950/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3688
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.5800/bu+0.02−30–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.1361
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0850–4.2950/bu+0.04−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.5800/bu+0.04−30–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.1556
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9450–4.3450/bu+0.04−60–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3289
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.7400/bu+0.02−30–+2¢/BuMay (K)4.2375
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.1950/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.6200/bu+0.04−20–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.1455
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0250–4.1950/bu+0.04−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3361
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.5400/bu+0.04−33–−18¢/BuMay (K)4.2004
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6200–4.8600/bu+0.04−10–+14¢/BuMay (K)4.3492
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6700–4.7300/bu+0.04−5–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.3775
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6200–4.6800/bu+0.04−10–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.3675
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.