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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Apr 24
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2350/bu+0.08−12¢/BuNovember (X)11.5950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7800/bu+0.13+25¢/BuMay (K)11.8375
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–9.9750/bu+0.08−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.5150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4300–10.5500/bu+0.13−10–+2¢/BuMay (K)11.6042
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050–10.1050/bu+0.08−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4500–10.5400/bu+0.13−8–+1¢/BuMay (K)11.6450
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6250–10.0550/bu+0.08−73–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.2010
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2600–10.7300/bu+0.13−27–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.4515
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–9.9550/bu+0.08−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0600–10.2600/bu+0.13−47–−27¢/BuMay (K)11.2558
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9050–10.0550/bu+0.08−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.3663
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2100–10.5800/bu+0.13−32–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.4663
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8350–10.0050/bu+0.08−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3430
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1600–10.3800/bu+0.13−37–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.3731
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7050–9.9550/bu+0.08−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3083
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2500–10.5800/bu+0.13−28–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.4504
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9550/bu+0.08−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3717
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3300–10.3800/bu+0.13−20–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.3550
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150–10.0050/bu+0.08−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.2683
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1300–10.4300/bu+0.13−40–−10¢/BuMay (K)11.3846
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.5300–10.7300/bu+0.130–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.6795
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4800–10.8800/bu+0.13−5–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.7275
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4300–10.8800/bu+0.13−10–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.7025

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0950–5.1450/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0450/bu+0.01−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8450–4.9450/bu+0.01−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.2425–5.2925/bu+0.01−5–0¢/BuMay (K)6.0975

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9825/bu+0.05+21¢/BuMay (K)4.6400
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.2450/bu+0.02−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6525–4.7325/bu+0.05−12–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.4183
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7525–4.8025/bu+0.05−2–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.4675
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8750–4.4150/bu+0.02−69–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.9525/bu+0.05−30–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.2600
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.2650/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4442
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.6125/bu+0.05−36–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.2714
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.2150/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4038
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.6525/bu+0.05−30–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.1714
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050–4.3150/bu+0.02−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.6525/bu+0.05−30–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.1856
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9650–4.3650/bu+0.02−60–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3668
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5725–4.7925/bu+0.15−20–+2¢/BuMay (K)4.2713
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.2150/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5725–4.6725/bu+0.05−20–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.1780
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.2150/bu+0.02−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3711
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.6325/bu+0.05−33–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.2343
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6725–4.9125/bu+0.05−10–+14¢/BuMay (K)4.3817
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7225–4.7825/bu+0.05−5–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.4100
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6725–4.7325/bu+0.05−10–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.4000
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.