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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Apr 25
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2300/bu+0.01−12¢/BuNovember (X)11.5975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7775/bu+0.00+28¢/BuMay (K)11.8050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9200–9.9700/bu+0.01−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.5075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3975–10.5175/bu+0.03−10–+2¢/BuMay (K)11.5850
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0000–10.1000/bu+0.01−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4175–10.5075/bu+0.03−8–+1¢/BuMay (K)11.6100
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–10.0500/bu+0.01−73–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.1995
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2475–10.6975/bu+0.01−25–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.4190
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8000–9.9500/bu+0.01−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0275–10.2275/bu+0.03−47–−27¢/BuMay (K)11.2283
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9000–10.0500/bu+0.01−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.3588
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1775–10.5475/bu+0.03−32–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.4363
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8300–10.0000/bu+0.01−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3352
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1275–10.3475/bu+0.03−37–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.3572
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7000–9.9500/bu+0.01−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.2908
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2175–10.5775/bu+0.03−28–+8¢/BuMay (K)11.4236
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9500/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3642
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2975–10.3475/bu+0.03−20–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.3225
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7100–10.0000/bu+0.01−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.2608
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0975–10.3975/bu+0.03−40–−10¢/BuMay (K)11.3550
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.4975–10.6975/bu+0.030–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.6070
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4475–10.8475/bu+0.03−5–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.6950
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3975–10.8475/bu+0.03−10–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.6700

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1000–5.1500/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0500/bu+0.01−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8500–4.9500/bu+0.01−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.2500–5.3000/bu+0.01−5–0¢/BuMay (K)6.1075

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9975/bu+0.02+21¢/BuMay (K)4.6500
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.2375/bu+0.01−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6675–4.7975/bu+0.02−12–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.4100
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7675–4.8175/bu+0.02−2–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.4675
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8675–4.4075/bu+0.01−69–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4875–4.9675/bu+0.02−30–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.2740
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.2575/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4167
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4275–4.6275/bu+0.02−36–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.2600
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.2075/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3763
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4875–4.6675/bu+0.02−30–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.1643
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0975–4.3075/bu+0.01−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4875–4.6675/bu+0.02−30–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.1838
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9575–4.3575/bu+0.01−60–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3407
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5875–4.8075/bu+0.02−20–+2¢/BuMay (K)4.2825
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.2075/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5875–4.7075/bu+0.02−20–−8¢/BuMay (K)4.1680
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.2075/bu+0.01−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3436
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4775–4.6475/bu+0.04−31–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.2329
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6875–4.9275/bu+0.02−10–+14¢/BuMay (K)4.3717
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7375–4.7975/bu+0.02−5–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.4000
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6875–4.7475/bu+0.02−10–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.3900
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.