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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Apr 28
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2575/bu+0.03−11¢/BuNovember (X)11.6300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8000/bu+0.02+28¢/BuMay (K)11.8175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9375–9.9875/bu+0.02−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.5400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4200–10.5400/bu+0.02−10–+2¢/BuMay (K)11.6042
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0175–10.1175/bu+0.02−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4400–10.5300/bu+0.02−8–+1¢/BuMay (K)11.6425
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6375–10.0675/bu+0.02−73–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.2320
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2700–10.7200/bu+0.02−25–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.4355
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8175–9.9675/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0500–10.2600/bu+0.02−47–−26¢/BuMay (K)11.2458
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9175–10.0675/bu+0.02−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.3913
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2600–10.5700/bu+0.08−26–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.4488
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8475–10.0175/bu+0.02−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3678
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1500–10.3700/bu+0.02−37–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.3944
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7175–9.9675/bu+0.02−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3233
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2400–10.6000/bu+0.02−28–+8¢/BuMay (K)11.4404
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9675/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3967
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3200–10.3700/bu+0.02−20–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.3350
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7275–10.0175/bu+0.02−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3086
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1200–10.4100/bu+0.02−40–−11¢/BuMay (K)11.3661
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.5200–10.7200/bu+0.020–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.6455
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4700–10.8700/bu+0.02−5–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.8138
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4200–10.8700/bu+0.02−10–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.7638

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9600–5.0100/bu+0.14−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9100/bu+0.14−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7100–4.8100/bu+0.14−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1050–5.1550/bu+0.15−5–0¢/BuMay (K)5.9775

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025/bu+0.06−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9650/bu+0.03+21¢/BuMay (K)4.6425
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.1825/bu+0.06−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350–4.7650/bu+0.03−12–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.4058
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025/bu+0.06−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7350–4.7850/bu+0.03−2–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.4625
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8125–4.3525/bu+0.06−69–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.9350/bu+0.03−30–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.2685
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.2025/bu+0.06−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4092
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3850–4.5950/bu+0.04−37–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.2554
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.1525/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3688
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.6350/bu+0.03−30–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.1582
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0425–4.2525/bu+0.06−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.6350/bu+0.01−28–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.1931
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9025–4.3025/bu+0.06−60–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3346
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.7750/bu+0.03−20–+2¢/BuMay (K)4.2800
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.1525/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.6750/bu+0.03−20–−8¢/BuMay (K)4.1605
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9825–4.1525/bu+0.06−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3361
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–4.6150/bu+0.03−31–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.2254
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6750–4.8950/bu+0.01−8–+14¢/BuMay (K)4.3758
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7050–4.7650/bu+0.03−5–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.4425
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6550–4.7150/bu+0.03−10–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.4325
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.