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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Apr 29
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9400–10.1400/bu+0.11−47–−27¢/BuMay (K)11.1267
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7025–9.8525/bu+0.12−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.1510
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8025–9.9525/bu+0.12−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.2050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1500–10.4600/bu+0.11−26–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.3106
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7325–9.9025/bu+0.12−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.1827
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0400–10.2600/bu+0.11−37–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.2488
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6025–9.8525/bu+0.12−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.1383
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1300–10.5100/bu+0.11−28–+10¢/BuMay (K)11.3357
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1425/bu+0.12−11¢/BuNovember (X)11.4450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6800/bu+0.12+27¢/BuMay (K)11.7050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8225–9.8725/bu+0.12−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.3550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3100–10.4300/bu+0.11−10–+2¢/BuMay (K)11.4800
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9025–10.0025/bu+0.12−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.2825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3300–10.4200/bu+0.11−8–+1¢/BuMay (K)11.5475
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5225–9.9525/bu+0.12−73–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.0470
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1600–10.6100/bu+0.11−25–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.3390
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8525/bu+0.12−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.2117
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2100–10.2600/bu+0.11−20–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.1800
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6125–9.9025/bu+0.12−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.1236
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0100–10.2800/bu+0.11−40–−13¢/BuMay (K)11.2321
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.4100–10.6100/bu+0.110–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.5730
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3600–10.8775/bu+0.11−5–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.6425
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3100–10.8775/bu+0.11−10–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.5925

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9050–4.9550/bu+0.06−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8550/bu+0.06−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6550–4.7550/bu+0.06−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.0075–5.0575/bu+0.10−5–0¢/BuMay (K)5.9413

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450/bu+0.06−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8250/bu+0.14+22¢/BuMay (K)4.6450
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750–4.1250/bu+0.06−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850–4.6150/bu+0.15−12–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.4250
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450/bu+0.06−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850–4.6350/bu+0.15−2–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.4725
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7550–4.2950/bu+0.06−69–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.7850/bu+0.15−30–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.2890
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.1450/bu+0.06−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3767
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.4450/bu+0.14−36–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.2507
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.0950/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3363
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.4850/bu+0.15−30–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.1554
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9850–4.1950/bu+0.06−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.4850/bu+0.15−28–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.1756
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8450–4.2450/bu+0.06−60–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3021
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.6550/bu+0.15−20–+5¢/BuMay (K)4.2925
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.0950/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.5250/bu+0.15−20–−8¢/BuMay (K)4.1445
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9250–4.0950/bu+0.06−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3036
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.4650/bu+0.15−31–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.2146
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5250–4.7450/bu+0.15−8–+14¢/BuMay (K)4.3770
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.6150/bu+0.15−5–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.4563
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5050–4.5650/bu+0.15−10–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.4463
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.