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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Apr 30
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0725/bu+0.07−11¢/BuNovember (X)11.5000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5975/bu+0.08+25¢/BuMay (K)11.8575
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7525–9.8025/bu+0.07−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.4100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2475–10.3675/bu+0.06−10–+2¢/BuMay (K)11.6267
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8325–9.9325/bu+0.07−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.3375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2675–10.3575/bu+0.06−8–+1¢/BuMay (K)11.6575
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4525–9.8825/bu+0.07−73–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.1020
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0975–10.5475/bu+0.06−25–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.5025
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6325–9.7825/bu+0.07−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.2060
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8775–10.0675/bu+0.06−47–−28¢/BuMay (K)11.3235
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7325–9.8825/bu+0.07−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0750–10.3975/bu+0.08−37–+5¢/BuJuly (N)11.4094
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6625–9.8325/bu+0.07−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.2370
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9775–10.2075/bu+0.06−37–−14¢/BuMay (K)11.3328
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5325–9.7825/bu+0.07−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.1933
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0975–10.3775/bu+0.03−25–+3¢/BuMay (K)11.4882
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7825/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.2667
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1475–10.1975/bu+0.06−20–−15¢/BuMay (K)11.3000
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5425–9.8325/bu+0.07−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.1786
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9475–10.1875/bu+0.06−40–−16¢/BuMay (K)11.3789
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.3475–10.5475/bu+0.060–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.7385
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2975–10.7950/bu+0.06−5–+35¢/BuMay (K)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2475–10.7950/bu+0.06−10–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.6875

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9575–5.0075/bu+0.05−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9075/bu+0.05−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7075–4.8075/bu+0.05−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.0800–5.1300/bu+0.07−5–0¢/BuMay (K)5.9025

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3625/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8925/bu+0.07+22¢/BuMay (K)4.6825
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0925–4.1425/bu+0.02−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–4.6825/bu+0.07−12–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.4900
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1625/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6525–4.7025/bu+0.07−2–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.5175
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7725–4.3125/bu+0.02−69–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725–4.8525/bu+0.07−30–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.3795
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.1625/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4092
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2825–4.5125/bu+0.04−39–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.2868
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.1125/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3688
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725–4.6050/bu+0.07−30–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.2075
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0025–4.2125/bu+0.02−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.5525/bu+0.08−35–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.2163
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8625–4.2625/bu+0.02−60–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3346
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.6925/bu+0.07−20–+2¢/BuMay (K)4.3625
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.1125/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.5925/bu+0.07−20–−8¢/BuMay (K)4.1875
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9425–4.1125/bu+0.02−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3361
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725–4.5325/bu+0.08−30–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.2789
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5750–4.8125/bu+0.05−18–+14¢/BuJuly (N)4.4217
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7050–4.7550/bu+0.15−5–0¢/BuJuly (N)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6950–4.7550/bu+0.19−6–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.4950
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.