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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Mar 3
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2450/bu+0.03−7¢/BuNovember (X)9.8750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8650/bu+0.09+16¢/BuMay (K)10.0100
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8750–10.9150/bu+0.03−44–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6483
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3075–11.5050/bu+0.07−25–−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.8100
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9150–11.0150/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7183
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4550–11.5850/bu+0.07−25–−12¢/BuMay (K)9.8625
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5850–11.1150/bu+0.03−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.4810
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3350–11.9050/bu+0.01−37–+20¢/BuMay (K)9.7320
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7650–10.8650/bu+0.03−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0850–11.3050/bu+0.06−62–−40¢/BuMay (K)9.4483
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8650–10.9650/bu+0.03−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6188
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2650–11.4550/bu+0.10−44–−25¢/BuMay (K)9.6463
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8050–10.9950/bu+0.03−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.6169
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2450–11.4150/bu+0.07−46–−29¢/BuMay (K)9.5131
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7650–10.9150/bu+0.03−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5593
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4150–11.6450/bu+0.07−29–−6¢/BuMay (K)9.6700
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9150–10.9650/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4250–11.4450/bu+0.08−28–−26¢/BuMay (K)9.5633
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7650–10.9850/bu+0.03−55–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.5036
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1250–11.3550/bu+0.08−58–−35¢/BuMay (K)9.5200
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.6050–11.7050/bu+0.12−10–0¢/BuMay (K)9.8640
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6050/bu+0.11−10¢/BuMay (K)9.9400
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6050/bu+0.11−10¢/BuMay (K)9.9400

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3850/bu+0.02−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1375
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3550–5.4350/bu+0.02−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.1125
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3850–5.4350/bu+0.02−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0292
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3725–5.6900/bu+0.02−35–−5¢/BuMarch (H)5.2263

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6325/bu+0.01−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250/bu+0.00+16¢/BuMay (K)4.4950
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.3625/bu+0.01−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.3725/bu+0.01−17–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.2125
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.5450/bu+0.02−17–+8¢/BuMay (K)4.3525
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125–4.5625/bu+0.01−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150–4.5450/bu+0.07−35–+8¢/BuMay (K)4.1560
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.3625/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.2250/bu+0.02−41–−24¢/BuMay (K)4.1136
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.3625/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225–4.2850/bu+0.01−22–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.1488
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.4625/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0906
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.3150/bu+0.01−33–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.1572
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1925–4.4925/bu+0.01−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0661
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.4250/bu+0.01−22–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.2088
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.4125/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.3250/bu+0.03−20–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.2013
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.3625/bu+0.01−46–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0250–4.2150/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.0757
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.4450/bu+0.01−14–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.3433
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4150–4.4350/bu+0.01−5–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.3700
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4150–4.4350/bu+0.01−5–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.3700
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.