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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Mar 4
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2150/bu+0.03−9¢/BuNovember (X)9.9350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8450/bu+0.02+15¢/BuMay (K)10.1275
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8650–10.9050/bu+0.01−44–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7083
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2950–11.4950/bu+0.01−25–−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.9525
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9050–11.0050/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7783
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4450–11.5750/bu+0.01−25–−12¢/BuMay (K)9.9900
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5750–11.1050/bu+0.01−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5410
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3250–11.8950/bu+0.01−37–+20¢/BuMay (K)9.8315
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7550–10.8550/bu+0.01−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0750–11.2950/bu+0.01−62–−40¢/BuMay (K)9.5808
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8550–10.9550/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2750–11.4450/bu+0.01−42–−25¢/BuMay (K)9.7450
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7950–10.9850/bu+0.01−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.6769
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2450–11.4050/bu—−45–−29¢/BuMay (K)9.6381
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7550–10.9050/bu+0.01−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6193
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4050–11.6350/bu+0.01−29–−6¢/BuMay (K)9.7789
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9050–10.9550/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4150–11.4350/bu+0.01−13–−26¢/BuMarch (H)9.6975
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7550–10.9750/bu+0.01−55–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.5664
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1450–11.3450/bu+0.02−55–−35¢/BuMay (K)9.6704
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.5950–11.6950/bu+0.01−10–0¢/BuMay (K)10.0115
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5950/bu+0.01−10¢/BuMay (K)10.0175
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5950/bu+0.01−10¢/BuMay (K)10.0175

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3275/bu+0.06−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2450
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2975–5.3775/bu+0.06−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.2200
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3275–5.3775/bu+0.06−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.1367
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3175–5.6325/bu+0.06−35–−5¢/BuMarch (H)5.3450

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6225/bu+0.01−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5775/bu+0.05+14¢/BuMay (K)4.5375
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325–4.3525/bu+0.01−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.3475/bu+0.03−17–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.2433
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.4075/bu+0.03−17–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.3975
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0025–4.5525/bu+0.01−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.5175/bu+0.03−35–+8¢/BuMay (K)4.2135
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025–4.3525/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0275–4.1975/bu+0.03−41–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.1761
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025–4.3525/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0788
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0975–4.2575/bu+0.03−22–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.1913
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2625–4.4525/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0906
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.2875/bu+0.02−32–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.2022
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825–4.4825/bu+0.01−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0661
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.3975/bu+0.03−22–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.2488
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025–4.4025/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.2975/bu+0.03−20–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.2438
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2425–4.3525/bu+0.01−46–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0304
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9975–4.1875/bu+0.03−44–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.1239
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.4175/bu+0.02−13–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.3858
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3875–4.4075/bu+0.03−5–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.4125
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3875–4.4075/bu+0.03−5–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.4125
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.