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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Mar 5
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2750/bu+0.06−9¢/BuNovember (X)10.0475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9325/bu+0.09+14¢/BuMay (K)10.3125
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9250–10.9650/bu+0.06−44–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8208
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5625–11.5925/bu+0.27−23–−20¢/BuMay (K)10.0617
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9650–11.0650/bu+0.06−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8908
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5425–11.6725/bu+0.10−25–−12¢/BuMay (K)10.1650
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6350–11.1650/bu+0.06−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6535
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3825–11.9725/bu+0.06−41–+18¢/BuMay (K)10.0105
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8150–10.9150/bu+0.06−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1825–11.4125/bu+0.11−61–−38¢/BuMay (K)9.7371
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9150–11.0150/bu+0.06−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3725–11.5825/bu+0.10−42–−21¢/BuMay (K)9.9000
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8550–11.0450/bu+0.06−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.7894
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3425–11.5025/bu+0.10−45–−29¢/BuMay (K)9.8272
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8150–10.9650/bu+0.06−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7318
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5025–11.6925/bu+0.10−29–−10¢/BuMay (K)9.9425
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9650–11.0150/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5075–11.5325/bu+0.09−13–−26¢/BuMarch (H)9.8575
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8150–11.0250/bu+0.06−55–−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.6789
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2425–11.4425/bu+0.10−55–−35¢/BuMay (K)9.8264
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.6825–11.8425/bu+0.09−11–+5¢/BuMay (K)10.1960
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6925/bu+0.10−10¢/BuMay (K)10.1725
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6925/bu+0.10−10¢/BuMay (K)10.1725

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4800/bu+0.15−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.3050
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4500–5.5300/bu+0.15−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.2800
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4800–5.5300/bu+0.15−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.1967
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4775–5.7375/bu+0.16−35–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.4050

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7000/bu+0.08−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6750/bu+0.10+14¢/BuMay (K)4.6400
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4100–4.4300/bu+0.08−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3650–4.4350/bu+0.10−17–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.3442
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4800/bu+0.08−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3650–4.5050/bu+0.10−17–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.5125
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.6300/bu+0.08−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.6150/bu+0.04−41–+8¢/BuMay (K)4.3260
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.4300/bu+0.08−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.3250/bu+0.10−41–−21¢/BuMay (K)4.2686
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.4300/bu+0.08−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1213
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.3550/bu+0.14−30–−18¢/BuMay (K)4.2763
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.5300/bu+0.08−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1331
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.3850/bu+0.10−32–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.2816
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.5600/bu+0.08−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1086
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.4450/bu+0.09−23–−9¢/BuMay (K)4.3388
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.4800/bu+0.08−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350–4.3950/bu+0.10−20–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.3288
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.4300/bu+0.08−46–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0729
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0950–4.2850/bu+0.10−44–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.2164
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.5050/bu+0.01−10–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.4717
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4850–4.5050/bu+0.10−5–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.4950
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4850–4.5050/bu+0.10−5–−3¢/BuMay (K)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.