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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Mar 6
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775/bu+0.10−9¢/BuNovember (X)10.0950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1175/bu+0.19+11¢/BuMay (K)10.2900
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0275–11.0675/bu+0.10−44–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8683
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7775–11.8075/bu+0.22−23–−20¢/BuMay (K)10.0342
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0675–11.1675/bu+0.10−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9383
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7575–11.9575/bu+0.22−25–−5¢/BuMay (K)10.1250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7375–11.2675/bu+0.10−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7010
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6075–12.1575/bu+0.23−40–+15¢/BuMay (K)9.9920
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9175–11.0175/bu+0.10−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3975–11.6075/bu+0.22−61–−40¢/BuMay (K)9.7367
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0175–11.1175/bu+0.10−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5875–11.7975/bu+0.22−42–−21¢/BuMay (K)9.8863
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9575–11.1475/bu+0.10−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.8369
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5575–11.7175/bu+0.22−45–−29¢/BuMay (K)9.7984
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9175–11.0675/bu+0.10−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7793
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7175–11.9175/bu+0.22−29–−9¢/BuMay (K)9.9214
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0675–11.1175/bu+0.10−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7200–11.7575/bu+0.21−13–−25¢/BuMarch (H)9.8250
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9175–11.1375/bu+0.10−55–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.7264
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4575–11.6575/bu+0.22−55–−35¢/BuMay (K)9.8032
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.8975–12.0575/bu+0.22−11–+5¢/BuMay (K)10.1805
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9075/bu+0.22−10¢/BuMay (K)10.1500
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9075/bu+0.22−10¢/BuMay (K)10.1500

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8025/bu+0.32−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2800
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7725–5.8525/bu+0.32−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.2550
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8025–5.8525/bu+0.32−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.1717
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.7625–6.0675/bu+0.29−35–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.4125

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7650/bu+0.07−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7550/bu+0.08+15¢/BuMay (K)4.6925
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.4950/bu+0.07−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.4850/bu+0.06−18–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.4025
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450/bu+0.07−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350–4.5850/bu+0.07−17–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.5675
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.6950/bu+0.07−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.6850/bu+0.09−39–+8¢/BuMay (K)4.3825
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–4.4950/bu+0.07−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.3950/bu+0.07−41–−21¢/BuMay (K)4.3525
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–4.4950/bu+0.07−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1538
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.4250/bu+0.07−30–−18¢/BuMay (K)4.3350
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.5950/bu+0.07−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1656
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.4550/bu+0.07−32–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.3369
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.6250/bu+0.07−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1411
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3850–4.5250/bu+0.08−22–−8¢/BuMay (K)4.3963
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–4.5450/bu+0.07−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.4650/bu+0.07−20–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.3825
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3850–4.4950/bu+0.07−46–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1054
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.3550/bu+0.07−44–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.2711
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.5750/bu+0.15−14–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.5208
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.5750/bu+0.07−5–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.5475
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.5750/bu+0.07−5–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.5475
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.