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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Mar 9
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0225/bu+0.10+6¢/BuMay (K)10.2000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3925/bu+0.02−9¢/BuNovember (X)10.0175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0425–11.0825/bu+0.02−44–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7908
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6625–11.7525/bu+0.12−30–−21¢/BuMay (K)9.9867
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0825–11.1825/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8608
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6925–11.8125/bu+0.07−27–−15¢/BuMay (K)10.0025
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7525–11.2825/bu+0.02−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6235
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5225–12.0825/bu+0.09−44–+12¢/BuMay (K)9.8860
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9325–11.0325/bu+0.02−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3525–11.5125/bu+0.05−61–−45¢/BuMay (K)9.6567
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0325–11.1325/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5425–11.7525/bu+0.05−42–−21¢/BuMay (K)9.7763
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9725–11.1625/bu+0.02−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.7594
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5125–11.6725/bu+0.05−45–−29¢/BuMay (K)9.7225
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9325–11.0825/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7018
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6725–11.8325/bu+0.05−29–−13¢/BuMay (K)9.8157
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0825–11.1325/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7025–11.7125/bu+0.02−26–−25¢/BuMay (K)9.7658
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9325–11.1325/bu+0.02−55–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6489
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4125–11.6025/bu+0.05−55–−36¢/BuMay (K)9.7039
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.8525–12.0125/bu+0.05−11–+5¢/BuMay (K)10.0715
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8625/bu+0.05−10¢/BuMay (K)10.0400
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8625/bu+0.05−10¢/BuMay (K)10.0400

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6800/bu+0.12−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.3975
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6500–5.7300/bu+0.12−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.3725
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6800–5.7300/bu+0.12−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.2892
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.5300–5.8825/bu+0.23−45–−15¢/BuMarch (H)5.5250

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7375/bu+0.03−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6375/bu+0.12+10¢/BuMay (K)4.7400
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4475–4.4675/bu+0.03−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.3875/bu+0.08−19–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.4967
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.4575/bu+0.07−17–−8¢/BuMay (K)4.5850
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.6675/bu+0.03−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.6375/bu+0.11−43–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4220
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175–4.4675/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275–4.2875/bu+0.07−41–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.3643
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175–4.4675/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1613
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.3575/bu+0.09−32–−18¢/BuMay (K)4.3656
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.5675/bu+0.03−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1731
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.3875/bu+0.10−35–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.3950
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975–4.5975/bu+0.03−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1486
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2875–4.4475/bu+0.10−25–−9¢/BuMay (K)4.4325
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175–4.5175/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3375–4.4275/bu+0.07−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.4450
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575–4.4675/bu+0.03−46–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1129
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0975–4.2375/bu+0.07−44–−30¢/BuMay (K)4.3039
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3875–4.5075/bu+0.08−15–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.5483
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4875–4.5175/bu+0.07−5–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.5750
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4875–4.5175/bu+0.07−5–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.5750
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.