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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Mar 11
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4825/bu+0.10−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1700/bu+0.12+3¢/BuMay (K)10.0650
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1925–11.2325/bu+0.10−44–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6717
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7900–11.9300/bu+0.12−35–−21¢/BuMay (K)9.8250
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2325–11.3325/bu+0.10−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8900–11.9400/bu+0.18−25–−20¢/BuMay (K)9.8925
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9025–11.4325/bu+0.10−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5110
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6200–12.3900/bu+0.04−52–+25¢/BuMay (K)9.7550
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0825–11.1825/bu+0.10−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4200–11.6400/bu+0.12−72–−50¢/BuMay (K)9.5067
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1825–11.2825/bu+0.10−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7000–11.9300/bu+0.12−44–−21¢/BuMay (K)9.7000
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1225–11.3125/bu+0.10−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.6481
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6900–11.8500/bu+0.12−45–−29¢/BuMay (K)9.6119
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0825–11.2325/bu+0.10−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5879
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7800–11.9900/bu+0.12−36–−15¢/BuMay (K)9.7064
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2325–11.2825/bu+0.10−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8600–11.9000/bu+0.10−28–−24¢/BuMay (K)9.6450
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0825–11.2725/bu+0.10−55–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.5364
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5900–11.6900/bu+0.12−55–−45¢/BuMay (K)9.5664
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.9200–12.1900/bu+0.01−22–+5¢/BuMay (K)9.9590
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0400/bu+0.12−10¢/BuMay (K)9.9050
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0400/bu+0.12−10¢/BuMay (K)9.9050

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6075/bu+0.03−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.3700
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5775–5.6575/bu+0.03−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.2950
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6075–5.6575/bu+0.03−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.2117
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3850–5.7975/bu+0.04−50–−15¢/BuMarch (H)5.4400

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7700/bu+0.09−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7425/bu+0.14+14¢/BuMay (K)4.6375
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.5700/bu+0.09−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3825–4.4825/bu+0.08−22–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.3758
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900/bu+0.09−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4325–4.5525/bu+0.09−17–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.4625
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.7400/bu+0.09−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9245
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725–4.7425/bu+0.08−43–+14¢/BuMay (K)4.3255
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.5400/bu+0.09−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425–4.3525/bu+0.08−46–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.2718
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.5400/bu+0.09−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2825–4.4025/bu+0.12−32–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.2688
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.6400/bu+0.09−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1163
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.4525/bu+0.08−35–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.2863
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.6700/bu+0.09−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.5125/bu+0.08−26–−9¢/BuMay (K)4.3288
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.5900/bu+0.09−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025–4.4925/bu+0.08−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.3325
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.5400/bu+0.10−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0439
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1525–4.3125/bu+0.07−45–−29¢/BuMay (K)4.1989
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4825–4.5725/bu+0.11−12–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.4358
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5325–4.5825/bu+0.08−7–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.4825
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5325–4.5825/bu+0.08−7–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.4825
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.