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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Mar 12
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5250/bu+0.04−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3025/bu+0.13+3¢/BuMay (K)10.1875
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2350–11.2750/bu+0.04−44–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7242
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9225–12.0625/bu+0.13−35–−21¢/BuMay (K)9.9225
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2750–11.3750/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0225–12.0725/bu+0.13−25–−20¢/BuMay (K)9.9900
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9450–11.4750/bu+0.04−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5635
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7525–12.5225/bu+0.13−52–+25¢/BuMay (K)9.8595
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1250–11.2250/bu+0.04−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5525–11.7725/bu+0.13−72–−50¢/BuMay (K)9.6075
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2250–11.3250/bu+0.04−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8325–12.0625/bu+0.13−44–−21¢/BuMay (K)9.8025
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1650–11.3550/bu+0.04−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.7006
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8225–11.9825/bu+0.13−45–−29¢/BuMay (K)9.7188
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1250–11.2750/bu+0.04−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6404
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9125–12.1225/bu+0.13−36–−15¢/BuMay (K)9.8089
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2750–11.3250/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9925–12.0325/bu+0.13−28–−24¢/BuMay (K)9.7575
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1250–11.3150/bu+0.04−55–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.5889
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7225–11.8125/bu+0.13−55–−46¢/BuMay (K)9.6704
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.0525–12.3225/bu+0.13−22–+5¢/BuMay (K)10.0595
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1725/bu+0.13−10¢/BuMay (K)10.0075
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1725/bu+0.13−10¢/BuMay (K)10.0075

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6450/bu+0.04−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.4575
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6150–5.6950/bu+0.04−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.3825
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6450–5.6950/bu+0.04−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.2992
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4225–5.8350/bu+0.04−50–−15¢/BuMarch (H)5.5750

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7800/bu+0.01−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7650/bu+0.02+14¢/BuMay (K)4.7025
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300–4.5800/bu+0.01−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.5050/bu+0.08−16–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.4208
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.5750/bu+0.02−17–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.4925
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.7500/bu+0.01−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9645
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.7650/bu+0.02−43–+14¢/BuMay (K)4.3685
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000–4.5500/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.3750/bu+0.02−46–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.3168
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000–4.5500/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.4250/bu+0.01−33–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.3144
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4600–4.6500/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1563
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.4750/bu+0.02−35–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.3331
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.6800/bu+0.01−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3650–4.5350/bu+0.02−26–−9¢/BuMay (K)4.3738
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000–4.6000/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.5150/bu+0.02−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.3950
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.5500/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0839
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.3350/bu+0.03−44–−29¢/BuMay (K)4.2457
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5050–4.5950/bu+0.02−12–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.4858
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.6050/bu+0.02−7–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.5275
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.6050/bu+0.02−7–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.5275
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.