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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Mar 13
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4650/bu+0.06−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2825/bu+0.02+3¢/BuMay (K)10.2800
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1750–11.2150/bu+0.06−44–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7867
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9025–12.0425/bu+0.02−35–−21¢/BuMay (K)9.9750
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2150–11.3150/bu+0.06−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0025–12.0325/bu+0.02−25–−22¢/BuMay (K)10.0500
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8850–11.4150/bu+0.06−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6260
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7325–12.5025/bu+0.02−52–+25¢/BuMay (K)9.9300
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0650–11.1650/bu+0.06−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5025–11.7325/bu+0.05−75–−52¢/BuMay (K)9.6717
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1650–11.2650/bu+0.06−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8125–12.0425/bu+0.02−44–−21¢/BuMay (K)9.8550
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1050–11.2950/bu+0.06−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.7631
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8025–11.9625/bu+0.02−45–−29¢/BuMay (K)9.7850
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0650–11.2150/bu+0.06−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7029
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8925–12.1025/bu+0.02−36–−15¢/BuMay (K)9.8871
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2150–11.2650/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9725–12.0025/bu+0.02−28–−25¢/BuMay (K)9.8100
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0450–11.2050/bu+0.08−57–−41¢/BuNovember (X)9.6514
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6925–11.7825/bu+0.03−56–−47¢/BuMay (K)9.7318
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.0025–12.3025/bu+0.05−25–+5¢/BuMay (K)10.1065
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1525/bu+0.02−10¢/BuMay (K)10.0600
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1525/bu+0.02−10¢/BuMay (K)10.0600

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7950/bu+0.15−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.4050
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7650–5.8450/bu+0.15−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.3300
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7950–5.8450/bu+0.15−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.2467
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.6850–5.9875/bu+0.26−50–−15¢/BuMarch (H)5.5200

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750/bu+0.01−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7825/bu+0.02+11¢/BuMay (K)4.6350
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.5950/bu+0.02−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.5325/bu+0.01−20–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.3533
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6150/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.6225/bu+0.05−17–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.4150
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.7650/bu+0.02−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9520
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.8725/bu+0.04−44–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.3130
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.5650/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2125–4.4225/bu+0.05−46–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.2521
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.5650/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325–4.4725/bu+0.04−34–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.2463
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.6650/bu+0.02−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1438
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.5225/bu+0.05−35–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.2719
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.6950/bu+0.02−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.5825/bu+0.05−26–−9¢/BuMay (K)4.2975
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.6150/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.5625/bu+0.05−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.3275
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.5650/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0714
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.3925/bu+0.05−44–−28¢/BuMay (K)4.1779
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5325–4.6425/bu+0.03−14–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.4183
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6025–4.6525/bu+0.05−7–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.4600
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6025–4.6525/bu+0.05−7–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.4600
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.