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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Mar 16
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6275–5.6775/bu+0.17−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.3667
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4725–5.8225/bu+0.21−50–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.6350
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6275/bu+0.17−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.5250
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5975–5.6775/bu+0.17−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.4500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6600/bu+0.12−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500/bu+0.13+11¢/BuMay (K)4.6600
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4300–4.4800/bu+0.12−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.4000/bu+0.13−20–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.3783
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000/bu+0.12−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.4900/bu+0.13−17–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.4375
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.6500/bu+0.12−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9820
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.7400/bu+0.13−44–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.3380
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.4500/bu+0.12−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.2900/bu+0.13−46–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.2943
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.4500/bu+0.12−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1563
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.3400/bu+0.13−34–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.3063
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.5500/bu+0.12−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1738
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.3900/bu+0.13−35–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.2988
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.5800/bu+0.12−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.4500/bu+0.17−30–−9¢/BuMay (K)4.3413
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.5000/bu+0.12−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.4300/bu+0.13−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.3575
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500–4.4500/bu+0.12−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1014
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.2600/bu+0.07−38–−28¢/BuMay (K)4.2129
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.5100/bu+0.13−14–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.4633
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–4.6000/bu—+2–+6¢/BuMay (K)4.5600
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4700–4.5200/bu+0.13−7–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.4850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0375/bu+0.43−17¢/BuNovember (X)10.0250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5525/bu+0.730¢/BuMay (K)10.2750
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7675–10.8075/bu+0.41−44–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7917
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1725–11.2325/bu+0.73−38–−32¢/BuMay (K)9.9700
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8075–10.9075/bu+0.41−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2625–11.3225/bu+0.74−29–−23¢/BuMay (K)10.0450
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4775–11.0075/bu+0.41−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6310
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0325–11.8025/bu+0.70−52–+25¢/BuMay (K)9.9230
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6575–10.7575/bu+0.41−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8225–11.0325/bu+0.68−73–−52¢/BuMay (K)9.6617
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7275–10.9075/bu+0.44−48–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7888
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1125–11.3425/bu+0.70−44–−21¢/BuMay (K)9.8575
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6975–10.8875/bu+0.41−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.7681
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0825–11.2625/bu+0.72−47–−29¢/BuMay (K)9.7838
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6575–10.8075/bu+0.41−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7079
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1025–11.4025/bu+0.79−45–−15¢/BuMay (K)9.8750
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8075–10.8575/bu+0.41−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2725–11.3025/bu+0.70−28–−25¢/BuMay (K)9.8050
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6375–10.7975/bu+0.41−57–−41¢/BuNovember (X)9.6579
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9925–11.1025/bu+0.70−56–−45¢/BuMay (K)9.7479
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.3025–11.6025/bu+0.70−25–+5¢/BuMay (K)10.1570
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4525/bu—−10¢/BuMay (K)10.0800
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4525/bu+0.70−10¢/BuMay (K)10.0550
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.