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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Mar 17
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1425/bu+0.11−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.9950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5200/bu+0.03−5¢/BuMay (K)10.3175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8725–10.9125/bu+0.11−44–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7617
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1700–11.2200/bu+0.00−40–−35¢/BuMay (K)9.9358
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9125–11.0125/bu+0.11−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2200–11.3200/bu+0.04−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)10.0075
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5825–11.1125/bu+0.11−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6010
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0500–11.8200/bu+0.02−52–+25¢/BuMay (K)9.8955
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7125–10.8625/bu+0.06−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8400–11.0200/bu+0.02−73–−55¢/BuMay (K)9.6425
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8325–10.9625/bu+0.11−48–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7588
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1300–11.3600/bu+0.02−44–−21¢/BuMay (K)9.8300
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8025–10.9925/bu+0.11−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.7381
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1000–11.2800/bu+0.02−47–−29¢/BuMay (K)9.7563
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7625–10.9125/bu+0.11−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6779
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1200–11.4200/bu+0.02−45–−15¢/BuMay (K)9.8504
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9125–10.9625/bu+0.11−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2900–11.3200/bu+0.02−28–−25¢/BuMay (K)9.7775
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7125–10.9125/bu+0.08−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6264
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9600–11.1000/bu+0.03−61–−47¢/BuMay (K)9.7204
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.3200–11.6200/bu+0.02−25–+5¢/BuMay (K)10.1295
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4700/bu+0.02−10¢/BuMay (K)10.0525
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4700/bu+0.02−10¢/BuMay (K)10.0275

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5575/bu+0.07−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.4950
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5275–5.6075/bu+0.07−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.4200
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5575–5.6075/bu+0.07−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.3367
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3975–5.7475/bu+0.08−50–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.6000

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775/bu+0.02−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500/bu—+11¢/BuMay (K)4.6475
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4475–4.4975/bu+0.02−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.4000/bu+0.02−18–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.3608
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.4900/bu—−17–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.4250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.6675/bu+0.02−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9845
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.7400/bu—−44–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.3195
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175–4.4675/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.2900/bu—−46–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.2718
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175–4.4675/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1588
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.3400/bu—−34–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.2838
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.5675/bu+0.02−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1763
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.3900/bu+0.01−34–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.2781
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975–4.5975/bu+0.02−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.4500/bu—−30–−9¢/BuMay (K)4.3213
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175–4.5175/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.4300/bu—−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.3350
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.4675/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1039
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.2500/bu—−38–−29¢/BuMay (K)4.1918
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.5100/bu—−14–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.4408
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–4.5900/bu—+2–+5¢/BuMay (K)4.5375
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4700–4.5200/bu—−7–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.4625
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.