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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Mar 18
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2350/bu+0.09−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.9400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5975/bu+0.08−2¢/BuMay (K)10.2825
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9750–11.0150/bu+0.10−44–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7067
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2175–11.2675/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuMay (K)9.8942
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0150–11.1150/bu+0.10−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3175–11.3675/bu+0.10−30–−25¢/BuMay (K)9.9775
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6850–11.2150/bu+0.10−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5460
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0575–11.8675/bu+0.01−56–+25¢/BuMay (K)9.8605
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8150–10.9650/bu+0.10−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8475–11.0675/bu+0.01−77–−55¢/BuMay (K)9.6025
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9350–11.0650/bu+0.10−48–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7038
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1775–11.4075/bu+0.05−44–−21¢/BuMay (K)9.7968
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9050–11.0950/bu+0.10−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.6831
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1475–11.3575/bu+0.05−47–−26¢/BuMay (K)9.7163
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8650–11.0150/bu+0.10−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6229
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1675–11.4675/bu+0.05−45–−15¢/BuMay (K)9.8054
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0150–11.0650/bu+0.10−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3375–11.3675/bu+0.05−28–−25¢/BuMay (K)9.7525
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8150–11.0150/bu+0.10−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5714
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9675–11.1075/bu+0.01−65–−51¢/BuMay (K)9.6839
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.3675–11.6975/bu+0.05−25–+8¢/BuMay (K)10.0845
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5175/bu+0.05−10¢/BuMay (K)10.0075
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5175/bu+0.05−10¢/BuMay (K)9.9825

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7050/bu+0.15−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.4750
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6750–5.7550/bu+0.15−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.4000
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7050–5.7550/bu+0.15−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.3167
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.5425–5.8925/bu+0.15−50–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.5850

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7575/bu+0.08−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7825/bu+0.13+15¢/BuMay (K)4.6900
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5275–4.5775/bu+0.08−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4525–4.4925/bu+0.09−18–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.3900
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5975/bu+0.08−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625–4.6025/bu+0.09−17–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.4650
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975–4.7475/bu+0.08−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9570
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.8625/bu+0.13−40–+23¢/BuMay (K)4.3520
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975–4.5475/bu+0.08−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725–4.3825/bu+0.09−46–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.3043
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975–4.5475/bu+0.08−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1313
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.4325/bu+0.11−32–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.3163
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–4.6475/bu+0.08−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1488
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.4825/bu+0.09−34–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.3106
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.6775/bu+0.08−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3625–4.5425/bu+0.12−27–−9¢/BuMay (K)4.3538
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975–4.5975/bu+0.08−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4325–4.5225/bu+0.09−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.3775
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4475–4.5475/bu+0.08−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0764
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.3425/bu+0.09−38–−29¢/BuMay (K)4.2329
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5125–4.6025/bu+0.11−12–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.4733
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6525–4.6825/bu+0.09+2–+5¢/BuMay (K)4.5700
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–4.6125/bu+0.09−7–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.4950
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.