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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Mar 19
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2825/bu+0.05−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.9425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6650/bu+0.07−2¢/BuMay (K)10.3300
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0225–11.0625/bu+0.05−44–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7092
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2050–11.3150/bu+0.01−48–−37¢/BuMay (K)9.9417
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0625–11.1625/bu+0.05−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3350–11.4350/bu+0.02−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)10.0250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7325–11.2625/bu+0.05−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5485
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1250–11.9350/bu+0.07−56–+25¢/BuMay (K)9.9080
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8225–11.0125/bu+0.01−64–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8650–11.1350/bu+0.02−82–−55¢/BuMay (K)9.6550
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9825–11.1125/bu+0.05−48–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7063
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2450–11.4750/bu+0.07−44–−21¢/BuMay (K)9.8443
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9525–11.1425/bu+0.05−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.6856
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2150–11.4450/bu+0.07−47–−24¢/BuMay (K)9.7638
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9125–11.0625/bu+0.05−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6254
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0350–11.5350/bu+0.13−65–−15¢/BuMay (K)9.8386
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0625–11.1125/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3950–11.4450/bu+0.06−29–−24¢/BuMay (K)9.8167
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8625–11.0525/bu+0.05−60–−41¢/BuNovember (X)9.5739
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0050–11.1650/bu+0.04−68–−52¢/BuMay (K)9.7329
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.4350–11.7650/bu+0.07−25–+8¢/BuMay (K)10.1320
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5850/bu+0.07−10¢/BuMay (K)10.0550
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5850/bu+0.07−10¢/BuMay (K)10.0300

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7450/bu+0.04−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.4100
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7150–5.7950/bu+0.04−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.3350
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7450–5.7950/bu+0.04−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.2517
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.5800–5.9300/bu+0.04−50–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.5225

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8050/bu+0.05−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8575/bu+0.08+16¢/BuMay (K)4.7600
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750–4.6250/bu+0.05−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175–4.5775/bu+0.07−18–−12¢/BuMay (K)4.4600
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450/bu+0.05−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5275–4.6675/bu+0.07−17–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.5225
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.7950/bu+0.05−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9720
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2875–4.9475/bu+0.06−41–+25¢/BuMay (K)4.4220
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.5950/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.4475/bu+0.06−47–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.3743
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.5950/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1463
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.4975/bu+0.07−32–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.3938
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050–4.6950/bu+0.05−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1638
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575–4.5475/bu+0.07−34–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.3825
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.7250/bu+0.05−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4275–4.6075/bu+0.07−27–−9¢/BuMay (K)4.4225
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.6450/bu+0.05−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975–4.5875/bu+0.07−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.4550
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.5950/bu+0.02−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0914
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575–4.4575/bu+0.01−44–−24¢/BuMay (K)4.3043
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5775–4.6675/bu+0.07−12–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.5433
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7175–4.7475/bu+0.07+2–+5¢/BuMay (K)4.6400
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6275–4.6775/bu+0.07−7–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.5650
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.