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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Mar 23
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6150/bu+0.02−2¢/BuMay (K)10.2725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2850/bu+0.06−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.9050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0350–11.0850/bu+0.07−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.6717
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1850–11.2650/bu+0.02−45–−37¢/BuMay (K)9.8875
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0650–11.1650/bu+0.06−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3250–11.3850/bu+0.06−31–−25¢/BuMay (K)9.9675
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7350–11.2650/bu+0.06−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5110
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0350–11.8850/bu+0.02−60–+25¢/BuMay (K)9.8525
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8250–11.0150/bu+0.06−64–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8050–11.0850/bu+0.02−83–−55¢/BuMay (K)9.5908
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9850–11.1150/bu+0.06−48–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6688
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1950–11.4250/bu+0.02−44–−21¢/BuMay (K)9.8039
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9550–11.1450/bu+0.06−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.6481
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1650–11.3950/bu+0.02−47–−24¢/BuMay (K)9.7081
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9150–11.0650/bu+0.06−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5879
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9850–11.4850/bu+0.02−65–−15¢/BuMay (K)9.8268
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0650–11.1150/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3450–11.3950/bu+0.02−29–−24¢/BuMay (K)9.7592
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8650–11.0650/bu+0.06−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5364
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9550–11.1050/bu+0.02−68–−53¢/BuMay (K)9.6796
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.3850–11.6850/bu+0.02−25–+5¢/BuMay (K)10.0745
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5350/bu+0.02−10¢/BuMay (K)9.9975
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5350/bu+0.02−10¢/BuMay (K)9.9725

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5500/bu+0.07−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.3275
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5200–5.6300/bu+0.07−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)5.2525
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5500–5.6000/bu+0.07−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.1692
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3775–5.7275/bu+0.08−50–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.4325

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7250/bu+0.04−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750/bu+0.06+18¢/BuMay (K)4.7350
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.5650/bu+0.07−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4150–4.5250/bu+0.06−18–−7¢/BuMay (K)4.4317
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5650/bu+0.04−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.5950/bu+0.06−17–0¢/BuMay (K)4.4825
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.7150/bu+0.04−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9570
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.8450/bu+0.04−39–+25¢/BuMay (K)4.3830
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.5150/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.3450/bu+0.06−47–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.3421
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.5150/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1313
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.3950/bu+0.06−32–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.3563
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.6150/bu+0.04−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1488
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.4450/bu+0.06−34–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.3375
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.6450/bu+0.04−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.5050/bu+0.06−27–−9¢/BuMay (K)4.3938
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.5650/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.4850/bu+0.06−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.4150
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.5150/bu+0.04−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0764
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.3550/bu+0.06−40–−24¢/BuMay (K)4.2607
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4850–4.5650/bu+0.06−11–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.4950
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6150–4.6650/bu+0.06+2–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.5950
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5250–4.5950/bu+0.06−7–0¢/BuMay (K)4.5200
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.