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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Mar 24
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2575/bu+0.03−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.9050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5600/bu+0.06+1¢/BuMay (K)10.2175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0075–11.0575/bu+0.03−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.6717
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1000–11.2300/bu+0.09−45–−32¢/BuMay (K)9.8325
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0375–11.1375/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2500–11.3000/bu+0.08−30–−25¢/BuMay (K)9.9125
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7075–11.2375/bu+0.03−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5110
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9500–11.8000/bu+0.09−60–+25¢/BuMay (K)9.7975
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7975–10.9875/bu+0.03−64–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7600–10.9800/bu+0.05−79–−57¢/BuMay (K)9.5458
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9575–11.0875/bu+0.03−48–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6688
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1100–11.3400/bu+0.09−44–−21¢/BuMay (K)9.7489
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9275–11.1175/bu+0.03−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.6481
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0800–11.3100/bu+0.09−47–−24¢/BuMay (K)9.6513
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8875–11.0375/bu+0.03−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5879
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9000–11.4000/bu+0.09−65–−15¢/BuMay (K)9.7718
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0375–11.0875/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2600–11.3100/bu+0.09−29–−24¢/BuMay (K)9.7042
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8375–11.0275/bu+0.03−60–−41¢/BuNovember (X)9.5364
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9000–11.0200/bu+0.06−65–−53¢/BuMay (K)9.6304
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.3000–11.6000/bu+0.09−25–+5¢/BuMay (K)10.0375
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4500/bu+0.09−10¢/BuMay (K)9.9425
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4500/bu+0.09−10¢/BuMay (K)9.9175

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5700/bu+0.02−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2725
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5400–5.6500/bu+0.02−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)5.1975
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5700–5.6200/bu+0.02−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.1142
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4000–5.7500/bu+0.02−50–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.3825

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7500/bu+0.03−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8250/bu+0.05+20¢/BuMay (K)4.6675
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.5900/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.5550/bu+0.06−15–−7¢/BuMay (K)4.3725
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.6250/bu+0.03−17–0¢/BuMay (K)4.4150
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.7400/bu+0.03−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9320
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.8750/bu+0.03−39–+25¢/BuMay (K)4.3155
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.5400/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550–4.3750/bu+0.03−47–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.2761
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.5400/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1063
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.4250/bu+0.03−32–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.2888
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.6400/bu+0.03−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1238
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.4750/bu+0.03−34–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.2694
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.6700/bu+0.03−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.5650/bu+0.07−23–−6¢/BuMay (K)4.3263
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.5900/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.5150/bu+0.03−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.3475
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.5400/bu+0.03−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0514
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250–4.3850/bu+0.03−40–−24¢/BuMay (K)4.1961
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.5950/bu+0.03−11–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.4308
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6450–4.6950/bu+0.03+2–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.5275
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.6750/bu+0.03−7–+5¢/BuMay (K)4.4525
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.