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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Mar 25
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3200/bu+0.06−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.9075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7075/bu+0.15−1¢/BuMay (K)10.2100
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0700–11.1200/bu+0.06−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.6742
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2675–11.3975/bu+0.17−45–−32¢/BuMay (K)9.8250
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1500–11.2000/bu+0.11−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4175–11.4675/bu+0.17−30–−25¢/BuMay (K)9.9050
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7700–11.3000/bu+0.06−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5135
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1475–11.9675/bu+0.20−57–+25¢/BuMay (K)9.7900
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8600–11.0500/bu+0.06−64–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6095
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9275–11.1475/bu+0.17−79–−57¢/BuMay (K)9.5683
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0200–11.1500/bu+0.06−48–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2775–11.5075/bu+0.17−44–−21¢/BuMay (K)9.7713
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9900–11.1800/bu+0.06−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.6506
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2475–11.4775/bu+0.17−47–−24¢/BuMay (K)9.6663
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9500–11.1000/bu+0.06−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5904
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0675–11.5675/bu+0.17−65–−15¢/BuMay (K)9.7643
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1000–11.1500/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4275–11.4775/bu+0.17−29–−24¢/BuMay (K)9.7133
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9000–11.1000/bu+0.06−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5561
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0675–11.2075/bu+0.17−65–−51¢/BuMay (K)9.6014
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.4675–11.7675/bu+0.17−25–+5¢/BuMay (K)10.0300
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6175/bu+0.17−10¢/BuMay (K)10.0100
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6175/bu+0.17−10¢/BuMay (K)9.9850

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6375/bu+0.07−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1850
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6075–5.7175/bu+0.07−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)5.1100
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6375–5.6875/bu+0.07−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0267
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4775–5.8275/bu+0.08−50–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.2775

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7925/bu+0.04−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9125/bu+0.09+24¢/BuMay (K)4.6025
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5325–4.6325/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5225–4.6025/bu+0.05−15–−7¢/BuMay (K)4.3075
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6325–4.6825/bu+0.04−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.6825/bu+0.05−17–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.3550
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.7825/bu+0.04−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8870
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3625–4.9225/bu+0.13−31–+25¢/BuMay (K)4.2505
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5325–4.5825/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1033
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.4225/bu+0.05−47–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.2139
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5325–4.5825/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3525–4.4725/bu+0.05−32–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.2275
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925–4.6825/bu+0.04−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0788
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325–4.5225/bu+0.05−34–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.2188
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.7125/bu+0.04−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.6725/bu+0.05−23–0¢/BuMay (K)4.2613
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5325–4.6325/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.5625/bu+0.05−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.2950
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.5825/bu+0.04−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0093
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.4425/bu+0.05−40–−23¢/BuMay (K)4.1382
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–4.6425/bu+0.05−11–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.3792
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6925–4.7425/bu+0.05+2–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.4775
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6025–4.7725/bu+0.05−7–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4025
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.