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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Mar 27
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8400–11.0400/bu+0.09−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7871
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9425–11.0825/bu+0.15−65–−51¢/BuMay (K)9.8443
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.3425–11.5925/bu+0.15−25–0¢/BuMay (K)10.2520
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4925/bu+0.15−10¢/BuMay (K)10.2800
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4925/bu+0.15−10¢/BuMay (K)10.2550
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2700/bu+0.09−17¢/BuNovember (X)10.1300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6225/bu+0.11+3¢/BuMay (K)10.4200
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0100–11.0600/bu+0.09−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.8967
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1425–11.2425/bu+0.15−45–−35¢/BuMay (K)10.0450
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0900–11.1400/bu+0.09−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2925–11.3425/bu+0.15−30–−25¢/BuMay (K)10.1250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7100–11.2400/bu+0.09−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7360
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0225–11.8425/bu+0.15−57–+25¢/BuMay (K)10.0540
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7900–10.9900/bu+0.10−65–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.8320
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7925–11.0225/bu+0.16−80–−57¢/BuMay (K)9.7567
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9600–11.0900/bu+0.09−48–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1525–11.3825/bu+0.15−44–−21¢/BuMay (K)9.9863
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9300–11.1200/bu+0.09−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.8731
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1225–11.3525/bu+0.15−47–−24¢/BuMay (K)9.8938
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8900–11.0400/bu+0.09−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8129
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9425–11.4425/bu+0.15−65–−15¢/BuMay (K)9.9843
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0400–11.0900/bu+0.09−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3025–11.3725/bu+0.15−29–−22¢/BuMay (K)9.9333

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7100/bu+0.00−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1025
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6800–5.7900/bu+0.00−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)5.0275
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7100–5.7600/bu+0.00−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.9442
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.5500–5.9000/bu—−50–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.2075

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7625/bu+0.04−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8800/bu+0.04+26¢/BuMay (K)4.6325
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.6025/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700–4.5500/bu+0.05−15–−7¢/BuMay (K)4.3292
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6025–4.6525/bu+0.04−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.6300/bu+0.05−17–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.3750
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.7525/bu+0.04−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8670
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.8700/bu+0.05−31–+25¢/BuMay (K)4.3065
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.5525/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0817
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.3900/bu+0.05−47–−23¢/BuMay (K)4.2454
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.5525/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.4200/bu+0.05−32–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.2463
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625–4.6525/bu+0.04−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0588
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.4700/bu+0.05−34–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.2438
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3825–4.6825/bu+0.04−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.6200/bu+0.05−23–0¢/BuMay (K)4.2900
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.6025/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.5100/bu+0.05−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.3200
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3825–4.5525/bu+0.04−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9893
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.3900/bu+0.05−40–−23¢/BuMay (K)4.1468
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.5900/bu+0.05−10–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.3992
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6400–4.6900/bu+0.05+2–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.4975
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5500–4.7200/bu+0.05−7–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4225
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.