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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Mar 30
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2700/bu—−17¢/BuNovember (X)10.0325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6375/bu+0.02+4¢/BuMay (K)10.3275
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0100–11.0600/bu—−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.7992
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1675–11.2475/bu+0.03−43–−35¢/BuMay (K)9.9958
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0900–11.1400/bu—−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2975–11.3475/bu+0.01−30–−25¢/BuMay (K)10.0225
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7100–11.2400/bu—−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6385
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1175–11.8475/bu+0.10−48–+25¢/BuMay (K)10.0035
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8000–10.9900/bu+0.01−64–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8075–11.0475/bu+0.02−79–−55¢/BuMay (K)9.6658
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9600–11.0900/bu—−48–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1575–11.3875/bu+0.01−44–−21¢/BuMay (K)9.9175
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9300–11.1200/bu—−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.7756
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1275–11.3575/bu+0.01−47–−24¢/BuMay (K)9.8194
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8900–11.0400/bu—−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7154
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9975–11.4675/bu+0.06−60–−13¢/BuMay (K)9.9304
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0400–11.0900/bu—−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3075–11.3775/bu+0.01−29–−22¢/BuMay (K)9.8642
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8400–11.0400/bu—−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9875–11.1075/bu+0.05−61–−49¢/BuMay (K)9.7875
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.3475–11.7175/bu+0.01−25–+12¢/BuMay (K)10.1715
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4975/bu+0.01−10¢/BuMay (K)10.1975
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4975/bu+0.01−10¢/BuMay (K)10.1725

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7375/bu+0.03−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1800
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7075–5.8175/bu+0.03−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)5.1050
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7375–5.7875/bu+0.03−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0217
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.5700–5.9200/bu+0.02−50–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.2950

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7000/bu+0.06−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8175/bu+0.06+26¢/BuMay (K)4.6825
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.5400/bu+0.06−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.4775/bu+0.06−15–−8¢/BuMay (K)4.3808
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.5900/bu+0.06−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3875–4.5675/bu+0.06−17–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.4150
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.6900/bu+0.06−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8620
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.8075/bu+0.00−25–+25¢/BuMay (K)4.4085
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.4900/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0683
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.3275/bu+0.06−47–−23¢/BuMay (K)4.2782
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.4900/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.3575/bu+0.06−32–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.2863
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.5900/bu+0.06−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0538
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.4075/bu+0.06−34–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.2819
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.6200/bu+0.06−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575–4.6175/bu+0.03−20–+6¢/BuMay (K)4.3575
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.5400/bu+0.06−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575–4.4475/bu+0.06−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.3650
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.4900/bu+0.06−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9843
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.3275/bu+0.06−40–−23¢/BuMay (K)4.2125
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–4.5275/bu+0.06−10–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.4475
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6075–4.6275/bu+0.03+5–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.5375
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6075–4.6575/bu+0.06+5–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4625
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.