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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Mar 31
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4050/bu+0.14−17¢/BuNovember (X)10.2325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7900/bu+0.15+8¢/BuMay (K)10.5125
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1450–11.1950/bu+0.14−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.9992
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2800–11.3600/bu+0.11−43–−35¢/BuMay (K)10.1908
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2250–11.2750/bu+0.14−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4300–11.4600/bu+0.13−28–−25¢/BuMay (K)10.2150
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8450–11.3750/bu+0.14−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8385
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2300–11.9600/bu+0.11−48–+25¢/BuMay (K)10.2045
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9350–11.1250/bu+0.14−64–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9200–11.1600/bu+0.11−79–−55¢/BuMay (K)9.8725
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0950–11.2250/bu+0.14−48–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2700–11.5000/bu+0.11−44–−21¢/BuMay (K)10.1325
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0650–11.2550/bu+0.14−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.9756
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2400–11.5100/bu+0.11−47–−20¢/BuMay (K)10.0194
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0250–11.1750/bu+0.14−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9154
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1100–11.6500/bu+0.11−60–−6¢/BuMay (K)10.1139
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1750–11.2250/bu+0.14−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4200–11.4900/bu+0.11−29–−22¢/BuMay (K)10.0758
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9750–11.1750/bu+0.14−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0600–11.2000/bu+0.07−65–−51¢/BuMay (K)9.9625
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.4600–11.8300/bu+0.11−25–+12¢/BuMay (K)10.3965
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6100/bu+0.11−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6100/bu+0.11−10¢/BuMay (K)10.3925

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8150/bu+0.08−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2125
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7850–5.8950/bu+0.08−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)5.1375
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8150–5.8650/bu+0.08−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0542
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.6625–6.0125/bu+0.09−50–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.3800

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7025/bu+0.00−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8475/bu+0.03+27¢/BuMay (K)4.7875
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.5425/bu+0.00−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4275–4.4975/bu+0.02−15–−8¢/BuMay (K)4.4258
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.5925/bu+0.00−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.5875/bu+0.02−17–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.4800
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425–4.6925/bu+0.00−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9370
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.8275/bu+0.07−20–+25¢/BuMay (K)4.4655
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.4925/bu+0.00−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1533
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.3475/bu+0.02−47–−23¢/BuMay (K)4.3304
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.4925/bu+0.00−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575–4.3975/bu+0.02−32–−18¢/BuMay (K)4.3413
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025–4.5925/bu+0.00−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1288
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.4275/bu+0.02−34–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.3394
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.6225/bu+0.00−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.6875/bu+0.02−20–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.4050
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.5425/bu+0.00−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.4675/bu+0.02−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.4225
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.4925/bu+0.00−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0593
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.3475/bu+0.02−40–−23¢/BuMay (K)4.3004
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4775–4.5475/bu+0.02−10–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.5075
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6275–4.6475/bu+0.02+5–+7¢/BuMay (K)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6275–4.6775/bu+0.02+5–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.5825
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.