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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Apr 1
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3850/bu+0.02−17¢/BuNovember (X)10.2125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8150/bu+0.03+13¢/BuMay (K)10.4550
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1250–11.1750/bu+0.02−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.9792
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3350–11.5050/bu+0.06−35–−18¢/BuMay (K)10.1233
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2050–11.2550/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4350–11.5050/bu+0.01−25–−18¢/BuMay (K)10.1800
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8250–11.3550/bu+0.02−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8185
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2050–11.9350/bu+0.03−48–+25¢/BuMay (K)10.1250
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9050–11.1050/bu+0.03−65–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9005
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8950–11.2350/bu+0.03−79–−45¢/BuMay (K)9.8200
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0750–11.2050/bu+0.02−48–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2450–11.5050/bu+0.03−44–−18¢/BuMay (K)10.1138
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0450–11.2350/bu+0.02−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.9556
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2150–11.4850/bu+0.03−47–−20¢/BuMay (K)9.9719
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0050–11.1550/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8954
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1350–11.6750/bu+0.03−55–−1¢/BuMay (K)10.0664
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1550–11.2050/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3950–11.4650/bu+0.03−29–−22¢/BuMay (K)10.0283
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9550–11.1950/bu+0.02−60–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.8625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0850–11.3150/bu+0.03−60–−37¢/BuMay (K)9.9121
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.5650–11.8050/bu+0.11−12–+12¢/BuMay (K)10.3490
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5850/bu—−10¢/BuMay (K)10.3450
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5850/bu+0.03−10¢/BuMay (K)10.3450

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6375/bu+0.18−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2025
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6075–5.7175/bu+0.18−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)5.1275
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6375–5.6875/bu+0.18−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0442
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4750–5.8250/bu+0.19−50–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.3675

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6825/bu+0.02−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8125/bu+0.04+27¢/BuMay (K)4.7475
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.5125/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3925–4.5825/bu+0.04−15–+4¢/BuMay (K)4.3992
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125–4.5625/bu+0.03−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725–4.5525/bu+0.04−17–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.4625
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.6625/bu+0.03−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9295
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.8425/bu+0.04−20–+30¢/BuMay (K)4.4135
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.4625/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1458
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1625–4.3125/bu+0.06−38–−23¢/BuMay (K)4.3004
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.4625/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225–4.3625/bu+0.04−32–−18¢/BuMay (K)4.3163
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725–4.5625/bu+0.03−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1213
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225–4.4025/bu+0.02−32–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.3025
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.5925/bu+0.03−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.6625/bu+0.04−20–+12¢/BuMay (K)4.3900
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.5125/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.4325/bu+0.04−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.4000
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.4625/bu+0.03−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0361
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225–4.3325/bu+0.05−32–−21¢/BuMay (K)4.2632
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.5225/bu+0.04−10–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.5025
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5925–4.6125/bu—+5–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.5425
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5925–4.6425/bu+0.04+5–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.5425
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.