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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Apr 2
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3700/bu+0.02−17¢/BuNovember (X)10.0100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7550/bu+0.06+12¢/BuMay (K)10.2750
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1100–11.1600/bu+0.02−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.7767
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2850–11.3650/bu+0.05−35–−27¢/BuMay (K)9.9433
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1900–11.2400/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3850–11.4550/bu+0.05−25–−18¢/BuMay (K)9.9775
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8100–11.3400/bu+0.02−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6160
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1550–11.8850/bu+0.05−48–+25¢/BuMay (K)9.8970
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8900–11.0900/bu+0.02−65–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6980
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8450–11.1850/bu+0.05−79–−45¢/BuMay (K)9.6383
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0600–11.1900/bu+0.02−48–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1950–11.4550/bu+0.05−44–−18¢/BuMay (K)9.9338
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0300–11.2200/bu+0.02−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.7531
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1650–11.4350/bu+0.05−47–−20¢/BuMay (K)9.7913
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9900–11.1400/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6929
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0850–11.6250/bu+0.05−55–−1¢/BuMay (K)9.8550
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1400–11.1900/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3450–11.4150/bu+0.05−29–−22¢/BuMay (K)9.8650
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9400–11.1800/bu+0.02−60–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.6600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0350–11.2650/bu+0.05−60–−37¢/BuMay (K)9.7107
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.5150–11.7550/bu+0.05−12–+12¢/BuMay (K)10.1690
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5350/bu+0.05−10¢/BuMay (K)10.1650
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5350/bu+0.05−10¢/BuMay (K)10.1650

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6450/bu+0.01−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1750
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6150–5.7250/bu+0.01−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)5.1000
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6450–5.6950/bu+0.01−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0167
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4825–5.8325/bu+0.01−50–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.3350

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6825/bu—−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025/bu+0.01+28¢/BuMay (K)4.7450
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.5125/bu—−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725–4.5925/bu+0.02−15–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.3967
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125–4.5625/bu—−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3525–4.5325/bu+0.02−17–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.4575
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.6625/bu—−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9170
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.8225/bu+0.02−20–+30¢/BuMay (K)4.3950
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.4625/bu—−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1333
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425–4.2725/bu+0.02−38–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.2979
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.4625/bu—−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.3425/bu+0.02−32–−18¢/BuMay (K)4.3138
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725–4.5625/bu—−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1088
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.3825/bu+0.02−32–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.3094
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.5925/bu—−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.6425/bu+0.02−20–+12¢/BuMay (K)4.3750
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.5125/bu—−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.4125/bu+0.02−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.3975
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.4625/bu—−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0236
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.3125/bu+0.02−32–−21¢/BuMay (K)4.2593
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4225–4.5025/bu+0.02−10–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.5000
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5725–4.5925/bu+0.02+5–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.5400
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5725–4.6225/bu+0.02+5–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.5400
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.