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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Apr 6
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9700–11.2200/bu+0.03−60–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.2971
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0675–11.3075/bu+0.03−60–−36¢/BuMay (K)9.3943
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.5675–11.8175/bu+0.05−10–+15¢/BuMay (K)9.8720
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5675/bu+0.03−10¢/BuMay (K)9.9550
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5675/bu+0.03−10¢/BuMay (K)9.9550
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4000/bu+0.03−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.6500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7875/bu+0.03+12¢/BuMay (K)9.9300
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1400–11.1900/bu+0.03−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.4167
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3175–11.4175/bu+0.03−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)9.6583
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2200–11.2700/bu+0.03−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4175–11.4775/bu+0.03−25–−19¢/BuMay (K)9.6875
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8400–11.3700/bu+0.03−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.2560
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2475–11.9175/bu+0.09−42–+25¢/BuMay (K)9.6120
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9200–11.1200/bu+0.03−65–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.3400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9775–11.2175/bu+0.13−69–−45¢/BuMay (K)9.3083
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0900–11.2200/bu+0.03−48–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.4200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2275–11.4875/bu+0.03−44–−18¢/BuMay (K)9.6525
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0600–11.2500/bu+0.03−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.3925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2675–11.4675/bu+0.10−40–−20¢/BuMay (K)9.5056
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0200–11.1700/bu+0.03−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3329
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1175–11.5575/bu+0.03−55–−11¢/BuMay (K)9.5700
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1700–11.2200/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.4100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775–11.4475/bu+0.03−29–−22¢/BuMay (K)9.5800

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6150/bu+0.03−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1800
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5850–5.6950/bu+0.03−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)5.1050
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6150–5.6650/bu+0.03−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0217
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4525–5.8025/bu+0.03−50–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.3500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7000/bu+0.02−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8200/bu+0.02+28¢/BuMay (K)4.8250
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4300–4.5300/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.6100/bu+0.02−15–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.4667
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300–4.5800/bu+0.02−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.5800/bu+0.02−17–+4¢/BuMay (K)4.5375
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.6800/bu+0.02−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9020
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.8400/bu+0.03−25–+30¢/BuMay (K)4.4650
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4300–4.4800/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1167
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700–4.2900/bu+0.03−37–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.3650
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4300–4.4800/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.3600/bu+0.02−32–−18¢/BuMay (K)4.3875
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.5800/bu+0.02−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0938
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.4000/bu+0.02−32–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.3888
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.6100/bu+0.02−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.6000/bu+0.02−20–+6¢/BuMay (K)4.4450
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4300–4.5300/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.4300/bu+0.02−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.4675
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.4800/bu+0.04−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0314
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.3400/bu+0.00−34–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.3179
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4600–4.5400/bu+0.04−8–0¢/BuMay (K)4.5700
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5900–4.6100/bu+0.02+5–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.6100
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5900–4.6100/bu+0.02+5–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.6100
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.