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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Apr 7
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6925/bu+0.10+11¢/BuMay (K)10.0775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3400/bu+0.06−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.6175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0800–11.1300/bu+0.06−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.3842
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2325–11.3325/bu+0.09−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)9.7558
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1600–11.2100/bu+0.06−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3325–11.4225/bu+0.09−25–−16¢/BuMay (K)9.7975
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7800–11.3100/bu+0.06−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.2235
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1525–11.8325/bu+0.10−43–+25¢/BuMay (K)9.7095
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8600–11.0600/bu+0.06−65–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.3075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8925–11.1325/bu+0.09−69–−45¢/BuMay (K)9.4242
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0600–11.1600/bu+0.03−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.3875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1425–11.4025/bu+0.09−44–−18¢/BuMay (K)9.7663
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0000–11.1900/bu+0.06−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.3619
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2025–11.3825/bu+0.07−38–−20¢/BuMay (K)9.6063
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9600–11.1100/bu+0.06−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3004
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0325–11.4625/bu+0.09−55–−12¢/BuMay (K)9.6561
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1100–11.1600/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.3775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2925–11.3625/bu+0.09−29–−22¢/BuMay (K)9.6775
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9100–11.1600/bu+0.06−60–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.2475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9825–11.2325/bu+0.09−60–−35¢/BuMay (K)9.4961
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.4825–11.7325/bu+0.09−10–+15¢/BuMay (K)9.9795
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4825/bu+0.09−10¢/BuMay (K)10.0525
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4825/bu+0.09−10¢/BuMay (K)10.0525

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6325/bu+0.02−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2150
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6025–5.7125/bu+0.02−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)5.1400
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6325–5.6825/bu+0.02−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0567
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4800–5.8300/bu+0.03−50–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.3750

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500/bu+0.05−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7400/bu+0.08+25¢/BuMay (K)4.8700
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.4800/bu+0.05−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.5600/bu+0.05−15–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.5100
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4800–4.5300/bu+0.05−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.5300/bu+0.05−17–+4¢/BuMay (K)4.6075
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.6300/bu+0.05−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8995
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.7900/bu+0.07−27–+30¢/BuMay (K)4.5100
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.4300/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1158
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.2400/bu+0.05−37–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.4071
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.4300/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700–4.3100/bu+0.05−32–−18¢/BuMay (K)4.4313
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.5300/bu+0.05−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0913
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700–4.3500/bu+0.05−32–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.4375
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.5600/bu+0.05−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.5300/bu+0.05−20–+4¢/BuMay (K)4.4900
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.4800/bu+0.05−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.3800/bu+0.05−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.5125
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.4300/bu+0.05−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0289
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.2900/bu+0.05−34–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.3743
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4100–4.4900/bu+0.05−8–0¢/BuMay (K)4.6150
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.5600/bu+0.05+5–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.6550
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.5600/bu+0.05+5–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.6550
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.