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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Apr 8
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3500/bu+0.01−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.8100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7600/bu+0.07+14¢/BuMay (K)10.2975
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0900–11.1400/bu+0.01−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.5767
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2700–11.4500/bu+0.04−35–−17¢/BuMay (K)9.9508
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1700–11.2200/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3700–11.4700/bu+0.04−25–−15¢/BuMay (K)9.9975
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7900–11.3200/bu+0.01−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.4160
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2200–11.8700/bu+0.07−40–+25¢/BuMay (K)9.9315
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8800–11.0700/bu+0.02−64–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9900–11.1900/bu+0.10−63–−43¢/BuMay (K)9.6375
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0700–11.1700/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1800–11.4400/bu+0.04−44–−18¢/BuMay (K)9.9775
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0100–11.2000/bu+0.01−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.5544
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2400–11.4500/bu+0.04−38–−17¢/BuMay (K)9.8150
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9700–11.1200/bu+0.01−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4929
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1700–11.5300/bu+0.14−45–−9¢/BuMay (K)9.8646
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1200–11.1700/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3300–11.4000/bu+0.04−29–−22¢/BuMay (K)9.8775
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9200–11.1700/bu+0.01−60–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.4400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0200–11.2700/bu+0.04−60–−35¢/BuMay (K)9.7175
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.5200–11.8200/bu+0.04−10–+20¢/BuMay (K)10.1915
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5200/bu+0.04−10¢/BuMay (K)10.2525
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5200/bu+0.04−10¢/BuMay (K)10.2525

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4625/bu+0.17−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2325
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4325–5.5425/bu+0.17−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)5.1575
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4625–5.5125/bu+0.17−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0742
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3525–5.6525/bu+0.13−45–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.3975

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300/bu+0.02−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7425/bu+0.00+27¢/BuMay (K)4.9200
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.4600/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.5425/bu+0.02−15–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.5800
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4600–4.5100/bu+0.02−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025–4.5125/bu+0.02−17–+4¢/BuMay (K)4.6575
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.6100/bu+0.02−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9495
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2125–4.7725/bu+0.01−26–+30¢/BuMay (K)4.5600
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.4100/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1658
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.2725/bu+0.02−37–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.4614
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.4100/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1525–4.2925/bu+0.02−32–−18¢/BuMay (K)4.4900
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.5100/bu+0.02−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1413
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725–4.3325/bu+0.00−30–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.4913
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.5400/bu+0.02−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2825–4.5225/bu+0.01−19–+5¢/BuMay (K)4.5350
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.4600/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.3625/bu+0.02−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.5625
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.4100/bu+0.03−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0789
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.2725/bu+0.02−34–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.4300
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3925–4.4725/bu+0.02−8–0¢/BuMay (K)4.6733
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5225–4.5425/bu+0.02+5–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.7050
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5225–4.5425/bu+0.02+5–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.7050
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.