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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Apr 14
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2800/bu+0.06−16¢/BuNovember (X)10.1375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8300/bu+0.01+25¢/BuMay (K)10.5800
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0100–11.0600/bu+0.06−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.8942
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2300–11.4700/bu+0.04−35–−11¢/BuMay (K)10.2567
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0900–11.1400/bu+0.06−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3300–11.5500/bu+0.04−25–−3¢/BuMay (K)10.2950
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7100–11.2400/bu+0.06−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7335
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2300–11.8300/bu+0.03−35–+25¢/BuMay (K)10.2080
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7800–10.9900/bu+0.06−66–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.8275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0300–11.2700/bu+0.04−55–−31¢/BuMay (K)9.9133
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9900–11.0900/bu+0.06−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1400–11.4000/bu+0.04−44–−18¢/BuMay (K)10.2025
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9300–11.1200/bu+0.06−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.8819
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2000–11.4300/bu+0.04−38–−15¢/BuMay (K)10.0850
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8900–11.0400/bu+0.06−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8204
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1300–11.5700/bu+0.04−45–−1¢/BuMay (K)10.1771
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0400–11.0900/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3300–11.3600/bu+0.04−25–−22¢/BuMay (K)10.1767
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8900–11.0900/bu+0.06−55–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7818
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0400–11.2800/bu+0.04−54–−30¢/BuMay (K)10.0143
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.5200–11.7800/bu+0.04−6–+20¢/BuMay (K)10.4520
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4800/bu+0.04−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4800/bu+0.04−10¢/BuMay (K)10.4850

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5625/bu+0.10−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2350
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5325–5.6425/bu+0.10−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)5.1600
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5625–5.6125/bu+0.10−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0267
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4200–5.7700/bu+0.10−50–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.3975

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750/bu+0.01−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7600/bu+0.06+33¢/BuMay (K)5.0225
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.4050/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2908
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.4500/bu+0.03−15–+2¢/BuMay (K)4.7058
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.4550/bu+0.01−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.5000/bu+0.03−17–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.7900
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0050–4.5550/bu+0.01−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1385
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.7300/bu+0.04−24–+30¢/BuMay (K)4.6585
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.3550/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3008
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.2800/bu+0.03−38–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.5254
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.3550/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.2500/bu+0.03−30–−18¢/BuMay (K)4.5600
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.4550/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2769
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.2900/bu+0.03−28–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.5800
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.4850/bu+0.01−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.5000/bu+0.03−19–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.6813
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.4050/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.3200/bu+0.03−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.6525
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.3550/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2139
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.3000/bu+0.05−29–−13¢/BuMay (K)4.5125
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.4300/bu+0.03−10–0¢/BuMay (K)4.7408
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.5000/bu+0.03+2–+7¢/BuMay (K)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.5000/bu+0.03+2–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.7625
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.