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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Apr 15
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3850/bu+0.11−16¢/BuNovember (X)10.1825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9200/bu+0.09+25¢/BuMay (K)10.5875
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1150–11.1650/bu+0.11−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.9392
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3200–11.5800/bu+0.09−35–−9¢/BuMay (K)10.2842
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1950–11.2450/bu+0.11−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4200–11.6400/bu+0.09−25–−3¢/BuMay (K)10.3250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8150–11.3450/bu+0.11−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7785
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3200–11.9200/bu+0.09−35–+25¢/BuMay (K)10.2355
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8950–11.0950/bu+0.12−65–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1600–11.3800/bu+0.13−51–−29¢/BuMay (K)9.9592
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0950–11.1950/bu+0.11−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3100–11.4900/bu+0.17−36–−18¢/BuMay (K)10.2313
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0350–11.2250/bu+0.11−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.9269
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2900–11.5200/bu+0.09−38–−15¢/BuMay (K)10.1138
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9950–11.1450/bu+0.11−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8654
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2200–11.6800/bu+0.09−45–+1¢/BuMay (K)10.2046
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1450–11.1950/bu+0.11−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4200–11.4900/bu+0.09−25–−18¢/BuMay (K)10.2042
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9950–11.1950/bu+0.11−55–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8268
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1700–11.3700/bu+0.13−50–−30¢/BuMay (K)10.0432
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.6100–11.8700/bu+0.09−6–+20¢/BuMay (K)10.4995
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5700/bu—−10¢/BuMay (K)10.5375
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5700/bu+0.09−10¢/BuMay (K)10.5125

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5675/bu+0.01−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2850
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5375–5.6475/bu+0.01−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)5.2100
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5675–5.6175/bu+0.01−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0767
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4375–5.7875/bu+0.02−50–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.4525

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500/bu+0.08−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8425/bu+0.08+33¢/BuMay (K)5.0525
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.4800/bu+0.08−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3158
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3625–4.5325/bu+0.08−15–+2¢/BuMay (K)4.7358
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4800–4.5300/bu+0.08−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.5825/bu+0.08−17–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.8200
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.6300/bu+0.08−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1635
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.8125/bu+0.10−22–+30¢/BuMay (K)4.6885
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.4300/bu+0.08−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3258
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.3625/bu+0.08−38–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.5554
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.4300/bu+0.08−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2125–4.3425/bu+0.08−30–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5913
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.5300/bu+0.08−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3019
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.3725/bu+0.08−28–−14¢/BuMay (K)4.6106
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.5600/bu+0.08−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.6025/bu+0.08−19–+9¢/BuMay (K)4.7113
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.4800/bu+0.08−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.4025/bu+0.08−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.6825
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.4300/bu+0.08−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2389
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.3825/bu+0.09−28–−13¢/BuMay (K)4.5482
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.5325/bu+0.08−10–+2¢/BuMay (K)4.7775
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–4.5825/bu—+5–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.8475
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5325–4.5825/bu+0.08+2–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.7925
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.