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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Apr 16
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4000/bu+0.02−16¢/BuNovember (X)10.1850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8875/bu+0.03+25¢/BuMay (K)10.6050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1300–11.1800/bu+0.02−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.9217
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2875–11.5475/bu+0.03−35–−9¢/BuMay (K)10.2733
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2100–11.2600/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3875–11.6075/bu+0.03−25–−3¢/BuMay (K)10.3000
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8300–11.3600/bu+0.02−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7610
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2875–11.8875/bu+0.03−35–+25¢/BuMay (K)10.2030
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9100–11.1100/bu+0.02−65–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.8550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1275–11.3475/bu+0.03−51–−29¢/BuMay (K)9.9400
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1100–11.2100/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2775–11.4575/bu+0.03−36–−18¢/BuMay (K)10.2088
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0500–11.2400/bu+0.02−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.9094
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2575–11.5175/bu+0.03−38–−12¢/BuMay (K)10.0988
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0100–11.1600/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8479
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1875–11.6475/bu+0.03−45–+1¢/BuMay (K)10.1821
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1600–11.2100/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3875–11.4575/bu+0.03−25–−18¢/BuMay (K)10.1817
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0100–11.2100/bu+0.02−55–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8093
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1375–11.3375/bu+0.03−50–−30¢/BuMay (K)10.0293
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.5775–11.8375/bu+0.03−6–+20¢/BuMay (K)10.4770
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5375/bu+0.03−10¢/BuMay (K)10.5150
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5375/bu+0.03−10¢/BuMay (K)10.4900

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6150/bu+0.05−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2975
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5850–5.6950/bu+0.05−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)5.2225
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6150–5.6650/bu+0.05−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0892
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4850–5.8350/bu+0.05−50–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.4625

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6375/bu+0.01−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8150/bu+0.03+33¢/BuMay (K)5.0425
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.4675/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3083
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350–4.5050/bu+0.03−15–+2¢/BuMay (K)4.7308
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4675–4.5175/bu+0.01−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.5750/bu+0.03−17–+9¢/BuMay (K)4.8000
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.6175/bu+0.01−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1560
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.7850/bu+0.03−22–+30¢/BuMay (K)4.6685
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.4175/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3183
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050–4.3350/bu+0.03−38–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.5482
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.4175/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.3050/bu+0.03−30–−18¢/BuMay (K)4.5775
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3275–4.5175/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2944
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.3750/bu+0.02−27–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.5944
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2475–4.5475/bu+0.01−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.5750/bu+0.03−19–+9¢/BuMay (K)4.6913
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.4675/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.3750/bu+0.03−20–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.6675
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3175–4.4175/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2314
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.3550/bu+0.03−28–−13¢/BuMay (K)4.5482
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3850–4.5050/bu+0.03−10–+2¢/BuMay (K)4.7575
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5350–4.5550/bu+0.03+5–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.8275
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5050–4.5550/bu+0.03+2–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.7725
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.