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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Apr 20
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4175/bu+0.01−16¢/BuNovember (X)10.1275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9575/bu+0.01+30¢/BuMay (K)10.5350
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1475–11.1975/bu+0.01−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.8542
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3075–11.6075/bu+0.02−35–−5¢/BuMay (K)10.2117
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2275–11.2775/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5075–11.6575/bu+0.02−15–0¢/BuMay (K)10.2425
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8475–11.3775/bu+0.01−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6935
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3675–11.9075/bu+0.05−29–+25¢/BuMay (K)10.1510
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9175–11.1275/bu+0.00−66–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1475–11.4075/bu+0.03−51–−25¢/BuMay (K)9.8767
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1275–11.2275/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2975–11.4775/bu+0.02−36–−18¢/BuMay (K)10.1450
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0675–11.2575/bu+0.01−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.8419
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2775–11.5375/bu+0.02−38–−12¢/BuMay (K)10.0538
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0275–11.1775/bu+0.01−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7804
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3575–11.6775/bu+0.14−30–+2¢/BuMay (K)10.1236
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1775–11.2275/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4275–11.5075/bu+0.01−23–−15¢/BuMay (K)10.1117
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0275–11.2175/bu+0.01−55–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.7546
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1875–11.4075/bu+0.02−47–−25¢/BuMay (K)9.9664
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.6575–11.8575/bu+0.050–+20¢/BuMay (K)10.4090
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5575/bu+0.02−10¢/BuMay (K)10.4450
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5575/bu+0.02−10¢/BuMay (K)10.4200

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6100/bu+0.07−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1975
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5800–5.6900/bu+0.07−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)5.1225
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6100–5.6600/bu+0.07−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.9892
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.5200–5.8200/bu+0.11−45–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.3600

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6650/bu+0.03−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8900/bu+0.07+37¢/BuMay (K)5.0375
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.4950/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2933
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.5600/bu+0.03−15–+4¢/BuMay (K)4.7342
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950–4.5450/bu+0.03−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.6200/bu+0.030–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.8225
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0950–4.6450/bu+0.03−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1410
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.8700/bu+0.03−22–+35¢/BuMay (K)4.6655
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.4450/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3033
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.3900/bu+0.02−36–−13¢/BuMay (K)4.5632
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.4450/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.3500/bu+0.03−30–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5763
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.5450/bu+0.03−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2794
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.4400/bu+0.03−27–−8¢/BuMay (K)4.5988
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.5750/bu+0.03−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.6100/bu+0.03−19–+9¢/BuMay (K)4.6888
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.4950/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500–4.4100/bu+0.06−17–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.6625
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.4450/bu+0.03−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2164
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.3900/bu+0.05−26–−13¢/BuMay (K)4.5461
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.5700/bu+0.03−10–+5¢/BuMay (K)4.7875
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5700–4.5900/bu+0.03+5–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.8225
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.5900/bu+0.03+2–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.7675
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.