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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Apr 21
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0450/bu+0.09+30¢/BuMay (K)10.6000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5250/bu+0.11−14¢/BuNovember (X)10.1350
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2350–11.2850/bu+0.09−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.8617
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3950–11.6950/bu+0.09−35–−5¢/BuMay (K)10.2833
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3150–11.3650/bu+0.09−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5950–11.7450/bu+0.09−15–0¢/BuMay (K)10.2975
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9350–11.4650/bu+0.09−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7010
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4750–11.9950/bu+0.11−27–+25¢/BuMay (K)10.2060
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0050–11.2150/bu+0.09−66–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2350–11.4950/bu+0.09−51–−25¢/BuMay (K)9.9433
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2150–11.3150/bu+0.09−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3850–11.6950/bu+0.09−36–−5¢/BuMay (K)10.2000
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1550–11.3450/bu+0.09−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.8494
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3650–11.6450/bu+0.09−38–−10¢/BuMay (K)10.1194
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1150–11.2650/bu+0.09−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7879
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4650–11.7850/bu+0.11−28–+4¢/BuMay (K)10.1786
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2650–11.3150/bu+0.09−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5150–11.5950/bu+0.09−23–−15¢/BuMay (K)10.1667
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1150–11.3150/bu+0.09−55–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7693
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2950–11.5050/bu+0.11−45–−24¢/BuMay (K)10.0371
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.7450–11.9450/bu+0.090–+20¢/BuMay (K)10.4640
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6450/bu+0.09−10¢/BuMay (K)10.5000
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6450/bu+0.09−10¢/BuMay (K)10.4750

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6775/bu+0.07−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1775
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6475–5.7575/bu+0.07−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)5.1025
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6775–5.7275/bu+0.07−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.9692
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.6000–5.9000/bu+0.08−45–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.3300

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6875/bu+0.02−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9075/bu+0.02+37¢/BuMay (K)4.9775
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175–4.5175/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2283
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3875–4.5775/bu+0.02−15–+4¢/BuMay (K)4.6808
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175–4.5675/bu+0.02−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5375–4.6475/bu+0.020–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.7625
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.6675/bu+0.02−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0760
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3275–4.8875/bu+0.03−21–+35¢/BuMay (K)4.5975
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175–4.4675/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2383
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.4075/bu+0.02−36–−13¢/BuMay (K)4.5018
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175–4.4675/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.3675/bu+0.02−30–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5163
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.5675/bu+0.02−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2144
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.4575/bu+0.02−27–−8¢/BuMay (K)4.5475
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975–4.5975/bu+0.02−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.6375/bu+0.02−19–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.6288
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175–4.5175/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.4275/bu+0.02−17–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.6025
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.4675/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1586
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2775–4.4375/bu+0.02−26–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.4946
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4375–4.5875/bu+0.02−10–+5¢/BuMay (K)4.7408
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5875–4.6375/bu+0.02+5–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.7375
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–4.6075/bu+0.02+2–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.6875
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.