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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Apr 22
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0100–11.2000/bu+0.11−55–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.7864
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2250–11.4050/bu+0.07−42–−24¢/BuMay (K)10.1168
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.6650–11.9250/bu+0.08+2–+28¢/BuMay (K)10.5265
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5450/bu+0.10−10¢/BuMay (K)10.5525
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5450/bu+0.10−10¢/BuMay (K)10.5275
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4200/bu+0.11−14¢/BuNovember (X)10.1550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9450/bu+0.10+30¢/BuMay (K)10.6525
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1300–11.1800/bu+0.11−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.8717
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2950–11.5950/bu+0.10−35–−5¢/BuMay (K)10.3358
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2100–11.2600/bu+0.11−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4950–11.6450/bu+0.10−15–0¢/BuMay (K)10.3800
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8300–11.3600/bu+0.11−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7110
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3750–11.9450/bu+0.10−27–+30¢/BuMay (K)10.2785
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9000–11.1100/bu+0.11−66–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.8050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1350–11.3950/bu+0.10−51–−25¢/BuMay (K)10.0192
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1100–11.2100/bu+0.11−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2850–11.5950/bu+0.10−36–−5¢/BuMay (K)10.2713
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0500–11.2400/bu+0.11−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.8594
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2650–11.5750/bu+0.10−38–−7¢/BuMay (K)10.1781
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0100–11.1600/bu+0.11−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7979
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3650–11.6850/bu+0.10−28–+4¢/BuMay (K)10.2454
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1600–11.2100/bu+0.11−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4150–11.4950/bu+0.10−23–−15¢/BuMay (K)10.2192

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6200/bu+0.06−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1100
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5900–5.7000/bu+0.06−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)5.0350
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6200–5.6700/bu+0.06−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.9017
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.5425–5.8425/bu+0.06−45–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.2575

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6925/bu+0.01−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9225/bu+0.02+38¢/BuMay (K)4.9300
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4225–4.5225/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1933
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3925–4.5825/bu+0.01−15–+4¢/BuMay (K)4.6433
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5225–4.5725/bu+0.01−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.6525/bu+0.010–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.7250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225–4.6725/bu+0.01−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0410
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325–4.9125/bu+0.01−21–+37¢/BuMay (K)4.5760
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4225–4.4725/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825–4.4125/bu+0.01−36–−13¢/BuMay (K)4.4586
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4225–4.4725/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2425–4.3725/bu+0.01−30–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.4900
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3825–4.5725/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1794
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.4925/bu+0.01−27–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.5106
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025–4.6025/bu+0.01−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3525–4.6425/bu+0.01−19–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.5988
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4225–4.5225/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725–4.4325/bu+0.01−17–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.5650
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725–4.4725/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1236
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.4425/bu+0.02−25–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.4657
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.5925/bu+0.01−10–+5¢/BuMay (K)4.7133
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5925–4.6425/bu+0.01+5–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.7000
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–4.6125/bu+0.01+2–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.6500
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.